PORT Stephens Council heard an impassioned address at their inaugural meeting of 2024 from an advocate for disability rights – more specifically the rights of access for individuals who engage the service of an assistance animal. Andrew McGowan gained a…
PORT Stephens Koala Hospital is set to receive $2 million in funds from the NSW Government to increase their capacity for providing veterinary care to injured wildlife. Announcing the funding boost on Wednesday 21 February, Member for Port Stephens Kate…
STROUD’s State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers will gain a new, modern facility from which to better serve the community, after extensive community consultations alongside MidCoast Council. The current SES facility, located in Booral is, by Council’s admission, “insufficient to meet…
FOLLOWING its recent acquisition of a potentially life-saving automated external defibrillator (AED), Bulahdelah Tennis Club held a public information session to demonstrate its use. Dr Jason Bendall, a passionate advocate for improved health outcomes on the Mid Coast, provided instruction…
THE COMMUNITY Technology Centre (CTC) in Tea Gardens will close its doors for the final time on Thursday, 29 February, ending 21 years of service to the people of Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest and surrounds. Established 2003, the CTC was…
THE COFFS Harbour Chamber of Commerce hosted a General Manager’s Update Breakfast last Thursday at Opal Cove Resort, with City of Coffs Harbour’s (CoCH) Natalia Cowley guest speaking. Eighteen months into the General Manager (GM) role, Ms Cowley shared details…
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE been following with interest all the letters to the Editor regarding the proposed wind farms off the coast of Port Stephens. It seems to me that there is a lot of misinformation regarding…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE State Government has been betting that if it neglects its responsibility to maintain the ‘free camping ground’ at the Jetty long enough, the area will become sufficiently squalid to have residents begging for development…
ELEVEN-year-old Sophia Welsh has been chosen to be part of a seventeen-day soccer tour with the Australian Wanderers to compete in games with schools and clubs in England and France. Wanderers Australia is a tour operator offering international sports and…
FEBRUARY each year means that the U3A Fishing for Fun group gets together. We usually have a few new members as well to train up. The best way to kick off the year is to start fishing at Valla Beach.…