Water Supply Tanks MEMBERS from the Bulahdelah Rural Fire Brigade are excited at the installation of water tanks. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email…
EACH month, a photograph taken by a member of the Myall U3A Photography Group is selected to feature in News Of The Area. The group’s recent monthly topic was ‘Glass’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
ARE dogs the community’s best friend? This is the question a Charles Sturt University research student hopes to answer by investigating how dog ownership influences people’s behaviours, supports their wellbeing, and might increase social cohesion within the community. Ms…
THE 50km yellow Varroa mite notification zones, located outside the emergency surveillance and eradication zones, have been officially lifted, allowing beekeepers to move their honeybees and hives in more parts of the State. Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said the…
THE Port Stephens region is set to welcome two new recruits to its Police Force after the class of 354 graduated from the Police Academy at Goulburn last week. Eight new probationary constables will commence duties in the Lower Hunter…
AS the region faces a housing shortage crisis, there is a risk of children ending up in out of home care (OOHC). In an effort to improve literacy in children living in out of home care, Life Without Barriers has…
A NEW initiative has been announced to equip our ambulance fleet with life saving technology that can help our paramedics save lives. Patients will benefit from a statewide rollout of world-class technology and equipment in NSW ambulances worth more than…
SAVE The Children is calling for more awareness of the needs of children in disaster responses. The organisation says that two New South Wales inquiries into the state’s response to major flooding earlier this year have failed to address the…
STUMPED for the perfect gift for the man that has everything this Father’s Day? Jump online and visit Port Stephens Koala Hospital and give Dad the gift of supporting a living breathing wombat or possum! Giving Dad this gift doesn’t…
A LANDMARK new initiative will help firefighters and farmers work together to better protect communities in regional and rural NSW from bush fires and grass fires. The NSW Government has unveiled a first-of-its-kind Operational Guide for the use of Farm…