FLYING foxes have been seen swarming the skies of the Myall Coast all summer, their smells pervading the Hawks Nest side of the Singing Bridge, their screeches audible throughout the night. Wildlife In Need of Care (WINC) volunteer and call…
THE NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is investigating the destruction of rare native trees in a nature reserve south of Bellingen. Rangers found thirteen Newry Golden Wattle trees rammed and uprooted along a 1.2km span of fire trails…
A CHILDCARE crisis is gripping the Mid North Coast, with just 65 percent of early childhood education and care demand being met. According to research from Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast (RDAMNC), parents across the region are struggling to…
APPLICATIONS are invited to the second annual Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship’, also known as the ‘Djuyalgal’ Scholarship, run by Façon Australia and supported by the Greater Bank. In the Gathang language, ‘Djuyalgal’ means ‘the one who is telling the story’. Advertise…
CLEAN Up Australia has revealed the findings of its new Litter Report, with plastics continuing to dominate the Australian litter landscape, marking 81 percent of all surveyed litter. Shedding light on the pressing challenges of plastic pollution across the country,…
HAROLD ‘Harry Gibson’, a stalwart Marine Rescue Port Stephens volunteer for almost four decades, has been recognised for his service with life membership to Marine Rescue NSW. Mr Gibson was presented the award at a recent Marine Rescue NSW board…
FORESTRY Australia has defended the use of hazard reduction or prescribed burning as an established and long-used method of preparing for and reducing the severity of bushfires. A recently published report by the Australian National University and Curtin University found…
LONG-TIME News Of The Area readers will be familiar with the ongoing protests to protect Newry State Forest. A new documentary film, ‘Nguura Muruy’ (Forest Camp), tells the story of local community members and Gumbaynggirr custodians attempting to save Newry…
DESPITE fears of a dry summer, the growing season has been a productive one for cattle farmers and prices have continued to increase steadily since their October 2023 low. 589 head of cattle passed through the saleyards in Macksville last…
SEVERAL hundred community members gathered in Newcastle on Saturday to rally for the responsible development of an offshore wind industry in the Hunter. Held at the historic railway sheds on Newcastle’s foreshore, the rally, organised by Hunter Workers, was attended…