THE Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) Awards help students to develop values and skills that enable them to grow into responsible and caring members of the community. Merri Brady, Community PBL Team Leader at Grahamstown Public School told News Of…
MINISTER for the Hunter Yasmin Catley has heralded last week’s NSW Budget a success for the region, highlighting key funds for essential services, education, healthcare and roads. According to the NSW Government, more than six thousand teachers across the Hunter…
THANKS to the efforts of the Rotary Club of Nelson Bay, the Tomaree Community Hospital now has a beautiful and fully accessible sensory garden. This project was first explored in the 2021-22 Rotary year by President Doug Craike who worked…
TWO of the Coffs Coast’s best sports women are in line to represent Australia in international rugby. Former Coffs Harbour Snappers and SCU Marlins players Brianna Hoy and Kaitlan Leaney are in the current Wallaroos squad, as Australia prepares to…
DEAR News Of the Area, THE current Federal Government and the expert panel do not explain that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (ATSI) already have a voice. Their voice is the one we all have when we vote under our…
DEAR News Of The Area, MAY I present rejoinders for the ten points outlined in a recent mailing that refers to website www.oneandfree.au for more information. “The Voice is legally risky”. The vast majority of constitutional experts say that there…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE impact of the Federal Government’s declared zone for an 1800 sq km offshore wind farm off the coast of Port Stephens will destroy a community that thrives on tourism. The wind farms will have…
ROAD rehabilitation work will start in the next three weeks on the Lakes Way, Boolambayte. The work will take place between Violet Hill Road and two kilometres east of the Pacific Highway. Works are expected to be completed in late…
The Hunter Jobs Alliance has expressed support for the development of an offshore wind industry in the Hunter. The Alliance is an incorporated organisation and registered charity that campaigns to maintain well-paid secure jobs in the Hunter, particularly as the…
TRUE love lasts, as it has for Bill and Beverley Thrift, who celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on a sunny Thursday, 21 September, 2023. Beverley and Bill both originally hailed from Singleton, where they grew up on opposite sides of…