LIFESAVERS from the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest SLSC launched a daring, after-hours rescue at Bennetts Beach on Sunday, 6 October. They combined to save a woman who was being blown out to sea. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
YEAR after year, for as long as I can remember October is the month when we fishers prepare ourselves for the summer invasion. Here they come! Thumping great summer whiting, marching along Stockton Beach on their annual northern pilgrimage. One…
A COALITION government will make home ownership viable for more Australians, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says, promising $5 billion to fast-track building projects. Mr Dutton on Saturday unveiled the coalition’s Housing Infrastructure Program, designed to expedite construction of up to…
HOUSING developments in flood-prone areas should be banned and properties in very high-risk areas must be eligible for buyback schemes. That’s according to a federal parliamentary inquiry into the responses from insurers to major flood claims, which also called for…
FISHERMAN David Holbert and his family moved to Soldiers Point in 1946. “Bob, Geoff and Ken, Rod, me and Sue – there was a heap of us,” explained Dave’s son, Trevor Holbert. “All fishermen at one time, except Sue –…
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION laws remain outdated in NSW despite recent changes that are set to improve equality for LGBTQI communities, advocates say. A wide-ranging but watered-down bill, drafted by independent MP Alex Greenwich, was passed into law in NSW parliament last Thursday…
AFTER more than a decade representing the Lyne electorate, Federal Member Dr David Gillespie has announced he will retire from Parliament at the next federal election. The National Party MP, who was first elected in 2013, cited a desire to…
MID COAST 2 Tops Landcare Connection has been awarded a $247,583 grant from the NSW Government to boost its environmental education efforts. The ‘Eco Burn Education – Phase 2’ project is funded by the latest round of the NSW Environmental…
RECENT events abroad may be proving overwhelming for some, so one local church leader is calling for a “refocus” to restore perspective. News consumers are being bombarded by images of the ever-escalating war in the Middle East, the ongoing conflict…
NSW AMBULANCE will roll out eight specially designed vehicles known as Hazardous Area Rescue Ambulances (HARA), the first of their kind in the world, optimising response capabilities during natural disasters and in difficult terrain. HARAs will be rolled out over…