MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions on Maitland Road between the Newcastle Inner City Bypass and Hexham Bridge for the Hexham Straight Widening project. From Monday 6 November, Transport for NSW will be installing concrete safety barriers along the…
A TEAM of Air Force personnel from RAAF Base Williamtown pushed a billy cart styled to resemble an F/A-18 Hornet from Williamtown to Rathmines on Saturday in support of mental health charity Beyond Blue. Taking on the challenge for the…
HOW far would you go to help someone in need? That question has become a key motivator for Liam Jackson, who has pushed himself to conquer progressively greater challenges over the past few years. Advertise with News of The Area…
THE safety of whales has been a major feature of the offshore wind debate currently raging in the Hunter, with claims spreading like wildfire on social media that the construction and operation of the renewable energy projects will threaten the…
THE Joint National Coast to Coast and NSW Coastal Conference was held at the Newcastle Exhibition and Convention Centre (NEX) last week, congregating over 250 delegates from a diverse range of fields on coastal management. Worimi Elder Auntie Dr Elizabeth…
BIRDLIFE Australia, leaders for bird conservation in Australia, have revealed the preliminary results for the Aussie Bird Count. With more than 420,000 counted, the colourful Rainbow Lorikeet once again comes out on top, beating the Noisy Miner with nearly 220,000…
A CHANGE in the pace of life has led me to spend the last couple of weeks on the Terranora Lake system, just west of Tweed Heads. I have mentioned that Tweed Heads is my hometown and I do enjoy…
TOMAREE Triathlon Club will host the Nelson Bay Foreshore Triathlon event on Sunday, November 5. “Every second Sunday we typically run a triathlon out in Soldiers Point during the summer months,” said Terry Withers, President of Tomaree Triathlon Club. The…
SUICIDE awareness documentary, The Promise, is screening in Nelson Bay on 8 November at 7:00pm, giving locals the opportunity to see an advance screening of this new Australian mental health film. The Promise is an adaptation of former ABC radio…
FEW are aware that an air strip was planned on Broughton Island. A group of developers had visions of subdividing the island for land sale with an airfield considered essential for the promotion of their enterprise. Surveyors had visited the…