CHRISTMAS songs by the Myall River returned after a washout last year, with perfect weather at the end of another hot summer’s day on Monday 23 December, 2024. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
COMBINED Churches Christmas Carols were held at the Tea Gardens Baptist Church on Sunday, 22 December. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us –…
YEAR 6 students at Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS) became published authors at the end of last term, a fitting end to the Class of 2024’s primary education journey. “Throughout 2024, students have been working under the guidance of our…
HUNTER Local Land Services is encouraging landholders to take advantage of support to tackle feral pigs and pest animals on their property. “The more landholders that take part in control programs, the more successful we all will be in reducing…
WILDFIRES in Los Angeles, heavy snow in other parts of the US, floods in Saudi Arabia and heatwaves across Australia have all confirmed the fears of climate scientists. The Climate Council, an independent organisation formed after the Abbott Government abolished…
ENTER your photos in MidCoast Council’s Southern Estuaries photography competition before Wednesday 26 March 2025 for your chance to win up to $300 in Shop MidCoast vouchers. The photography competition is open to anyone who uses the region’s southern estuaries…
FORMER MidCoast Councillor and Country Labor candidate for Myall Lakes Dr David Keegan, has been remembered as a passionate advocate for community wellbeing. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us…
THE following is an extract from my book “The Outer Light” (2018), about life on Point Stephens Lighthouse in 1953, as told by eight-year-old Peter Jones, the son of light keeper Andrew and mother Joan. The Move I can still…
STRUGGLING Australians are being promised more help as Labor pushes to “build Australia’s future” while the Liberals pledge to get the country “back on track”. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has given a glimpse into the Liberals’ campaign mantra as the…
WHEN it comes to catching whiting and bream off the beach there is no better bait than a live, wriggling, savage beach worm. Pipis and nippers will catch fish however the worm will always be the preferred bait. Live worms…