THE Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill has passed in the NSW Parliament. Co-sponsored by Member for Port Stephens, Kate Washington and Member for Newcastle, Tim Crackanthorp, the Bill passed provides for and regulates access to voluntary assisted dying in New South…
ALAN Barr is one of the most popular speakers at the Myall U3A, giving presentations on Tudor history which are full of detail, scholarship, and humour. This month he satisfied the Myall U3A attendees’ intellectual curiosity by throwing light on…
EACH month a photograph is selected from the Myall U3A Photography Group’s monthly meeting to be published in News Of The Area. The chosen photo for May was submitted by group member Dawn Nealon as a tribute to ‘Socks’, the…
THE NSW Government has passed significant legislative amendments to enable RSL NSW sub-Branches across the State to improve their governance and accountability. Following the passing of the Bill on Tuesday, amendments have been made to the RSL NSW Act 2018…
LAST week a small group of Bulahdelah Central School (BCS) years 7, 8 and 10 students became Junior Members of the Bulahdelah Country Women’s Association (CWA). Students were nominated by their teachers and invited to participate in activities at one…
DISENGAGED youth in the MidCoast region will now benefit from an expansion of the NSW Government’s ‘Get Back in the Game’ program. The initiative aims to connect young people aged fifteen to nineteen years old with education, training and employment,…
THE Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Family Research Group is celebrating its twentieth birthday this month, with an anniversary luncheon at the Tea Gardens Country Club on 29 May. Present and past members and anyone who is interested in family research…
MIDCOAST Council’s ‘Community Conversations’ program continues across the region, giving community members an opportunity to speak directly to councillors and senior Council staff about what’s happening in their neighbourhood. The sessions are a way to raise issues that concern you…
MULTIPLE persons were trapped following a vehicle incident at Tea Gardens last week. The incident was managed by a multidisciplinary team, with members of the Port Stephens SES and the Tea Gardens Fire and Rescue Unit in attendance. Advertise with…
DRAFT plans outlining projects and services to be delivered across the MidCoast during 2022-23, along with MidCoast Council’s draft annual operating budget, are now available for feedback until 8 June. These plans are prepared each year to guide Council’s…