LEGISLATION to prohibit sea bed petroleum and mineral exploration and recovery in NSW coastal waters will be introduced by the State Government. The Bill will legislatively implement the Offshore Exploration and Mining Policy published in February 2022. The Government says…
CROWN land managers, community groups, Local Aboriginal Land Councils, native title groups, tenure holders, and members of the public are invited to have their say on a review of the legislation that governs the management and use of Crown land…
IT’S that time of the year again when the MidCoast region gears up for the yearly bulky waste collection. Before you run out and leave your unwanted waste on your kerb, it’s important to double and triple check the collection…
ORDER of Australia honours were bestowed upon Professor Kelvin Kong on 26 January, recognising his ‘significant service to medicine as an Otolaryngologist, and to Indigenous health’. A proud Worimi man, Professor Kong grew up in Shoal Bay and Port Stephens,…
CLEAN Up Australia has revealed the findings of its new Litter Report, with plastics continuing to dominate the Australian litter landscape, marking 81 percent of all surveyed litter. Shedding light on the pressing challenges of plastic pollution across the country,…
HAROLD ‘Harry Gibson’, a stalwart Marine Rescue Port Stephens volunteer for almost four decades, has been recognised for his service with life membership to Marine Rescue NSW. Mr Gibson was presented the award at a recent Marine Rescue NSW board…
MIDCOAST Council has announced the decision to ‘transition out of the delivery of ageing and disability services’, following the Council meeting on Wednesday 7 February. Council now seeks proposals from private providers of ageing and disability services to replace the…
TELECOMMUNICATIONS have been an ongoing nightmare for Myall Coast residents, so News Of The Area has conducted a local review of what the current mobile phone infrastructure is in the area, in light of the imminent Federal Review. The official…
LOCAL Life Saver youth Abbey Keighran has been named the ‘Newcastle Permanent Hunter Junior Life Saver of the Year’ at a ceremony at Swansea Belmont Surf Life Saving Club on Sunday, 4 February. Abbey, fourteen, took out the female prize,…
FEDERAL Member for Lyn Dr David Gillespie has invited the newly recommenced Regional Telecommunications Review Committee to see firsthand just how bad reception is in the electorate. “Our region has a growing population, and the influx of holidaymakers places added…