IN mid-2022, Greens MP and planning spokesperson Cate Faehrmann embarked on a fact-finding mission to towns and villages across the NSW coast at risk from ‘unsuitable and inappropriate development’. Last week Ms Faehrmann published her findings in a 40-page report…
YOU’RE invited to have your say on a number of MidCoast Council policies recently reviewed by Council and on public exhibition now. You can view our draft policies and provide your feedback online at Draft Election Candidate Campaign Signage…
THE region’s newest citizens will be welcomed at a ceremony to be held as part of the Combined Services Clubs of Taree 2023 Australia Day event at the Riverstage in Queen Elizabeth Park, Taree. The citizenship ceremony will be a…
ROADWORK is planned for a 3.6km section of The Lakes Way, Boolambayte, from Sawpit Road towards the Pacific Highway. The upgrade will include widening the road and improving stormwater drainage. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
YOUNG people aged twelve to 24 are invited to apply for the ACE Team to help create and deliver workshops across the MidCoast. The ACE (Arts, Culture, Environment) Team is a group of local young people who are working with…
PROJECT proposals are being sought from across NSW for Round One of the Australian Government’s Disaster Ready Fund (DRF) to invest in disaster risk reduction projects. Acting CEO for the NSW Reconstruction Authority Mick Cassel said the DRF – which…
START training for the fun children’s races planned for the Lion’s Australia Day BBQ, Thursday 26 January, at Moira Parade Reserve (Pelican Park), Hawks Nest. The races are the Egg and Spoon Race (with ping pong balls), Three-Legged Race (in…
MARINE Rescue Lemon Tree Passage and Port Stephens have been kept very busy performing vessel rescues over the holiday period. Now there is an upgraded version of the popular Marine Rescue NSW app designed to help boaters to stay safer…
THE Tea Gardens RSL sub-Branch and Auxiliary have launched a search for the children and teachers who first designed and painted the beautiful veterans mural at Anzac Park in Tea Gardens. In July 2022, the longstanding mural was damaged, in…
PORT Stephens Women in Business has come a long way since it was first formed fourteen years ago by founder and life member Leah Anderson, now a Port Stephens Councillor. The homegrown networking group assists women in business to grow,…