PORT Stephens and the surrounding regions are home to a range of agriculture, including dairy farms. For farmers, being involved in the dairy business means that the farm works every day of the year and it is important that…
EACH month the Myall U3A Photography Group selects one special photo to be published in News Of The Area. The photograph selected at the Group’s October ‘Show and Tell’ meeting is of a juvenile magpie and was taken by…
AN exciting and affordable exercise program for people aged 50-100+ has re-launched at five locations in the MidCoast, including Tea Gardens, supported by MidCoast Assist. Now is the time to rebuild your strength after the COVID-induced period of hibernation.…
FAMILIES across Cowper will benefit from greater child care support sooner, with increased Child Care Subsidy (CCS) for multiple children brought forward from 7 March 2022, four months earlier than first expected. The increased subsidies were due to come…
WITH 80 percent of NSW’s eligible population now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, new Reopening NSW Roadmap’s 80 per cent settings came into effect on Monday for those who are fully vaccinated. Community sport can resume, more friends and family…
THE Myall Park Tennis Club operates and maintains the four artificial grass tennis courts in Myall Park, Hawks Nest. During 2021, the club acquired and installed new LED lighting for the courts. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
UNMANNED pools in the MidCoast Area will be investigated for their opening. In a Notice of Motion moved by Councillor Karen Hutchinson, the Councillor asked staff to report back to Council as soon as practical with the cost implication…
IN the recent MidCoast Council Meeting on 13 October 2021, Councillor Kathryn Bell raised a notice of motion to gauge support for a demerger of the MidCoast Council to return to the former constituent areas. This motion proposed the…
FOR many of us the past week has been a constant series of scanning a businesses’ QR code, signing into a venue with the Services NSW App, before switching onto the Medicare App to show our vaccination status. Now…
MIDCOAST Council’s Rural Living Strategy will have an extended exhibition period for a further ten weeks. Council is currently working on the Draft Rural Living Strategy, which has received immense feedback, particularly regarding paper subdivisions in the area. Advertise…