PORT Stephens super athlete Eden Hasson is ready to conquer the surfing world. All eyes will be on the seventeen-year-old Boat Harbour native and Merewether’s Ocean Lancaster when they travel to Central America with the Australian Junior Irukandjis squad for…
AMONG the veterans’ groups represented on ANZAC Day this year will be the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC), including Shirley Croxon from the Tea Gardens RSL sub-Branch. Shirley, spoke to NOTA about her experiences, which included 23 years in…
WORLD War II Australian armed forces veteran Roy Day has been honoured in the lead-up to ANZAC Day, with a special presentation of a medallion by the Tea Gardens RSL Sub-Branch on Monday 15 April. Roy, at 97 years young,…
FAMILY research can take us on an interesting journey – usually when we are older and there is more time to wonder about our forebears. Why did they go their different ways? With ANZAC Day approaching, I look back at…
NAMBUCCA Heads Roosters have won their second game in a row to start the season, during a rain affected second round of the Tooheys New Group 2 Rugby League season. The Roosters had a 44-8 win at home against the…
THE biggest ever dog agility and jumping event on the North Coast of NSW was hosted recently by the Glenreagh Dog Sports Club at the Glenreagh Recreation Ground. 2,000 entries kept six judges busy – two from New Zealand, two…
BOAMBEE emerged victorious at a drenched Ayrshire Park, with a 2-1 win against Westlawn Tigers from Grafton in the pouring rain in the HIT105.5 North Coast Premier League. A gruelling first half finished at 0-0, and when both teams scored…
DEAR News Of The Area, It comes down to these questions: Do the people of Coffs Harbour want residential dwellings east of the railway line, causing unmanageable traffic flow, and turning the Foreshore essentially into a massive car park? Do…
DEAR News Of The Area, IT is disappointing to say this, but our council is letting our community down. The Mayor must take responsibility for the recalcitrant stance of our council toward the Jetty Foreshores development, and for council’s poor…
IN their first audit since the Commonwealth Royal Commission into aged care, Linked to Life, a local and not-for-profit provider of Home Care Packages and Commonwealth Home Support Services, is justifiably proud to be certified as fully compliant in all…