Be Fire Safe This Winter COOLER months see an increase in the number of fires in bedrooms and living rooms due to heaters, wheat bags and electric blankets. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
THERE is always something happening at the Myall Park Croquet Club. In May the Myall Park Croquet Club hosted a Cuppa for Cancer morning tea which was organised by Ella Sansom, Fran Henderson, Sharon Barwick and Kay Web. Advertise with…
EXOTIC plants that escape from people’s gardens continue to cause huge problems in the Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest area. Typical of these invasive species is the agave americana, a species native in the Americas that can be bought from…
MIDCOAST Council has endorsed its Community Strategic Plan for 2022-2032. Each Council in NSW develops a Community Strategic Plan on behalf of their community which sets out the community’s vision for the future and the long-term objectives and strategies to…
RABBITS are super pests with the ability to reproduce in high numbers quickly. In fact, they are enough to make our farmers go hopping mad. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
STROUD’S famous and long running Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition is the centerpiece of a festival of fun which is returning to the region on 9 July. This year the event will also see an amazing display of classic…
FREE flu shots for NSW residents will be extended until 17 July amid concerns vaccination rates are still not where they should be. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the latest data shows only one in four children aged under five…
THE results of the Australian 2021 Census are in. Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest had a population of 5,804 while Bulahdelah-Stroud had a population of 5235 on Census night. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
CONSULTATION is underway on the development of a groundbreaking new model for Aboriginal joint management of NSW national parks, which could see title to the entire estate transferred to Aboriginal owners over time. The 4200-hectare Worimi Conservation Lands is managed…
THE City of Newcastle is calling on the NSW Government to plan strategically and develop a state-wide approach for a sustainable sand nourishment program to support Local Councils as they develop Coastal Management Programs under the NSW Government’s coastal management…