MAJOR rainfall and significant sand-silting have combined to cause ugly mangrove deaths along the Myall River, according to local interest groups. “The major storm in April 2022 saw water-levels at Bombah Point rise by up to three metres,” Chris Taylor,…
GEOFF Fidden started commercial fishing in 1948; part of a highly respected fishing dynasty that stretches over five generations dating back to 1918. Geoff’s grandfather, Bill Goldsmith started the family connection with the sea when he arrived on the northern…
WITH the summer holiday period upon us, it is time to think about our fishing options. Basically, it boils down to the following: inside the port, off the beaches or outside the port. I have purposefully avoided rock fishing as…
THE State Government will establish a new taskforce to tackle emergency department (ED) wait times. The ED Taskforce will comprise health workers and NSW Health officials, from across the state’s various local health districts and specialty networks, including from regional…
THE Bureau of Health Information (BHI) last week released two reports – showing activity and performance for public health services in NSW during July to September 2023, and patients’ experiences of emergency care in small rural hospitals in early 2023.…
MIDCOAST Council Libraries Summer Reading Club, is offering the chance for prizes to the most prodigious readers aged seventeen and under. The Reading Club annually encourages kids to read throughout the summer holidays, with a 2023-24 seasonal theme of a…
SEVERAL Christmas events are readying for the holiday period in Karuah, with multiple community groups pitching in. The Karuah Progress Association’s (KPA) Christmas Lights Competition, in its third year and born of the impacts of lockdowns, is already lighting up…
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.…
KIDS and golfers alike enjoyed a Family Fun Day at the Hawks Nest Golf Club (HNGC) on Sunday 10 December, as the Club launched its summer fun campaign in time for the holidays. Several activities wowed the kids, including the…
SURROUNDED by family and dozens of friends, Olga Wheeler celebrated her 104th birthday at Estia Tea Gardens on Monday 4 December. The café at Estia was festooned with balloons in a definitively mauve (not lavender, and not purple) ‘high-tea’ motif,…