THE NSW Government has committed to outlawing coercive control in current and former intimate partner relationships as part of the response to recommendations from the Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control. Attorney General and Minister for Prevention of Domestic…
WOODSTOCKTON was billed as a great family day out and it didn’t disappoint. Stockton Bowling Club ramped up the energy and event attendees embraced their inner hippie as Woodstockton delivered a range of music that defined a generation. Advertise…
IT’S time for your weekly Police and crime update for the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District. Tomago Man Charged A Tomago man has been charged after allegedly blowing more than six times the legal limit after a crash in the…
NEWCASTLE airport is getting a makeover which will see more locals able to go up, up and away on international travels whilst allowing larger defence planes suitable runways for take off and landing. The Morrison Government has awarded a…
TOURISM is certainly booming in the Bay with plenty of people holidaying here this year and summer is set to sizzle with locals and visitors alike stripping down to swimwear and making a splash. For locals it’s a staycation,…
STRIKE Force Backhouse detectives have charged a third man following investigations into the fatal shooting of a woman in Stockton earlier this year. Just after 8pm on Wednesday 9 June 2021, emergency services were called to a home on…
THE PEP11 permit has been garnering strong community resistance since it was first applied for. Many News Of The Area readers will have followed this story from earlier this year when the Prime Minister stated that he did not…
WITH Christmas fast approaching and restrictions easing as we reach high levels of vaccination in the region, clubs and groups are enjoying the opportunity to catch up and enjoy the good times. The Combined Probus Club of Medowie had…
IT’s time for your weekly emergency services update. Salamander Bay Accident At 4:25AM on Thursday 16 December Salamander Bay Fire Rescue NSW responded to an accident at Salamander Bay Waste Station. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
DETECTIVES from State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad have arrested eight men and seized mobile phones, electronic items and illicit drugs, as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged transmission of child abuse material through…