FOR eighteen years Judy Mcdermott has been a steadfast and faithful presence at Vinnies in Tanilba Bay. On Friday 9 February her friends and colleagues wished her a fond farewell. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
THE Tomaree Residents and Ratepayers Association (TRRA) has weighed into local debate over housing affordability and availability, releasing a discussion paper on the ‘Future for housing on the Tomaree Peninsula’. The paper sets out ideas and concerns held around housing…
HAROLD ‘Harry Gibson’, a stalwart Marine Rescue Port Stephens volunteer for almost four decades, has been recognised for his service with life membership to Marine Rescue NSW. Mr Gibson was presented the award at a recent Marine Rescue NSW board…
MIDCOAST Council has announced the decision to ‘transition out of the delivery of ageing and disability services’, following the Council meeting on Wednesday 7 February. Council now seeks proposals from private providers of ageing and disability services to replace the…
TELECOMMUNICATIONS have been an ongoing nightmare for Myall Coast residents, so News Of The Area has conducted a local review of what the current mobile phone infrastructure is in the area, in light of the imminent Federal Review. The official…
LOCAL Life Saver youth Abbey Keighran has been named the ‘Newcastle Permanent Hunter Junior Life Saver of the Year’ at a ceremony at Swansea Belmont Surf Life Saving Club on Sunday, 4 February. Abbey, fourteen, took out the female prize,…
FEDERAL Member for Lyn Dr David Gillespie has invited the newly recommenced Regional Telecommunications Review Committee to see firsthand just how bad reception is in the electorate. “Our region has a growing population, and the influx of holidaymakers places added…
AIN’T it the truth – the youngest member of the family catches the biggest fish. It happens time and time again. Holidaying from Gladstone, QLD with their grandparents the Jones’s in Tea Gardens, young Bayley Aldwell and dad Ron hit…
IN one of the world’s most challenging endurance events, Port Stephens Yacht Club member Kevin Le Poidevin is taking on a non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation of the world in his vessel ‘Roaring Forty’. Kevin is 62-years-old and spent the last…
SOCCER stalwarts Shaun Shelley and Jakob Graham have been appointed Head Coaches of Nelson Bay FC for the 2024 Newcastle Football season. The respected duo, who have given sterling service over the years to the established Port Stephens club, will…