THE Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are calling on anglers to donate their fish frames. The fish frames from recreational fishers are required to help with the monitoring of Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, Snapper, Dusky Flathead, Blue Spotted Flathead, Pearl…
IF you think you have been sweating more as climate change progresses, you may be right. The last seven years have been the hottest ever recorded, according to data from the European Union’s (EU) satellite system. Advertise with News…
PORT Stephens residents are being encouraged to comment on the draft National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032. Liberal candidate for Paterson, Brooke Vitnell, is urging locals to provide feedback. Advertise with News of The Area…
ALTHOUGH it may be January, the Christmas good news is still flowing in, with Port Stephens-Hunter Police District providing an update on their Christmas drive for the elderly. Port Stephens-Hunter Police District Aged Crime Prevention Officer Senior Constable Wilcox…
DUE to the steady increase in COVID-19 cases across the Myall Coast, the Tea Gardens Lions Club has made the difficult decision to cancel the Australia Day Breakfast BBQ scheduled at Moira Parade Reserve on 26 January 2022. Tea…
A PARTNERSHIP between local artists and environmentalists has been hailed a success, despite COVID restrictions. For the first time in its five years, the annual Summer Cooler exhibition by the members of Galleries in the Gardens (GIG) was sponsored…
COUNCILLOR Claire Pontin is the new Mayor of the MidCoast Council. Following a Mayoral election at the first MidCoast Council meeting on 12 January 2022, previous Deputy Mayor and Labor member Claire Pontin was elected to fill the position…
THERE’s a dedicated group of volunteers who are conducting a study of terrestrial birds on Broughton Island. Members of Hunter Bird Observers Club (HBOC) began a study of terrestrial birds on Broughton Island in 2012. Advertise with News of…
IT’S official – the hospitality industry has been hard hit by COVID-19. However, the latest measure of the downturn is a rather interesting one. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
BEACHES across the east coast of Australia, including those in Port Stephens and the Myall Coast, were closed and on high alert all day Sunday, following the dramatic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano near Tonga. The…