WHAT a year it’s been. I joined the News Of The Area team in December 2020, with a passion for journalism and a love for the Port Stephens and Myall Coast areas and it’s safe to say that a…
CAN you imagine looking out your window and seeing crystal blue water and golden beaches with warm sand with the hint of some greenery? Can you imagine fishing spots, restaurants and walks along the water? If you can, you…
THIS is a meandering self-sufficient tropical plant who also grows itself really happily in subtropical-like locations like ours. However, reliably being able to feast on it means knowing how to tip the balance towards large tubers in known locations.…
STARTING at News Of The Area just three months after its inauguration in the Coffs Harbour region, it is hard to believe that over a year has already passed. If anyone had told me that as an academic and…
DEAR News Of The Area, I AM a resident of the Nambucca LGA. I live 22 km out of the town of Bowraville. I was astonished to read the composting article advertising residents of Nambucca Valley Council to “get…
SEVEN months ago, if someone had told me I’d be writing for News Of The Area (NOTA), I’d have said “Ya dreamin’!”, but here I am, and what a year it’s been. My year started with stepping outside of…
HAVE you been enjoying Coffs Coast News Of The Area and Nambucca Valley News Of The Area? Chances are you have and more than likely one of the reasons is because of the range of stories delivered by our…
AS 2021 comes to a close, we get to ponder on the year that was. The year that we hoped would be better than 2020 somehow disappointed us along the way as the Covid-19 virus failed to disappear and…
2021 HAS been a difficult year and our New Year’s celebrations may be a bit smaller than usual but it can still be infused with tradition and good cheer. Some of my favourite traditions come from Scotland where the…
DEAR Jasminda, Our neighbours have gone away for three weeks, and they’ve asked me to water their plants. I thought I would also use the opportunity to take daily swims in their pool, but they have padlocked the gate…