AFTER an offseason which saw the defending champions leave the competition and two clubs joining forces, the latest AFL North Coast season gets underway this weekend with opening round matches in Coffs Harbour and Sawtell. Sawtell/Toormina Saints start their season…
DEAR News Of The Area, I URGE you NOT to develop the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores. Please consider these facts: 1. Tourism here is dramatically expanding: a. We are becoming an international destination. b. We are conveniently situated approximately half-way…
PORT Stephens’ top teen netballers proved tough to beat at the recent Netball NSW Hunter and Central Coast Regional League carnival at Niagara Park Stadium. Competing in the Division Four category, the promising Port Stephens 17 years representative outfit showed…
9 Budgeree Street, Tea Gardens Price: $1,220,000 NESTLED in the serene environs of Tea Gardens, 9 Budgeree Street stands as an epitome of tranquil living, perfectly suited for retirees and owner occupiers yearning for a peaceful retreat. This modern four-bedroom…
FEDERAL politicians visited the Pindimar-Bundabah Community Association (PBCA) to hear first-hand from residents about their telecommunication woes on Wednesday 3 April. Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie joined NSW Senator Perin Davey, both from the National Party and currently in…
NEW technology has begun its rollout across NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) vehicles, in the form of Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs), transforming every fire-truck into a moving computer centre. The MDTs are hardened touchscreen devices that currently have 4G connectivity,…
KOALAS are front and centre in MidCoast Council’s updated Conservation Strategy, now on display from Monday 25 March to Sunday 5 May. Still in draft form, the Strategy was updated initial community consultation between November and February, its southernmost display…
UNRELENTING rain pounded the Myall Coast and Port Stephens, as a major convergence of east coast weather systems brought the April rains hard and heavily over 3-5 April. For three days, longer elsewhere, strong southerlies clashed with ardent nor’easters, the…
HISTORY was on full display at the Tea Gardens Library on the 50th Anniversary of the Singing Bridge, christened ‘Bridge Day’, on Saturday 6 April, thanks to the Tea Gardens Family Research and Local History Group (TGFRLHG). Crowds gathered inside…
MISINFORMATION on social media during emergencies continues to rob emergency services of valuable resources when they are needed most. The recent heavy rains across NSW saw, among the real floods and downed trees, a deluge of insidiously deliberate misinformation, such…