BELLINGEN Riverwatch’s Waterbug Open Day Stall at the Bellingen Growers Market during National Science Week drew crowds of people eager to observe and learn more about the intriguing critters residing in our local waterways. “It was incredible to see so…
R U OK? research has underscored the impact a genuine conversation can have on someone who is struggling with life. The research found more than four in five people who engaged in a meaningful conversation felt better about managing their…
IN a harrowing incident on Monday morning at around 9:20 am, emergency services swiftly responded to distress calls reporting a house engulfed in flames on Charles Street, Raymond Terrace. Upon their arrival, fire crews were met with a scene of…
AWESOME atmospheres were the main job for local DJ Jomeca as she played the Matildas to their victory over Denmark on Monday, 7 August at Stadium Australia. Since last featuring in News Of The Area, Jomeca, from Karuah, has DJed…
A GYROCOPTER crash at Allworth claimed the life of a 70-year-old man on Saturday 12 August, with another man left severely injured. The incident unfolded around 4:30pm, prompting an immediate response from local emergency services and authorities. The crash site…
TIMBERFEST topped its record attendance of last year, attracting close to 9,000 people on Saturday 30 July, a sunny, blue-sky winter’s day. Widely decreed “a ripper”, the event offered a diverse range of things to do and see for all…
TODD Fenech is a busy man. He is in two fire brigades – the Newee Creek Rural Fire Brigade, and the lower North Coast Remote Area Firefighter Team. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
ENTREPRENEURSHIP is being introduced to school students as an exciting career path to consider. Through the Regional Youth Entrepreneurism Activation Program, students are attending interactive workshops at their school facilitated by The Scale Institute and funded by Investment NSW. Advertise…
GUMBAYNGGIRR Elders and Coffs Coast conservationists are despairing at the latest logging by Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW). Newry State Forest west of Valla, between Urunga and Macksville, which Elders and conservationists say supports nationally-significant colonies of koalas and greater gliders,…
MARINE Rescue Port Stephens and Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage descended on Lake Macquarie for a simulation, multi-unit training day recently. On show was the new Port Stephens Marine Rescue craft the ‘Shirley Clark’. The simulation search-and-rescue exercise off the…