IT’S time for your weekly police and crime update. Missing Persons The NSW Police have been utilising geo-targeting to help locate vulnerable missing persons, sending emergency alerts to mobiles in the area where the person went missing. Advertise with…
THE Medowie community is a step closer to gaining its first ambulance station, with the preferred location announced. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the new purpose-built ambulance station will be at 30 Ferodale Road, providing the optimal location to…
PORT Stephens Hunter Police in distributing COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) to community groups and organisations across Port Stephens, in conjunction with Port Stephens Council. Port Stephens Council’s Deputy Mayor Paul Le Mottee joined NSW Police Inspectors Chad Giles…
STAYING safe in the surf has changed over the years. Now swimmers will be protected by two additional layers of protection on Port Stephens Beaches with Drones and listening devices being employed to detect sharks. Advertise with News of…
ROUND 2 of the NSW Government’s $25 million Regional Sport Facility funding is now up for grabs for local sporting organisations wishing for new or upgraded sports facilities. The funding is aimed to boost local economies, jobs, and promote…
HAWKS Nest Park has been given a facelift. In 2020, two members from the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association, Kath Verdon and Jeanette Hart, put together a team to fix up the park adjacent to the Hawks Nest…
SEPTEMBER is Save the Koala Month (STKM), an annual fundraising and awareness campaign from the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF). The theme for the month is ‘I Need A Hero’, and AKF has created a ’30 Days, 30 Ways to…
LANDCARE on the North Coast is embarking on an Aboriginal engagement program called ‘CountryCare’ which will employ an Aboriginal Landcare Officer – the first such position in the State. “The position of Aboriginal Landcare Officer has been advertised recently…
SWAN Bay resident Robert McCormack has been a part of a team which has identified a new Australian Crayfish species. It only took 15 years of rigorous research but finally the team have formally described a new species of…
PROPOSED changes to the way the region’s waterways, rural and environmental lands are managed are currently open for community feedback as part of the draft MidCoast Rural Strategy. The draft Rural Strategy sets out a proposed framework for clear…