POWERHOUSE flanker Ryan Marshall is the latest young gun off Nelson Bay Rugby Club’s forward production line to make an impact in the Hunter Suburban Mens rugby series. The talented back rower showed why the Gropers are favoured to secure…
THEY may have lost on the scoreboard but Port Stephens Power AFL senior womens team came away winners after the Joey Potter Round at Ferodale Oval. On a day that perpetuates the memory of Joey Potter – the stillborn son…
RAYMOND Terrace Magpies have a genuine trump card in skilful utility halfback Kyle Handford. With his ability to bust the line and create opportunities in attack the talented number seven remains one of the finest playmakers in the Newcastle Hunter…
AFTER a prolonged period of match day heartbreak the Northern Hawks first grade rugby league team have returned to the winners circle. In a huge fillip for the Port Stephens league community, Brad Tighe’s youthful warriors are celebrating their first…
LOCAL not-for-profit organisation Young Minds Thrive is offering a limited number of free child development assessments for children aged three to six years thanks to a grant from the Mary MacKillop Today organisation. The Nambucca Valley-based charity is run by…
ANAMA Tesser used the public forum at last week’s Nambucca Valley Council meeting in South Arm to call out the poor state of roads in the Nambucca Valley and to highlight the rough condition of the unsealed section of South…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to add some further points to the article ‘Vegetation of View’ published in the paper on Friday 28 June, which weren’t articulated in that article in which I was quoted. Firstly, we…
DEAR News Of The Area, UNDERSTANDABLY, some don’t understand which level of government is responsible for what in Coffs Harbour. The writer of a letter to NOTA (5 July) is among them. The writer cries shame on City of Coffs…
DEAR News Of The Area, COMMUNITY members concerned about the appearance of Coffs Harbour will be pleased to hear that Transport for NSW (TfNSW) have advised that repainting of the northern entrance sound walls is scheduled for completion this month…
A DEEP passion for the written word has prompted local resident Fiona Hood to start a poetry group at the Coffs Harbour Library. Poetry readings have become a popular feature of the cultural landscape in recent times, even in Coffs…