ARTISTS and members of the Galleries in the Gardens (GiG) held the official opening of their Winter Warmer exhibition in Tea Gardens on Sunday 7 July, for the first time enjoying a daytime celebration. While the riverfront outside was grey…
RESIDENTS of Raymond Terrace and surrounding communities came out in droves to attend Port Stephens Council’s NAIDOC Week Opening and Fun Day on Thursday 4 July. The day began with a Welcome to Country, smoking ceremony, speeches and flag-raising ceremony…
TWO Soldiers Point Bowling Club Teams qualified for the State Open Pennant Finals by winning Flags in the Newcastle Zone. The 1st team – known as the ‘Ones’ – played for three days on the impressive grass greens at Ettalong…
AN event celebrating accessibility improvements to facilities at Little Beach proved popular with locals and visitors last Saturday. The event doubled as the launch of Port Stephens Council’s new Wellbeing Strategy. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
MORE than 350 school students, staff and Aboriginal leaders came together to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at a NAIDOC Week event at Kendall Public School (KPS) on Friday 28 June. Aboriginal…
THE Kendall Blues secured a 46-16 win over crosstown rivals the Laurieton Hotel Stingrays on Saturday, delighting a boisterous local crowd at the Kendall Showground for the club’s Andy Howe Memorial Day. The event, known as Howie’s Day, is held…
A NUMBER of local youth athletes have been offered opportunities to train and play at the elite level, however with most top performance programs located in capital cities, the strain on players and their families can be immense. Dunbogan’s Reeve…
FEMALE rugby league players from Camden Haven High School (CHHS) were out to impress when they took the field for the Lower North Coast Country Cup at Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie. CHHS entered teams in under 14s, under 16s and…
THE Kendall Blues delighted fans in attendance at their annual charity round on Saturday, running out big winners over local rivals the Lake Cathie Raiders. Blues winger Jye Rousell ran in three brilliant tries at the Kendall Showground, with his…
A MAJOR sticking point at the MidCoast Council Community Conversations last week in Hawks Nest was the design of the roadworks at the Tea Gardens end of the Singing Bridge. The community has been stridently calling for a fix to…