IT’S time for your weekly emergency services update. Stroud House Fire Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au On 4 November,…
FOLLOWING the campaign to ensure every MidCoast household has a bushfire survival plan, MidCoast Council is now urging local businesses to Get Ready for emergencies too. Being prepared can improve recovery; it can mean the difference between your business…
THE Barrington region is famous for snow on the Barrington Tops and rugged high country, however a recent change in marketing is paying off for MidCoast Council. The area is home to the Gathang-speaking people, and sits within Worimi…
AS Local Government Elections approach, News Of The Area is introducing you to the candidates for the election. Len Roberts will be running again this election, with a group consisting of Janelle Matthews (Tea Gardens), Arthur Baker (Bulahdelah), Cliff…
RESIDENTS across the state are expected to travel in large numbers to all parts of regional NSW from 1 November with the further easing of COVID restrictions. Transport for NSW Acting Deputy Secretary, Regional and Outer Metropolitan, Pete Allaway…
IT’S summer in Australia and that means it’s time to hit the beach. Residents and visitors to Port Stephens and the Myall Coast can rest assured that our beaches are good to go, with the NSW Government releasing the…
COUNCILS could have more say in protecting NSW’s invaluable heritage and history under recommended changes to the State’s Heritage Act. Local Government NSW (LGNSW) President Linda Scott said a Parliamentary report released following a review of the almost 50-year…
THE NSW Government has taken an historic step to help coastal farmers produce more and better prepare for drought and bushfire by allowing greater water capture through an increase in harvestable rights. Coastal farmers and landholders can currently store…
RESIDENTS across the state are expected to travel in large numbers to all parts of regional NSW from 1 November with the further easing of COVID restrictions. Transport for NSW Acting Deputy Secretary, Regional and Outer Metropolitan, Pete Allaway…
SURF lifesavers will have state-of-the-art communications systems following an $800,000 upgrade to the radio network servicing the Hunter and Lower North Coast regions of NSW. Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Taylor Martin was joined by the Minister for Police…