FARMERS could save more than $50,000 a year on interest costs for hybrid, electric and hydrogen-powered utes and methane-reducing feed for their herds under a new tranche of cheap loans. The nation’s federal green bank on Friday announced $100 million…
VODAFONE’S expanded mobile network went live on 30 January, tripling its number of regional mobile sites and more than doubling its mobile coverage across Australia. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
AGAINST the backdrop of Oxley Beach, hundreds of people gathered for a sunrise ceremony on Sunday, 26 January to pay respect to the First Nations people of Australia. Beginning at 5:45am, the event was led by Birrbay/Dhanggati Elder Aunty Rhonda…
THE Henry Kendall Reserve parkrun will celebrate its third anniversary on 8 February. The free weekly event brings the community together to walk, run or jog a five kilometre course through the riverfront bushland reserve on the outskirts of Laurieton.…
INTEREST rate relief could be around the corner after underlying inflation came in below expectations. Core inflation fell to 3.2 percent in the year to December, opening the door for the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut the cash rate…
LATELY the weather’s been all over the place, swinging wildly from strong north-easterlies to sudden, powerful southerly buster changes. These dramatic shifts really shake things up in the water, stirring things around and sending the fish scrambling. Advertise with News…
THE MANAGEMENT of Laurieton Seafoods and the Laurieton Fisherman’s Co-op have released an official statement in the wake of the devastating structure fire which destroyed their premises a fortnight ago. “The stakeholders of the Laurieton Fisherman’s Co-operative and the Laurieton…
CAMDEN Haven’s Community at 3 have been recognised for their invaluable contributions to the local area, receiving a top honour at Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s annual awards. The Citizen of the Year Awards were presented on Sunday, 26 January at the…
ALMOST 400 community members attended the inaugural Stingrays Seafood Festival on Saturday, 25 January, with more than $8000 raised for Laurieton Seafoods and the Laurieton Fisherman’s Co-op. The festival-turned-fundraiser, hosted by the Laurieton Hotel Stingrays RLFC at the Brigadoon Holiday…
MIDCOAST Councillor Digby Wilson has been endorsed as the Australian Labor Party (ALP) candidate for Lyne in the upcoming federal election. Mr Wilson cites Labor’s commitment to “progress, nation-building and delivering for regional areas” as central to his candidacy. Advertise…