DUNGOG Shire Council is asking community members to nominate their preferred location for an off-leash dog park. It follows the unanimous endorsement of Councillor Liam Ley’s motion to establish an accessible and centrally located park, close to amenities. Advertise with…
ON New Year’s Day in the year 2000, almost 100 families and individuals placed sealed envelopes into a time capsule at the front of Club Scotts. A committee had been formed to come up with something special to mark the…
CAROLLERS celebrated Christmas early on South Pindimar beach on Saturday 21 December, with a special visitor dropping in. Despite a strong, persistent, south-easterly wind, residents and their families from all over Pindimar and Bundabah congregated on the northern shore of…
STATE MP Kate Washington joined Port Stephens Mayor Leah Anderson and councillors Chris Doohan, Jason Wells and Nathan Errington for a tour of the new amenities building at Yulong Oval late last month. Led by members of the Medowie Football…
FINDING a path after school can be tricky, especially when you have additional needs, but Otto van de Wijgaart is taking charge of his future by following his passion. The Newcastle-based pop culture artist lives with autism and intellectual delay,…
PASSION for a heartfelt hobby is so good it has to be shared, as woodworker Ian Nylander has done. Perhaps known around town as the voice of a Myall Coast Radio show featuring classics from the 50s, 60s and 70s,…
THE grand opening of Coffs Harbour Showground Exhibition Hall was celebrated with a sigh of relief. There have been some setbacks but the renovated and extended facility welcomed the community on Saturday, 14 December. Advertise with News of The Area…
FIVE Nambucca Marine Rescue volunteers have been awarded the National Emergency Medal for their support of the Rural Fire Service (RFS) during the 2020 bushfires. The awarding of the National Emergency Medal is how the nation acknowledges and thanks those…
SANTA Claus will be making his traditional Christmas Eve circuit of the Myall Coast, courtesy of the volunteers of the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade (PTGRFS). He will be escorted around the villages of Pindimar, Bundabah, Tea Gardens and Hawks…
SUNDAY, 15 December, was a special day for Fingal Beach Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) as it hosted the last Nippers event of 2024 and relaunched an important piece of equipment. For the past six years, beach matting has provided…