MIDCOAST Council ratepayers will notice an increase in the total of their rate notices with their annual water and sewer charges now included on their annual rate notice. The new billing arrangement came into effect on 1 July 2023. Advertise…
SOME properties in Old Bar will be without power overnight. From 10.30pm tonight (August 3) until 4am Friday Essential Energy Crews will work to replace high-voltage overhead power lines at Manning Point. Mid North Coast operations manager Mat Reedy said…
NERONG Progress Association has a new billboard that will better inform villagers and visitors of what is coming up in the local community as well as other relevant community news. Nerong Progress Association president Glen Nesbet said “basically we had…
THE Positive Behaviour and Learning awards are back in full swing. Craig Partridge, Principal Seaham Public School told News Of The Area, “Seaham Public School continues to use Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) as an essential process in reinforcing and…
MARINE Rescue Port Stephens and Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage descended on Lake Macquarie for a simulation, multi-unit training day recently. On show was the new Port Stephens Marine Rescue craft the ‘Shirley Clark’. The simulation search-and-rescue exercise off the…
NESTLED in tranquility, away from hustle and bustle, North Arm Cove lots have been selling. Nelson Bay Real Estate agents say people are seeking both serene getaways and investment opportunities along the coast and the market is turning to North…
THE Coffs Harbour Comets and Woolgoolga Seahorses have both had wins during the latest round of the Tooheys New Group 2 Rugby League season. The Comets maintained second spot on the ladder after a 28-20 win against the Grafton Ghosts…
THEIR form has been patchy of late but Port Stephens Power AFL women’s team remains a genuine title contender for the AFL Hunter Central Coast Black Diamond Plate. Narrow losses to premiership rivals Cardiff Eagles, Maitland Saints and Newcastle City…
I DON’T know about you, but the persistent west winds are driving me crackers. Someone once said – “The fishing is best when the wind’s from the west”. Whoever that was obviously did not come from Port Stephens. All my…
THE Myall River’s Natural Channel is now almost completely sealed off from Port Stephens, a NOTA investigation can reveal. Drone images supplied by the Myall River Action Group (MRAG) clearly show the immediate situation, with the channel now half its…