NEW leases on life and mobility are a godsend, as has been the happy experience for one local lady who was given back her independence through Myall Coast ingenuity. Gloria Lovell-Simons, one of the many active volunteers at the St…
THE NSW Government and NSW Police held a Community Safety Forum in Hawks Nest on Friday, 21 March, discussing police approaches to addressing and preventing crime in Port Stephens. Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley and Member for Port…
COLES and Woolworths are two of the most powerful and profitable supermarkets in the world but should not be split up, the competition watchdog has found in a major review of the sector. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released…
SHOCKING allegations of children being sexually abused, restrained for hours and served low-quality meals have prompted a government-backed parliamentary inquiry into the childcare sector. The NSW probe is the first called since an ABC investigation revealed widespread failings in the…
THERE is far more to fishing than catching fish. Over the past 10 or so years I have been spending one Sunday morning with the little people from Karingal Preschool. We gathered with other family members on Little Beach last…
THE Myall Coast Chamber of Commerce and Tourism is hoping Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest will benefit from a visitor boost during this year’s Sail Port Stephens event, which runs from 31 March to 5 April. Sail Port Stephens is…
NSW Police have launched rapid response units to tackle youth crime across the state. Operation Soteria is a high-profile strategy involving around 60 officers. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone…
WHAT makes Port Stephens different from other coastal communities is the raw beauty. Climb up Tomaree or visit the Gan Gan Lookout on Lilly Hill in Nelson Bay and you will soon realise what I mean. The beaches and colour…
FEDERAL Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson has accused the Liberal Party of spreading fear amid Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25 percent tariff on all steel and aluminium products imported into the US. Ms Swanson said the decision will…
INDEPENDENT candidate for Lyne Jeremy Miller visited Tea Gardens on Thursday 13 March, chatting to locals at Palm Lake Resort and the Tea Gardens Hotel. A small business owner who has lived in the Taree area for almost 30 years,…