TOURS of MidCoast Council’s materials recovery facility (read recycling centre) at Tuncurry are back after the COVID-19 hiatus. The materials recovery facility is located at the Tuncurry Waste Management Centre. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
THE site of a major landslip at Fingal Bay will be repaired. Fingal Bay was hit hard during the March 2021 storms and Port Stephens Council has since secured more than $1.8 million to rebuild along Marine Drive. Advertise with…
MIDCOAST residents impacted by the June and July floods can now apply for rental-support payments to help meet the cost of temporary accommodation, and ‘Back Home’ grants to help with household repair costs. Customer Service and Digital Government Minister Victor…
VALLA Beach Community Markets are on Saturday. Stalls will offer fresh produce, plants, clothing, homemade treats, crafts and more. The Wild Women of Anywhere Beach, funny, creative performers and skillful musicians will perform. There will also be dance demonstrations from…
An alliance of almost 50 local residents, concerned ecologists, forest lovers and advocates for the protection of the North Coast’s globally significant biodiversity gathered last week to celebrate the amazing Greater Glider and the Dunggirr (koala) in Clouds Creek State…
THERE is a group of regulars that walk Birubi Beach practising the Take Three For The Sea each time they venture out. However in recent times these dedicated beachcombers have seen an increase in plastic and other rubbish on their…
THE Bulahdelah War Memorial Land Managers have announced the second instalment of ‘One plus One’, a series of interviews featuring a variety of locals with different backgrounds and stories. August’s session is titled ‘Tales of the Ocean’, with the conversation…
A MAN has been arrested for alleged involvement in a cocaine operation in Heatherbrae. Police will allege the man was carrying cocaine as part of a South American crime effort to smuggle drugs into Australia and distribute them. Advertise with…
IT’S a mammoth effort to get a convoy of trucks together, but the community of Tea Gardens has come out in support of the Need For Feed Convoy. The Need for Feed Convoy is driven by the trucking industry –…
STUDENTS and staff at Frank Partridge VC Public School in Nambucca Valley have been actively involved in learning about how to reduce food waste and make their own lunches through ‘The Lunch Makers’ program designed to cut food waste and…