COUNCILLOR Claire Pontin was elected as MidCoast Mayor for a second consecutive term as the new-look council met for its first ordinary meeting last Wednesday. Jeremy Miller was elected as Deputy Mayor. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
POLICE are appealing for public assistance after a crash involving a Kombi at Wootton. Just before 5pm on Friday 11 October 2024, emergency services were called to the M1 Pacific Motorway, Wootton, following reports of a single vehicle crash. Officers…
INDIGENOUS leaders remain confident Australia will enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice to parliament in the constitution, one year on from the referendum defeat. More than 60 percent of Australians voted ‘no’ in the referendum on October 14,…
COUNCILLOR Claire Pontin was elected as MidCoast Mayor for a second consecutive term as the new-look council met for its first ordinary meeting last Wednesday. Jeremy Miller was elected as Deputy Mayor. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
TELECOMMUNICATIONS services using 3G networks will cease to exist as of 28 October. The shutdown is to improve the capacity, speed and reliability of the 4G network and to roll out 5G to more Australians. More than mobile phones will…
WITH the return of spring comes the start of beach-nesting bird season on beaches up and down the coast, and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is taking this opportunity to remind the public on how you can best…
IT is interesting to discover the background of local fishing families and why they chose to move to Nelson Bay in the first instance. One well known local fishing family, the Sproules, originally from Tasmania, certainly have one of the…
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…
PORT Stephens’ history shows that we have plenty to be thankful for if you are a lover of seafood. Commercial fishing has been carried out throughout the Port and along the local beaches since the mid to late 1800s, originally…
AT a topping out ceremony last Thursday, 3 October, the last steel roof beam was placed on Newcastle Airport’s new International Terminal, marking the completion of major construction. Finishing works continue on the terminal, which is scheduled to open by…