FOR people fleeing domestic violence and family violence the choice to leave pets is not always viable. Three in five Australian households have a pet, placing Australia’s pet ownerships as some of the highest in the world, however, due…
WITH 80 percent of NSW’s eligible population now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, new Reopening NSW Roadmap’s 80 per cent settings came into effect on Monday for those who are fully vaccinated. Community sport can resume, more friends and family…
FOR many of us the past week has been a constant series of scanning a businesses’ QR code, signing into a venue with the Services NSW App, before switching onto the Medicare App to show our vaccination status. Now…
ONCE again Port Stephens based Ampcontrol is winning awards. This time it is for one of their collaborative power projects. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)…
IF there was ever a need for more youth mental health services, it is now. COVID-19 has increased levels of anxiety and mental health issues faced by our youth. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
AFTER the black summer bushfires we all know that something has to change. Our attitude to climate change being one of these. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us…
SCIENTISTS at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have uncovered a new type of Hendra virus in flying foxes, confirming the virus can be found across a broad region of the country. A paper detailing the findings has been published…
It’s time for your weekly emergency services update. Port Stephens Marine Rescue Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au At 1:50pm…
ALL along the foreshore of Port Stephens there are a range of public reserves and parks, allowing public access for all. Yet some residents have taken it upon themselves to construct private structures on these reserves. Advertise with News…
DINE and Discover vouchers have been extended until June 2022 and we all have two extra vouchers in our Service NSW App. One additional Dine and one additional Discover voucher is available to each of us. Advertise with News…