A BRAND new jetty for Tea Gardens is coming, with MidCoast Council asking boaties and locals to review and comment on the concept plans for the new facility before Friday 16 April. “We’ll be on site at Apex Park…
A NEW playground has opened in the Tea Gardens Hotel, for all to use. Since 2020, the Hotel has been working on this playground, with the first initial idea in July. It’s been a wild ride getting the playground…
ON Thursday 18 February, Facebook banned Australians from sharing or viewing news content. Facebook made the decision to block news outlets and publications from its platform after the Australian Government made the decision to progress with their Media Bargaining…
IN our community there are many people who are quietly making very real differences to the lives of others. They are our carers. They are literally performing an ultimate act of love, for a partner, a parent, a child…
CANCER has had it’s last laugh according to six intrepid adventurers who are Stand-up Paddle Boarding 40km up the Port Stephens and Myall coastline to promote awareness and raise money for charity. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
THERE was a fantastic community turnout at the fabulous Tea Gardens Pop-Up Op Shop held last Saturday 23 January, with the ‘Pearls of Port Stephens’ raising over $3000 to support research into Ovarian Cancer. Advertise with News of The…
DAMIAN ‘Wildman’ Duffy has been everywhere, from the Northern Territory to Cairns then the red centre and back again, his spontaneity has led him even across the globe photographing wildlife and filming documentaries. Advertise with News of The Area…
LONG awaited plans to build a new skatepark at Alum Mountain Park in Bulahdelah are finally coming to a close. The ‘sub-standard’ skatepark in town has finally been superseded by the new smooth polished concrete park, with only landscaping…
WORIMI Man Kelvin Kong has certainly made a huge difference to many in need, he is making inroads into providing excellence of care to regional and remote Indigenous communities. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
THROUGHOUT the month of October, with the assistance of many local businesses, the Lions Club of Stroud sold mini cakes on the basis that for every one sold, one would go to the local Rural Fire Service or State…