JUST hours before the statewide COVID lockdown started in Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, three locals took it on themselves to clear a mountain of rubbish near the Singing Bridge. “Many walkers, cyclists and drivers pass the area on…
LOCAL businesses have been hit by the flow-on-effects of COVID-19 pandemic and are struggling to bounce back. It’s no secret that COVID restrictions have impacted businesses, from QR Codes to COVID-safe plans, limited customers, lockdowns and uncertainty, local businesses…
PORT Stephens Koala Hospital is one of the region’s most important environmental not-for-profit organisations. It works across the region, including the Myall Coast, delivering quality care for koalas in need. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
DELTA is on everyone’s mind. It is separating us from our family and friends and this week we go into yet more restrictions with the lockdown in the regions extended until at least August 28. The new restrictions in…
THE Australian Government’s $320 million Sporting Schools Program is helping more schools than ever before provide opportunities for children to get active and experience the joy of sport. Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie encouraged schools across the…
OUR Backyard is an initiative by Macquarie Life Church helping to provide a safe parking zone for people who are sleeping in their cars. The zone is on the property of Macquarie Life Church on Macquarie Road in Cardiff…
IN the last six months, $110 million of new development has been approved by MidCoast Council as the area continues to feel the impacts of the regional COVID development boom. This includes $79 million worth of new residential housing…
WHILE the Myall Coast is currently recording no active COVID-19 cases, the NSW Government made the difficult decision to lock down the entire state at 5pm on Saturday, in response to growing case numbers in regional areas. Following updated…
NEW road safety upgrades and improvements will be delivered in the Hunter thanks to funding from the Australian Government. New South Wales Nationals Senator Perin Davey said the funding will deliver crucial road safety improvements across the Hunter region…
TEA Gardens paramedic Stephen Wilson has a vision for his local community. Stephen recently addressed the Myall U3A at a Friday discussion group and gave the audience a glimpse of how he believes the community could work together to…