UNEMPLOYMENT figures are down and that makes finding work even harder for school leavers. To aid their transition into the workforces, students from Irrawang High School recently participated in a ‘Dress For Success’ program. Advertise with News of The Area…
LOCAL residents are seeing red over a proposal for a 47-lot subdivision at 263 Gan Gan Road, Anna Bay, with concerns raised that the land is prone to flooding. Environmental impacts, flooding and drainage, and service constraints were key issues…
THE Hunter Local Land Services team is encouraging landholders to report sightings of feral deer in their areas. Populations of feral deer are known across the region but have recently been causing increasing issues in the Port Stephens area. Of…
DEAR News Of The Area, IT concerns myself and a lot of other folk that the day will come that you can only pay with a plastic card. We are heading for a cashless society where there will be a…
ANOTHER season of Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s competitions is in the books. Here is how each club fared in the 2023/24 season. Valleys Cricket Club: Lost just once on their way to winning the first grade premiership. Sawtell Cricket…
BEACHES Hockey Club have been busy preparing for the new Hockey Coffs Coast season, which gets underway on Saturday, 6 April. Beaches Hockey Club are coming off a successful year in 2023. The club’s Beaches Seahorses side won the Women’s…
WITH the 2024 Australian Women’s Classic at Bonville fast approaching, organisers are pulling out all the stops to put on a show for spectators. “You’re invited to share in all the action of the 2024 event live and in person…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WAS wondering if we are getting good value for our land management in NSW. Delving into the websites of NSW Government departments for facts and figures is a frustrating experience as it appears that…
AFTER much debate, the NSW Government passed controversial laws to prevent repeat youth crime last week, with legal organisations pledging to fight the decision. Parliament passed legislative changes last week to amend the Bail Act 2013 to include a temporary…
A SUMMER of wild swings between weather extremes has left NSW residents worried that worsening floods, fires and heat will force them to move from their homes, according to the Climate Council. According to research from the organisation, one in…