PORT Stephens Council have stepped up to say thank you and welcome back to the Port Stephens community. In the recent Council meeting on 26 October, Councillor Giacomo Arnott moved an urgency motion resolving that Council recognises the work…
RESIDENTS across the state are expected to travel in large numbers to all parts of regional NSW from 1 November with the further easing of COVID restrictions. Transport for NSW Acting Deputy Secretary, Regional and Outer Metropolitan, Pete Allaway…
SURF lifesavers will have state-of-the-art communications systems following an $800,000 upgrade to the radio network servicing the Hunter and Lower North Coast regions of NSW. Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Taylor Martin was joined by the Minister for Police…
FAMILIES and friends will be reunited as Aussies start arriving home in time for Christmas, with NSW reaching the November 1 roadmap milestone and restrictions further eased for the double-vaccinated. From Monday, fully vaccinated residents can travel for holidays…
RESIDENTS can now receive push notifications on COVID-19 case locations on the Service NSW app so they are alerted to potential exposure risks as soon as possible. The enhancement is in addition to the red icon that appears in…
IT’S time for your weekly emergency services update. Truck Crash On 25 October there was a truck crash off the Pacific Highway just off Bucketts Way. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business.…
APPLICATIONS are now open to improve our local fishing environments. It’s all about improving the surrounding areas where fishers enjoy their sport. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us…
MYALL Lake prawns always bring a higher price than the school prawns from the Hunter River. In fact the professional prawners who seek them are limited in number. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
AS we move towards the new COVID normal it seems to be inevitable that schools will close as cases of the virus circulate amongst children who are too young to be vaccinated. The NSW Government is trialling Rapid Antigen…
WITH this year’s year 12 cohort having experienced the most disrupted past two years of schooling, there is hope on the horizon with placements for traineeships within the construction industry. Construction is also an area where there is a…