ALMOST 90% of Australians have received at least one nuisance or unwanted call every week and a further 10% receiving more than ten nuisance or unwanted calls each week, according to a recent consumer survey undertaken by Crime Stoppers…
LAST week was National Water Week, an annual initiative that seeks to raise awareness among all Australians about the value of water. Running from 18-24 October, this year’s theme was ‘Caring for water and Country’, which aims to deepen…
AS households complete their bushfire Get Ready plan this week, MidCoast Council is urging everyone to register their plan via a 30 second survey. “We want every home on the MidCoast to have a bushfire survival plan this year,…
BULAHDELAH residents are banding together to form the Bulahdelah Showground Reserve User Group. It is envisaged that the group will represent the wider interests of all users of the Showground and create a cohesive vision for the site. Advertise…
IT IS now over 12 months since Myall Coast Radio had their very first broadcast in October 2020. The local station now features thirteen presenters, with a further nine waiting to be trained. Advertise with News of The Area…
ON Saturday morning, in a silent protest, ‘Open Our Pools’ signs appeared at the front of all five closed unmanned public pools in Stroud, Krambach, Bulahdelah, Nabiac and Tea Gardens in the MidCoast Local Government Area, NSW. Saturday’s protest…
SCIENTISTS at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have uncovered a new type of Hendra virus in flying foxes, confirming the virus can be found across a broad region of the country. A paper detailing the findings was published just…
IT’S time for your weekly emergency services update. Live Fire Safe Ready The NSW Rural Fire Service alongside the NSW Government and Fire and Rescue have launched ‘Live BushFire Ready,’ a program to support locals in creating a bushfire…
WHEN you purchase a #ShopMidCoast Gift Card to support local businesses and local jobs, you’re also backing a winner! Last week, Why Leave Town, the organisation behind regional shop local cards including the #ShopMidCoast gift card, won the NSW…
AFTER the black summer bushfires we all know that something has to change. Our attitude to climate change being one of these. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us…