APPLICATIONS are now open for ten new Regional University Study Hubs to be established around Australia, giving more students outside the major cities access to tertiary education. The Albanese Government is investing $66.9 million to double the number of University…
TIME2TALK Nambucca Valley, a local not-for-profit organisation aimed at opening doors and ending the stigma around mental health, recently organised and escorted a group of Nambucca Valley military veterans to Canberra to visit the Australian War Memorial (AWM). In addition…
RARE visitors to the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, namely Feathertail Gliders (Acrobates pygmaeus), have been discovered living in the garden by the team of young volunteer guides. The find is particularly surprising and gratifying since the garden is sited…
A VOLUNTEER army mustered at North and South Pindimar from Tuesday 19 to Thursday 21 September, to prepare fire access trails before catastrophe strikes. The taskforce included locals, Newcastle University students, and corporate members from Newcastle across the three days,…
WITH the warmer months quickly approaching, forecasts are predicting a hot and dry summer. With a handful of 30 degree days in the early weeks of spring, fires are looking increasingly likely. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
IF you’ve got the eye for spotting fluffy, iconic Australian species, then the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) needs you. NPWS is seeking volunteers for the 2023 Community Koala Surveys in Bongil Bongil National Park, which begins on…
A COMMUNITY garden built at Macksville District Hospital was officially opened on Tuesday 12 September. The garden is the result of three months work by Nambucca Valley Rotary, Nambucca Heads High School, Shoretrack, local tradespeople, staff and volunteers and includes…
HUNTER River High School has taken out a coveted award at the NSW Ministers and Secretary’s Awards for Excellence 2023. The awards are a celebration of the best of public schooling in the state. Advertise with News of The Area…
WHEN people think of Bulahdelah, they imagine industries such as beef, dairy cattle and timber production as well as the natural wonders our area has to offer. Being outside the main wine producing areas of the Hunter, it comes as…
THE NVC Group is celebrating a major milestone next year, its 50th birthday and Golden Anniversary. NVC Group Chairman Janine Reed said the organisation was started by volunteers back in September 1974, so it is fitting that it now seeks…