THE NSW Government is urging young people to quit vaping and know the facts and dangers of e-cigarettes. In recent years, the use of e-cigarettes, or ‘vapes’ has become a large trend in younger Australians, particularly secondary students, due…
THE draft National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032 has been announced with four key pillars: prevention, early intervention, response and recover. However, Full Stop Australia, an organisation dedicated to supporting people affected by sexual, domestic…
FERAL animals, domestic pets, weeds and nesting sites disturbed by humans are wreaking havoc on our shorebirds and their habitats. MidCoast’s littoral rainforests are home for over 100 types of trees and shrubs. Advertise with News of The Area…
SHARK response capabilities will be enhanced at beaches across the state, with the NSW Government announcing a boost of $4.4 million for a suite of immediate additional mitigation methods, as well as ongoing funding of more than $85 million…
WHILE some parts of the Port Stephens and Myall Coast regions fared reasonably well during the recent flood crisis, others weren’t so lucky, and now 37 former emergency service chiefs have spoken out on the Federal Government’s management of…
PODCASTS have never been more popular, and local high school students are getting in on the act! According to the annual Infinite Dial Australia 2021 study, released by Edison Research and Commercial Radio Australia, 5.6 million Australians, or 26…
THE MidCoast Council initiative ‘#ShopMidCoast’ has won an annual Why Leave Town award. The initiative won the award for the ‘Most Stores to Receive at Least One Redemption’, with 194 stores within the MidCoast’s program benefiting from a ‘Why…
THE petition launched against the rezoning of beachside land at Hawks Nest has now closed. Four Corners episode ‘Obeid Inc’, released in November 2021, brought national attention to the rezoning of land at 1 Sanderling Rd, Hawks Nest, from…
THE NSW Department of Planning and Environment’s aim to reduce the complexity of the rezoning process has been welcomed by MidCoast Council. Council recently made a submission, endorsed by Councillors, to the department’s discussion paper on ‘A new approach…
THE Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Lions Club have received approval from MidCoast Council to restore the iconic Gould’s Petrel seabird frieze and to replace the beach wall located at Bennetts Beach in Hawks Nest. The steel frieze, which is…