NAMBUCCA Valley Council has resolved to support the reclassification of a small portion of public land in Valla Beach from Community Land to Operational Land for future development, 4 votes to 3. The area of land is at Lot…
LOCAL surfers joined in the ‘Our Islands Our Home’ climate crisis campaign, in a Paddle Out on Sunday, 7 November. Their action showed support for Torres Strait Islanders and their home which campaigners say is amongst the most vulnerable…
HYDROGEN is one of the future paths of green energy in the Hunter. The 2050 target of zero emissions is one which offers opportunity to regions such as Port Stephens. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
AS Local Government Elections approach, News Of The Area is introducing you to the candidates for the election. Len Roberts will be running again this election, with a group consisting of Janelle Matthews (Tea Gardens), Arthur Baker (Bulahdelah), Cliff…
A MAJOR step in a visionary community project was taken at Glenreagh on Saturday, 30 October. As previously reported in News Of The Area, the Glenreagh Men’s Shed opened in September, and Saturday saw the official handing over of…
FOLLOWING up on the community SES Flood Forums held in Macksville in May, June and July 2021, Steve Lawrence, the SES Community Capability Officer for the Mid North Coast NSW Emergency Service – Northern Zone, has provided information on…
IT’S summer in Australia and that means it’s time to hit the beach. Residents and visitors to Port Stephens and the Myall Coast can rest assured that our beaches are good to go, with the NSW Government releasing the…
YEAR 9 and 10 Food Technology students from Bulahdelah Central School (BCS) have put their culinary skills to the test in the ‘Great Bulahdelah Bake-Off’. BCS Hospitality Teacher Jess Kelly said that even given the limitations of COVID 19;…
WITH an uninterrupted water view adding tens of thousands of dollars to a property’s value, many waterfront home owners are sorely tempted to cut down saplings or poison large trees. This was the case in Nelson Bay some years…
CONCERNED locals, koalas and the ‘Red Rebels’ blocked the main street of Bellingen on the morning of Monday 25 October. The demonstrators said they wanted to bring attention to the issue of logging in public native forests in the…