THE need for community representation is being keenly felt across the Myall Coast and its rural surrounds, with a host of local candidates in the mix for the 14 September council election. The MidCoast Independents, a group of independent candidates…
PRE-POLL voting in the MidCoast Council election opens on Saturday, 7 September. There are six locations at which residents can cast an early vote. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone…
TWO paintings by a Tea Gardens artist have been reunited years after being separated to opposite ends of the planet. Gillian Fabiszewski is the artist behind ‘Tidal A and B’, a diptych (a pair of paintings created to be hung…
BULAHDELAH grazier and retired policeman Stephen Smith has thrown his hat in the ring for the 14 September council elections. Mr Smith, who will run as an independent, has lived in Bulahdelah for 47 years and currently runs a beef…
NOSTALGIA calls the Gen-Xers to the movies again this week, with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice commencing in early September in the hopes of driving costume sales for Halloween. A “legacy sequel” to Tim Burton’s 1988 film Beetlejuice, this film sees the return…
THE most common fish in our waterways -inside and outside the harbour, around all the islands and on all the beaches – is the bream. They are relatively easy to catch and they can be targeted all year round. The…
VOLUNTEERS around Port Stephens Bay stood vigilant to count the local and active dolphin population on Sunday 18 August. Under the auspices of ORRCA, the Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia, the volunteer army of spotters…
INCUMBENT mayor Claire Pontin will look to secure re-election to MidCoast council later this month, leading a team of six into the 14 September election. Elected to council in 2017, Ms Pontin served as deputy mayor from 2019-21 before taking…
WORIMI GRINGAI Elder Dr Elizabeth McEntyre will contest the 14 September MidCoast local government elections as an ungrouped Independent. Dr McEntyre, who lives in Tea Gardens, says she has been connected to the area from birth. Advertise with News of…
BORN and raised in the Manning, MidCoast councillor Peter Howard is running for another term on 14 September. Mr Howard, who resides in Forster, leads a group of six independent candidates (Group A) into the local government election. Advertise with…