IN times where social distancing is important it’s great to see more options available to entertain the kids outdoors these summer holidays. If you are looking for somewhere different or with extra facilities it could be a local school…
IT’S time for your weekly emergency services update. Land Search Operations course Members from the NSW SES Port Stephens, Newcastle, Maitland and Singleton units recently completed their Land Search Operations Course. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
REGIONAL residents are being urged to book their COVID-19 booster shots as soon as possible, to help local health staff manage the community’s transition from pandemic to endemic. The call came as official NSW case figures hit a daily…
WOMEN in leadership forms an important part of representing the wider community. The NSW Government has launched a new round of the Future Women Rural Scholarship Program to help women living in rural and regional NSW achieve their goals.…
FORECASTS on caseloads of COVID-19 in Australia are reaching new heights just as NSW reintroduces rules to help stem the rapid upswing in cases. For now we are back to the 2 square metre rule, QR code check in’s…
AS storms batter our eastern seaboard and climate change wreaks further havoc across the country and the world there has never been a better time to consider how we address climate change. There is a local not-for-profit that is…
FARMING oysters is a bit like farming the land in as much as, if you have a good crop and all others haven’t, the price rises and you cash in. Remember the cyclones which ravaged the banana plantations in…
ALONGSIDE almost 35,000 others who test positive for COVID-19 every day in New South Wales, Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson and her daughter have contracted the virus. “2022 has kicked off difficulty for my family with both my daughter…
2021 saw plenty of disruptions to life and our local libraries were no exception. However the Port Stephens libraries were opened to the public for 4,693 hours despite a 9 week closure due to COVID-19. Advertise with News of…
MEMBERS of the Port Stephens Community Woodworkers have their major fundraising activity each year during the summer holidays. This year the Club decided on a very ambitious project to construct a hand carved Australian Wildlife Chess Set. Advertise with…