MYLESTOM Tidal Pool and Alma Doepel Park is set for a facelift with almost a quarter of a million dollars being injected into North Beach Reserve to address safety and maintenance concerns. Bellingen Shire Council was the successful recipient of…
BUILDING on last year’s record attendance, the region’s iconic Timber Festival returns to Glenreagh on Saturday 27 July. Last year’s event attracted close to 9000 people, with organisers hoping to exceed that number next Saturday. Advertise with News of The…
JOHN served in the Navy between 1940 and 1945. He earned several war medals for his courageous service. When John died in 1975, his widow gave his war medals to their eldest son, Matthew. Matthew treasured the medals and kept…
AS a community, we often shy away from conversations about death and end-of-life planning. However, such discussions are a crucial part of our collective journey, and Dying to Know Day aims to bring these conversations to the forefront. Celebrated annually…
DEAR News Of The Area, The Federal Opposition often boasts that nuclear reactors supposedly operate for 80 to 100 years. In actual fact, no nuclear reactor has ever lasted more than 60 years. The average age of currently operating plants…
COMMUNITY members are being invited to have their say on proposed alternative construction options to build the new 2.6-kilometre viaduct over the Hunter River as part of the M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace. The option approved in the…
AFTER an impressive 45 years of dedicated service, Captain Malcom Smith of the Salamander Bay Fire and Rescue Station has hung up his helmet. On Saturday 6 July, 84 representatives of the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), alongside Deputy Commissioner…
PORT Stephens Council gathered for their ordinary meeting on Tuesday 9 July. On the agenda was a development application on Government Rd at Nelson Bay, the approval of a section of the Port Stephens Development Control Plan dealing with trees…
