A TWO-YEAR project to reduce the use of non-renewable energy at five MidCoast Council water and sewer sites is now complete. More than 400 solar panels have been installed at Tuncurry Recycled Water Treatment Plant, Bulahdelah Water Treatment Plant, Tea…
SENIORS’ Stories Volume Nine was launched recently at NSW Parliament House, with many of the successful writers in attendance. This collection of 100 stories is the ninth volume of Seniors’ Stories written by seniors from throughout NSW. Advertise with News…
GIVE your feedback on the draft Cemetery Strategy which has been developed after community consultation this year. MidCoast Council manages 34 cemeteries across the region. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
SNAKES are active and around, as one Pindimar local was reminded during a recent close encounter. “I normally wear boots and jeans around the yard, but was in thongs as I headed to the car to go swimming at Tea…
IT’S Australia’s heartbreaking legacy. Road trauma is the leading cause of death for children aged one to fourteen in this country. On average, one child is killed in a road crash in Australia every week. Most deaths of children in…
A QUICKLY growing petition is calling for a stop to the sale of poisons designed for the control of vermin due to the knock on effects on birds. According to BirdLife Australia, the organisation behind the petition, “Second-generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides…
KARUAH has received a grant from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) ‘Strengthening Rural Communities’ Program, receiving $9500 for regional development. The Karuah Progress Association (KPA) applied for the grant, citing the town’s need to develop a unified…
WHILE cats can be greatly valued companions, they are also naturally skilled hunters. These much-loved pets, who roam our homes and bask lazily in the sun, can also pose a very real threat to native wildlife, something Sue Olsen of…
THE red rock cod must be one of the most maligned fish in the sea, certainly around these parts, where they inhabit every reef from Birubi to Seal Rocks. Correctly named the Red Scorpion Cod, the red rocky has many…
THE oldest of the “Old Salts” were the original Worimi fishermen and women who harvested the animals of the sea as they did those of the land. When your very existence can depend on your ability to gather shellfish or…