AN ELECTION to determine the next Mayor and councillors of Nambucca Valley Council will be held on 14 September 2024, with registrations for candidates currently open. There are some important dates for prospective candidates to remember. Advertise with News of…
A LIGHT aircraft made an emergency landing at Newcastle Airport after its landing gear failed on a rainy Monday last week. The aircraft, a Beechcraft B-200 King Air, took off from Newcastle at 8:30am, with 53-year-old pilot Peter Schott at…
NAMBUCCA Valley Council facilitated a Tourism Stakeholder Workshop at the Island Golf Club, Nambucca Heads on Tuesday 14 May. The workshop was intended to inform Council’s new Tourism and Economic Development Strategy. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
SAFETY at home, and some practice for potential future recruits, were on show at the Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Tea Gardens 471 Open Day on Saturday 11 May. “Our main concentration is on smoke alarms and winter safety,” Captain…
THE award-winning Raymond Terrace Community Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) program is back for 2024. PBL is a collaborative effort involving Hunter River High School, Irrawang High School, Raymond Terrace Public School, Grahamstown Public School, Seaham Public School, Karuah Public…
AFTER more than four decades, the Vignes family are saying farewell to their family-owned service station on Sawtell Road at Boambee Creek. The old-style service station, run by the family for 41 years, will trade as Vignes Independent Petroleum for…
A VOLUNTEER weeding team made up of members of a Toormina-based engineering business has recently been of service to Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare (CHRL). The Coffs Harbour Landcare office received a call from Kevin Coleborn, Operations Manager at Vulcanic TEE,…
THERE have been a number of occasions since the year 2000 where the nation has united in outrage about acts of vandalism targeting both the Shrine in Melbourne and the Hyde Park ANZAC Memorial in Sydney. This behavior was once…
ENVIRONMENTAL groups are urging immediate remediation action at Shoal Bay Road, Shoal Bay in response to worsening coastal erosion. “EcoNetwork Port Stephens and the National Parks Association Port Stephens group are urgently calling for Council action to stabilise the section…
BULAHDELAH community members recently had the opportunity to engage with MidCoast Council on what is happening in the area and ask questions about local issues. These ‘conversations’ provide an overview of the projects and initiatives that Council has planned over…