PORT Macquarie Hastings Council (PMHC) has opened its Community Grants program for local not-for-profit activities and events. A combined $200,000 is available to boost projects and organisations that support and showcase a vibrant, connected, inclusive and engaged region. Advertise with…
LAURIETON’S Claire and Fred Hall celebrated 70 years of marriage on Thursday, 4 September. The love story began when the pair met in the close-knit community of Quirindi in the North West Slopes of New South Wales. Advertise with News…
PARAMEDICS from across the Mid North Coast, including from Lake Cathie, have been put through their paces ahead of taking the wheel of new off-road vehicles. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message…
FATHER’S Day celebrations were a little early at North Haven Public School (NHPS) and St Joseph’s Primary School (SJPS), with both schools organising a special breakfast on Friday 30 August. St Joseph’s Assistant Principal (Mission) Maria Wilson said a breakfast…
THE Hastings Residents Association (HRA) hosted a Meet the Candidates session on Tuesday, 3 September at the Bonny Hills Community Hall, providing locals with a valuable opportunity to engage directly with those seeking to represent them in the upcoming NSW…
MANY of our readers will know Jenny Peters, this week’s Heart of the Haven. Growing up in Normanhurst, Sydney, Jenny moved to the Camden Haven in 1981 with her late husband. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
TWO men are in custody and a third is wanted for questioning over the alleged armed robbery of a Kew hotel earlier this year. Police were called to the licensed premises on Ocean Drive about 10.25pm on Saturday, 20 January.…
THE Albanese government has been accused of gutting Australia’s new environmental watchdog to get it through parliament before the election. Legislation to establish Environment Protection Australia is before the Senate. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
NOSTALGIA calls the Gen-Xers to the movies again this week, with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice commencing in early September in the hopes of driving costume sales for Halloween. A “legacy sequel” to Tim Burton’s 1988 film Beetlejuice, this film sees the return…
COMMUNITY organisers are being invited to apply for the latest round of Major Event Grants. Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC) is offering $5000 for successful community groups, sporting associations and businesses to use on marketing activities. Advertise with News of The…