A FILM documenting the plight of koalas on Australia’s east coast will be screened at Scotty’s Cinema, Raymond Terrace on 29 September at 2pm. ‘The Koalas’, created by filmmakers Dr Georgia Wallace-Crabbe and Gregory Miller, discusses the species’ current predicament…
RURAL landholders on the Myall Coast are being encouraged to consider the support available for establishing environmental plantings for carbon on their land. Planting native trees and shrubs on cleared land can provide much-needed future habitat for native wildlife, and…
A POLITICAL spat is delaying housing relief for thousands of Australians, the government claims, as two key policies face fierce resistance. The Liberal Party, the Nationals and the Greens are united in their opposition to the Commonwealth’s Help to Buy…
IT seems that the release schedule for Australian cinema is built around the state to our south, as this week’s slate of family films arrives perfectly timed for Victoria’s school holidays. A heavy favourite for the next great, enduring animated…
IN the 1960s, development applications could be one page long, housing advocates say. Now, documents that run to reams of pages are spending months collecting dust on NSW bureaucrats’ desks, sending waiting times for much-needed homes skyrocketing. Premier Chris Minns…
CHEAPER petrol, lower beer prices and discounts on student debt have all been floated as potential Nationals policy as the party sharpens its pitch ahead of a federal election. Cutting and freezing increases linked to inflation on the fuel excise…
THE BOYS are back in town after some valiant Grand Finals efforts by the Myall River Hawks U13s and U16s, with both games played near Belmont on Saturday 14 September. On their way out of town, the two Hawks boys…
IT is every fishos dream to catch a big snapper – I mean a really big snapper. That dream came true for a couple of brothers who took advantage of the idyllic sea conditions to motor north of Broughton, where…
HEATHER Vaughan, whose family has lived in Tea Gardens for seven decades, will contest Saturday’s MidCoast election as the sixth member of the MidCoast Independents (Group B) team. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
MONDROOK’S Dheera Smith will seek re-election to MidCoast Council on Saturday, headlining the Greens ticket. A former high school teacher and journalist, Ms Smith was first elected to council in 2021. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…