IN what is being heralded a win for the community, a proposed helipad at Anna Bay has been refused by Port Stephens Council. It was community member Max Stoker who originally raised widespread awareness of the proposal, and the…
MIDCOAST Council is partnering with the community to develop a coastal management program to protect the health of its southern estuaries. The plan will identify and manage the social, economic, cultural and environmental values of our waterways. Advertise with…
MOTHER Nature was kind to attendees of ANZAC Day 2022 commemorations in Nambucca Heads on Monday with only a small amount of rain falling during the Dawn Service and dry weather for both the March and Main ANZAC Day…
MIDCOAST Council will commence its annual coastal bitou bush eradication program on 9 May, starting at Crowdy Head around to Harrington Breakwall, then targeting the following sites along the coast: Boomerang Point, Bald Head, Cellito Beach/Sandbar, Bennetts Beach, Jimmys…
THE Federal Election is just under a month away and News Of The Area is introducing you to the candidates for the election. Brooke Vitnell is a Port Stephens local and is the Liberal candidate for Paterson. Advertise with…
THE Silent Walk for climate held on Palm Sunday, 10 April, by the Mid-North Coast Quakers and the Coffs Coast Climate Action Group attracted 70 walkers. They walked along the Coffs Harbour Foreshores in glorious weather, promoting action on…
A WEEKEND of rock and roll dance, classic cars and lively music comes to Nambucca Heads RSL Club on the weekend of April 29, 30 and May 1. Rock and roll returns to Nambucca Heads in April, with a…
HUGE crowds descended on the Tea Gardens Country Club on Easter Saturday (April 16) for the annual Charity Pig Races, in support of the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club and the NSW Variety Bash. Now in…
ANZAC Day will be commemorated in style across Port Stephens, with services across the region commencing from dawn. This year is the first ANZAC Day since Australia’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending Australia’s large-scale military commitment in the Middle East…
STUDENTS from St John Paul College in Coffs Harbour were quick to pitch in with practical assistance for our Northern Rivers neighbours after their latest devastating flood. “Students were asking what they could do to help and we had…