IN response to the current Covid-19 climate, the Federal Government has issued a plea to the community to only call 000 in cases of an emergency. The Government has stated that calls to Triple Zero should be made only…
EDUCATION and signage is being called for in relation to where we can take our dogs on and off lead. Particularly over the holiday period there have been incidents of dogs on beaches which are supposed to be dog…
THE NSW Marine Parks Management Plan 2021-2031 public consultation ends this month. With the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park making up one fifth of the states’ mainland marine parks, the NSW Government is calling for residents to have their…
AFTER 50 years of advocating for the environment and bushwalking, the Ulitarra Conservation Society (AKA Coffs Coast Bushwalkers) wound up at the end of last year. The group’s name came from Ulitarra, the all-powerful Aboriginal guiding spirit who created…
THE role of nutrition in adolescents and the effects of food choices they make are the subjects of new research written up in three papers launched by The Lancet medical journal. Adolescence brings phenomenal growth, transforming every physiological system…
IT’S official – the hospitality industry has been hard hit by COVID-19. However, the latest measure of the downturn is a rather interesting one. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
BEACHES across the east coast of Australia, including those in Port Stephens and the Myall Coast, were closed and on high alert all day Sunday, following the dramatic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano near Tonga. The…
FINDER, the independent comparison site has surveyed 1,013 Australians with questions around how they are setting themselves up for 2022. It turns out 72% of Australians – almost 14 million people – have set a New Year’s resolution. Advertise…
A 14 LOT Torrens Title subdivision featuring one hectare lots has been proposed for Bonville at a cost of $1.2 million. A development application for the proposed large lot residential subdivision on the site of a former hardwood plantation…
IN 1991 Coffs City Rotary Club commenced a major project involving the planning, approval and construction of a pathway at the Jetty. A plaque commemorating the team who worked on the project was erected but subsequently went missing and…