DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to the article in the 4 April 2024 edition of NOTA where Port Stephens Council announced it had secured funding from the Stronger Country Community Fund (SCCF) to upgrade playgrounds in the Local…
WHEN it comes to harnessing netball talent in the Port Stephens region, they don’t come more passionate than evergreen volunteer Samantha Rumbel. After three decades of distinguished service as a decorated administrative officer for both the Dungog and Port Stephens…
AT 95-and-three-quarters Beattie Fuller has many tips for a long and happy life. She loves to cook and regularly enters the Macksville Show with her offerings. Beattie supplied NOTA with one of her favourite recipes, tested by local reporter Ned…
HISTORIC St Mary’s Primary School in the heart of Bowraville held an open day last Wednesday and welcomed around 50 families of present and future students. “Next week is Catholic Education Week so we were having an early celebration,” Principal…
THE bleak afternoon of Saturday 6 April gave way to the power of mutual voices in the shelter of the Recreation Hall at Scotts Head, where organiser David Booth introduced Haley Egan as a visiting choir leader from Bellingen. David,…
ON the evening of Thursday 8 September 2022 emergency services swiftly reacted to a reported fire threat at Eungai Reserve, but were unable to save a much-used storage shed from the flames. In daylight the storage shed was revealed as…
YOUNG people and their communities will celebrate Youth Week across Australia from 11 – 21 April. Youth Week is an opportunity for young people to get involved in the planning, development and management of a whole range of activities. Advertise…
NOMINATIONS for the Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Community Awards are now open, offering recognition to outstanding members of the Aboriginal community. The awards – presented by City of Coffs Harbour and the Yandaarra Aboriginal Advisory Committee – showcase the amazing…
BIG River Group’s Grafton timber factory has opened the doors to a major upgrade that will boost the supply of high-quality timber products to the construction industry across the state. The Australian and NSW Governments jointly-funded $10 million under the…
A LOCAL artists group which has been meeting for 24 years will present an exhibition and sale at the Sawtell Art Gallery from 13-23 April. The Coffs Coast Artists group began with several artists with like minds and interests meeting…