MORE sympathy than action has resulted from recent meetings between Government and local resident groups over the Myall River’s severe sanding-up problems. On Saturday, 18 November, Myall River Action Group (MRAG) members met with Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington…
EDF Renewables Australia has applied for a feasibility licence to explore the viability of their Newcastle Offshore Wind (NOW) project within the declared Hunter offshore wind zone. The application period for feasibility licences, to be issued by the Federal Government,…
THE Myall Coast’s youth leaders are invited to apply to participate in the Y NSW’s Youth Parliament program in 2024, with submissions opening on 24 November. Young people in Years 10, 11 and 12 (or equivalent age) in all 93…
THE pioneering Glover family are well known and respected in the local community. Lighthouse keeping is synonymous with the family and their story is extraordinary. William and wife Lucy Palmer Glover arrived in the Swan River Settlement, Western Australia on…
THE Medowie Christmas Carnival 2023 is just days away (Saturday December 2), with the community set to come together for the most magical celebration of the year. Organisers are hoping for a record-breaking turnout this year of people joining in…
IT IS said that ‘good fishers know when not to go fishing’. Well, I don’t know where that leaves me because last Monday I went fishing and I should have stayed home. For me to catch cracker snapper, in front…
THE clear blue expanses of the bay have always been a holiday favourite, however new trends are seeing the region’s hinterland areas enjoy a boost in popularity. This year a Hinton property is putting the tiny Port Stephens town on…
THERE was great excitement in the Anna Bay/Bobs Farm district when, from out of the skies, descended an aeroplane under the control of none other than famous pilot Bert Hinkler. Many varied reports from media outlets covered the forced landing…
MEDOWIE Christian School is celebrating after taking the prize for Outstanding Vocals at the 2023 Junior Theatre Festival Australia, which was presented in Newcastle. Medowie Christian College student Lucille Collins told News Of The Area, “I was really excited when…
BY the time you read this story, the waterfront makeover of the Lemon Tree Passage foreshore will be a reality, ushering in a new future for the town. On the other hand it will create a degree of nostalgia for…