Held at the dust-riddled Cessnock Racecourse, athletes from both primary and secondary schools took to the track to compete in the annual event. With distances varying from 2kms for the 8, 9 and 10 year olds, to 8kms for the…
Red was the flavour of the day at Medowie’s local Coles store. Redkite Day was held on Friday, 3 June 2016 at Coles, Medowie to raise money for children with cancer. The fundraising event, held each month by Coles stores…
The Medowie branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) meets each second Wednesday of the month. This is for the monthly meeting, they also meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month for what is known as the ‘Craft and Friendship’…
The phrase, ‘From little things, big things grow’, has certainly rung true for horse riding Medowie locals. Last year, Medowie vet and accomplished equestrian rider, Ilona Hudson competed in the fourteenth European Maccabi Games held in Berlin. It was the first time…
Councillor Geoff Dingle from Port Stephens Council offers the following Letter to the Editor to News Of The Area Port Stephens Council is on the cusp of dramatic changes to its electorate status as we head towards a merger which I…
Passionate and skilful on the water, seventeen year old Medowie resident Lachlan White recently won the multihull division of the 50th CHS Secondary Schools Sailing Championships held at Belmont. Lachlan was on, what is described as, a foiling A Class boat,…
All too often the everyday, routine schedule can lead to a kind of complacency. Unfortunately, at times, it takes a serious incident to bring a sense of appreciation and grounding back into life. For one local Medowie family, this experience…
Medowie has secured another new eating-out option with the 1recent opening of Sportz Café. Operator Carol Saunders has been delighted with the welcome the café has received so far, telling News Of The Area, “The Medowie community has been very…
Rural fire brigade crews from Medowie were busy last night after a call-out to a fire around the Hunter Water land on Banjo Trail, located off Ringwood Road Medowie. At around 9:15pm Friday 27 May, two of the Medowie Rural Fire…
While many of us count down the days until the biggest sporting event of the year kicks off, the Olympic Games in Rio, for some Australian athletes, their major event has already been run and won. Local Medowie resident, Ade…