BOATERS across the Camden Haven continue to heed the advice of marine rescuers, despite figures showing 2024 was another “demanding year” for coastal areas – including Port Macquarie and Forster-Tuncurry. Across NSW, a total of 10,539 people were safely returned…
AS Unit Commander of Marine Rescue Camden Haven, Peter Cameron knows better than anyone the critical role his team plays in keeping the community safe on the water. It is a role the unit has performed since the mid-1970s, as…
THE Camden Haven community has come together in a show of support for the Laurieton Fisherman’s Co-op and Laurieton Seafoods after a devastating fire destroyed the building on Wednesday, 15 January. Community members, groups and organisations gathered at the Laurieton…
REVIEWING images she had captured of a pod of dolphins from the breakwall at Pilot Beach, local photographer Ivanka Feher noticed a distressing sight. One photograph appeared to show a juvenile dolphin with a ring-shaped object encircling its head/upper body.…
WHILE some of us are still in bed scrolling through our news feeds or playing Wordle, Di Watkins is out and about discovering and documenting the native residents of the Hastings and Camden Haven. Freely sharing her images of birds,…
A CAR exploding in flames, trucks, bridges and playgrounds covered in graffiti in the middle of the night, cars broken into, e-scooters and e-bikes stolen and suspected prowlers caught on home security video – these have all happened in the…
THE Camden Haven Orchid Society will hold its annual Summer Orchid Show at the Laurieton United Services Club on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 January 2025. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message…
THE entrepreneurial spirit of Year 5 and 6 students from St Joseph’s Primary School (SJPS) Laurieton was on show during a “$20 Boss Market Day” event in Term 4. This innovative initiative, inspired by not-for-profit social enterprise Young Change Agents,…
KENDALL’S Tin Hta Nu is a shining example of the profound impact that local generosity can have across the globe. Raised in Myanmar (formerly Burma), Tin’s grandfather taught her of the three forms of “real work” in life – generosity,…
MID North Coast Cancer Institute (MNCCI) patients can expect a little more freedom to move after the donation of 21 new IV poles. They are the latest contribution to cancer care in the Hastings and Macleay valleys, courtesy of the…