THE World Day of Prayer is a combined church gathering to pray for other countries. In the Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest area the Anglican, Baptist, Catholic and Uniting churches have been involved for over 30 years, and each church takes it…
A FORMER Forestry manager has called on MidCoast Council to take a more considered approach to logging practices in the region. At a recent MidCoast Council meeting a motion was passed unanimously that Council advocate to the NSW Forestry Commission…
A PROPOSAL to build an offshore wind farm in the Hunter region has many people asking questions. Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen announced last week in Newcastle plans to create an offshore wind farm zone in a…
FIND out how you could receive financial assistance through community donations and heritage funding rounds. Applications for funding are now open. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)…
MIDCOAST Council invites community groups and organisations to a free workshop in March delivered by The Grants Guy. The free and informative sessions are for MidCoast region community groups and organisations. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
FEDERAL Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie is encouraging community organisations seeking funding support for small projects and equipment to put forward an Expression of Interest (EOI) under a new round of the Stronger Communities Program (SCP). Dr Gillespie said…
THE Bulahdelah Central School (BCS) 2023 Junior Country Women’s Association (CWA) is up and running, with eleven girls in Years 7 and 8 attending Bulahdelah CWA meetings on the second Wednesday of each month. The girls will join the CWA…
CLEAN Up Australia Day is an annual event that inspires and empowers communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment. Since 1989 more than 20 million Aussies have participated in Clean Up Australia Day activities and events. Advertise…
THE Bulahdelah Chamber of Commerce and Tourism has received funding through the Community Building Partnership (CBP) to improve their driveway at the Bulahdelah Rural Transaction Centre (RTC). The RTC provides many services that are absent from many rural areas and…
NSW Department of Primary Industries’ (DPI) surveillance and tracing work has confirmed two new detections of Varroa mite in the Hunter and Central Coast areas, including one case in Tea Gardens. In an announcement on February 14, NSW DPI Chief…