DESPITE a touch of cool in the air, the Mid North Coast saw a fantastic week of fishing, with some bragging-worthy catches reported across various locations. Here’s a breakdown of what’s biting and where to cast your line for success.…
THERE’S a new boss in charge at the Comboyne Rural Fire Station. Not only is Linda Sanders the brigade’s first female captain, she’s now officially authorised to tell her father, mother and daughter what to do. Advertise with News of…
STUNNING drone shots of a humpback whale playing with a pod of dolphins off Lighthouse Beach are the perfect reminder to get involved in this Sunday’s 25th ORRCA Census Day. Professional photographer Alex McNaught regularly shares a selection of his…
FIVE local Landcare groups have collaborated to organise a day of nature-based workshops on Saturday 13 July at Laurieton United Services Club from 10.30-3.30 pm. The workshops, a morning cuppa and lunch will be free. Advertise with News of The…
THERE are just days left for Camden Haven residents to have their say on the future of one of the area’s most neglected reserves. Since the 2000s, the Camden Head Lookout Reserve has been the source of bitter contention between…
TO say it has been a tumultuous week in local government politics would be an understatement. Following Port Macquarie–Hastings Council’s (PMHC) decision on Thursday, 20 June, to adopt a zero rate peg for 2024-25, a heated and public tug-of-war has…
DEAR News Of The Area, OUR Federal Nationals member, Pat Conaghan, delivered his Budget Newsletter to my letterbox this morning. In it he talks about how the COALition will deliver “more affordable reliable energy”. However, his lack of logic is…
SERVING Nambucca Valley councillor David Jones has announced he will run in the coming local government elections as a fully endorsed Greens party representative. Mr Jones announced the news in an exclusive interview last week with NOTA, citing changing demographics…
BELLINGEN Shire Council has placed draft Master Plans for the Bellingen, Dorrigo, and Urunga Central Business Districts (CBDs) on public exhibition. These plans aim to guide the future of the district’s CBDs, informed by the insights and aspirations of the…
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council has approved a 0.0 percent rate peg for the 2024/25 Operational Plan, rejecting a council staff recommendation of a 4.6 percent rate increase. Significant debate unfolded in Council’s 20 June meeting, where Mayor Peta Pinson moved the…