HAVING written a local fishing column for close to 40 years, I have been in the position to monitor fluctuations in fish population. Some positive, some concerning. Fish from the warmer northern waters are visiting us more regularly with increased…
NATIONAL security, damage to tourism, Port Of Newcastle impacts, and threats to endangered birds, turtles and whales are being cited as reasons offshore wind farms should not be built along the Hunter coast. Potential noise and light pollution, plus impact…
PHOTOGRAPHER, filmmaker and writer Albert ‘Alby’ Falzon has been awarded the Order of Australia in the King’s Birthday 2023 Honours in recognition of his service to surfing and the visual arts. Alby, who now resides in Eungai, made his name…
THE C.ex Community Crew Sleep Out on Wednesday 14 June saw 76 community businesses and individuals register, fundraise and sleep out in cardboard boxes on one of the coldest winter nights Coffs Harbour has had this year. With the temperature…
THE NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Port Stephens unit is gearing up to compete in the highly anticipated Australian Road Crash Rescue Competition in Adelaide. With less than a week remaining until the event, the elite emergency response team is…
THOSE who regularly go fishing or walk the sands of Stockton Beach would have watched the slow crumbling of the shipwreck some six kilometres down from the surf club. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
BLUE skies and sunshine over the long weekend added to the party atmosphere as residents of Urunga and surrounding towns came out in force to celebrate the centenary of the railway line reaching Urunga. And what a party it was…
HOW to protect young people from the harms of vaping was the key issue discussed by the North Coast Youth Vaping Taskforce at a forum on Wednesday 7 June. The aim of the participant discussions was to capture the perspectives…
FOR the past 40 years the Lions Club of Raymond Terrace has manned the Twelve Mile Creek Driver Reviver site on the Pacific Highway north of the town. The purpose of Driver Reviver is to encourage drivers to take a…
THE whale watching season is in full swing with a procession of the monsters leisurely cruising north. I was fortunate enough to be a part of the season opening celebrations when a fleet of local vessels left the port and…