State Road Crash Rescue Challenge
THE State Emergency Service (SES) don’t snuggle down under the doona during a storm – they get up and strap on their boots and get stuck into saving our lives, homes and cars. These well trained volunteers are an…
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Mega Inland Pelican Breeding Event
HERE in the Great Lakes Marine Park we tend to think of pelicans as coastal birds. They soar above the waterways and across the sparkling waters of our rivers and bays. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
Greens announce plan for local skilled jobs program
THE Greens candidates for Page and Cowper, Kashmir Miller and Timothy Nott, have announced a TAFE-to-Jobs Guarantee and skilled jobs program that includes apprenticeships for TAFE students in the Mid-North Coast and Clarence Valley regions. Nationally, the Greens have…
Mud concerns at Coffs Showground Arena in Show lead up
MUD is not glorious for the Coffs Harbour Agricultural Show Society committee, with less than three weeks to go before their major annual event at the Showground. The Arena, which should be the centrepiece of the Showground, and is…
Support For Veterans: A10-Shun Support Group Commemorates ANZAC Day at Bulahdelah
MEMBERS of the community and service men and women came together in Bulahdelah on ANZAC Day to recognise the sacrifice of those that paid the ultimate price. One service was held in a private memorial garden on Markwell Rd…
Federal Funding Recognises Veteran Service In Paterson
FOR veterans and their families, recognition of the sacrifices made is vital. Liberal candidate for Paterson Brooke Vitnell has welcomed the Liberal National Government’s announcement of funds to local community groups across the Paterson electorate to commemorate the service…
Crowds Pack Sawtell For Anzac Day Dawn Service And March
LAST Monday was the first time in three years that crowds could gather without restrictions to celebrate ANZAC Day, and hundreds of people attended the Dawn Service and the street march in Sawtell. People filled the Lyle Rose RSL…
Farmers for Climate Action are here!
THE first action meeting for the Bellingen and Nambucca Farmers for Climate Action network is being held on Saturday April 30 at 11.30am at the Bellingen Showgrounds, right after the Bellingen Growers Market. Farmers for Climate Action is a non-partisan…
Election Campaigning Focuses On Emissions
THE Coalition claims that Hunter businesses and workers are under threat from Labor’s emissions policies. Senator Matthew Canavan, Nationals Candidate for Hunter, James Thomson, and Liberal Candidate for Paterson, Brooke Vitnell, have called on Labor to urgently explain the…
Port’s Friendship Group Hit The Road
PORT Stephens Friendship Group members have just completed another successful annual trip, this time to the coast and country of NSW. The trip started in excellent weather, with stops at Bald Hill at Stanwell tops, Austinmer and Wollongong, before…