Tea Gardens Soccer Club
WE HAD a perfect day to see our season out and present all of our players with their trophies. The giant slippery slide, face painting, games, Bush Turkeys’ coffee cart and Super Hubert made the day one to remember. The…
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RSL sub branches meet for inaugural tournament
CAMARADERIE was palpable at the inaugural Tea Gardens RSL Sub-Branch Bowls Tournament, hosted at Tea Gardens Country Club on the weekend. The event was open to all RSL Sub-Branches within the Central Coast, Newcastle, Greater Hunter and NSW Mid-Coast districts,…
Gillespie praises news expansion
I’D like to take this opportunity to congratulate the News Of The Area newspaper group on “spreading its wings” further afield and establishing a new publication in Gloucester. Many locals rely on their local newspaper to find out about what…
Letter to the Editor: The importance of local reporting
DEAR News Of The Area, THANK you for the invitation to be a part of what we must hope will become as much a part of the community as the Dungog Chronicle in its original form had become. The Chronicle…
Unbeaten Medowie Glitter Bombs are the pride of Port Stephens Netball
THE Medowie Glitter Bombs have taken the Port Stephens Netball Association by storm. Competing against players two years their senior in the Intermediate Four division, the gifted team members demonstrated exceptional skill to be crowned undefeated champions. The competition was…
Hawks Nest Ladies Golf Report
CHARITY Day 2024 The sun was shining on a sea of pink and teal at Hawks Nest Golf Club last Tuesday. It was our annual Charity Day, raising valuable funds for research into breast and ovarian cancer through the HMRI.…
Dunn wins women’s novelty golf
THE Gloucester Ladies Golf played a three-clubs-plus-putter event on Wednesday 25 September and Margaret Dunn ignored the obvious limitations suggested by the terms of the competition and turned in a solid round for a win. The event was sponsored by…
Gresford Vacy Football Club celebrate successful 2024 season
GRESFORD Vacy Football Club (GVFC) has finished the most successful season in the club’s history with three championship trophies and another three runners-up medals. The Under 12/02s were the first to claim the top prize for the Scorpions with a…
Letter to the Editor: Tired of political bravado
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Albanese Government has stated repeatedly it is firmly committed to delivering greater assistance to the Australian’s facing cost of living challenges. “Indexation together with our budget measures, means maximum rates of Commonwealth rent assistance…
Mayoral Column: Mayor Paul Amos
IT has been a privilege and honour to be the Mayor of Coffs Harbour for the past three years. I am particularly proud of leading a brave Council that made tough decisions that were necessary to repair the Council’s financial…