BEACHES Hockey Club have been busy preparing for the new Hockey Coffs Coast season, which gets underway on Saturday, 6 April. Beaches Hockey Club are coming off a successful year in 2023. The club’s Beaches Seahorses side won the Women’s…
DEAR News Of The Area, There is a petition circulating around businesses regarding employers and staff working in and around the town centre and the problem of a lack of all-day parking. It is a basic expectation that people can…
THE Coffs Harbour Dog Club has hosted their Autumn Trials in agility, jumping and games at the Rex Hardaker Oval in Toormina over the weekend. Dogs jumped hurdles, traversed tunnels, and clambered over A-frames, dog walks, seesaws and through weave…
FAMILIAR to many residents and regular visitors to the Tomaree Peninsula, Port Stephens Church of Christ holds a highly visible location along Nelson Bay Drive in Salt Ash. Since December of 2023 the congregation that gathers at the 55-year-old church…
MIDCOAST Council area pools will cease to be managed by The Y NSW as of the end of the current financial year. Existing contracts are set to expire on 30 June 2024. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
RECENT Budget Estimates discussions have revealed that current NSW Government plans for the revitalisation of the Jetty Foreshores include up to 250 residential dwellings and 200 short stay units being built in the precinct. On February 20 2024, both Greens…
DEAR News Of The Area, THERE have been many discussions about the Federal Government’s announcement to introduce Vehicle Emission Standards and the vehicle industry consultation which started a year ago. Most countries around the world have Fuel Efficiency Standards, which…
A MOTORCYCLE rider has died after a crash at Boolambayte. About 11.10am on Sunday 17 March 2024, emergency services were called to the Lakes Way, Boolambayte, near Bulahdelah, after a Harley Davidson motorcycle and a Ford Territory collided head on.…
NOTING the hardship that many families and individuals in her electorate are experiencing in the current economic climate, the Member for Paterson, Meryl Swanson, has sought to help them find ways of easing the pressure on their finances by providing…
COAL handling facility Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) has been fined $15,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) over an alleged pollution incident during ship loading activities in Newcastle Harbour. The EPA’s investigation found that PWCS breached a condition…