SUMMER is well underway with holidays just around the corner. There are a few things to keep in mind these Christmas Holidays whilst spending time around the water. In 2020 alone, 258 people have lost their lives to drowning…
THE skies were heavy and threatening but in the true spirit of Christmas, the rain held off and the Stroud Christmas Twilight Market rocked Cowper Street on Friday evening. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
CONGRATULATIONS to Jack Nolan, recipient of the annual Lions Scholarship for 2021, and to Indianna McDonald, recipient of the 2020 Tea Gardens Lions Club Community Service Award. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
TWO Santa’s have been driving the Free Clinic Bus Service this week to say thank you to all their volunteer drivers. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –…
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and volunteers from the Myall Koala & Environmental Group are working together to protect a nesting colony of endangered little terns on Corrie Island Nature Reserve, as part of the NSW Government’s…
AN enthusiastic team from Myall Masters reconnected with other swimmers for the first time since COVID-19 restraints lifted, with nine swimmers participating in a mini swim meet hosted by the Maitland Merlots Masters Swimming Club at the outdoor 50m…
FOR 18 years, Rusty Sargeant has served as the Chair and more recently, the sole member of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Bulahdelah Support Group but on December 7, Rusty ‘hung up her wings’ and officially retired. In her time…
THE continued closure of the MidCoast district swimming pools continues to cause significant local frustration as the weather warms up, particularly with reports of unauthorised swimming occurring while the pools are seemingly locked down. Advertise with News of The…
ON Friday 4 December 2020 the Residents of Palm Lake Resort Tea Gardens (PLR) had the pleasure of presenting a cheque for $1,032 to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service during their weekly “Happy Hour” event. Unfortunately, this donation was…
WHEN it comes to being prepared there’s a new family in the area that is bringing their kids up to be just that. Scouts has been teaching children how to be prepared in Australia since 1908. From its English…