SHARING food is just one way that we share good times with family and friends over the holiday season. This year, as the cost of living crisis hits home for families, there are special treats that we can make that…
IT’S that time of year again, and as usual, Raymond Terrace Lions members have been busy helping the community prepare for the festive season by offering their Christmas gift wrapping service. For just a gold coin donation you can avoid…
THE NSW State Government is investing $73 million in Marine Rescue NSW over the next four years, following the volunteer water rescue service having its busiest year on record. The major funding was announced at Stockton last Friday, where a…
THE shared pathways around Seaham are officially connected with the installation of new informative signs that bring vibrancy to the area, enhance engagement with the environment, and encourage new visitors to the suburb. The project was possible thanks to a…
ELIGIBLE families and businesses in Medowie and Raymond Terrace will be able to upgrade to a full-fibre broadband connection as part of the Australian Government’s plan for a better National Broadband Network. These premises are among the 400,000 announced in…
THE Tomaree Ladies Probus Club, a group offering social opportunities for women aged over 55, recently celebrated its 30th Christmas Champagne Lunch. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –…
A MAN has drowned at Birubi Beach in Anna Bay, becoming the third coastal drowning in nine weeks for the region. It comes after incidents at Boat Harbour, not far from Birubi, and Stockton in October and November, respectively. Advertise…
THE land home to the former Colonial Ridge Retreat on Fleet Street, Salamander Bay has had a Development Application (DA) in place at the site and the adjacent property for many years. Members of the community have expressed concerns that…
REPRESENTATIVES from Quilts of Valour Australia teamed up with Welfare Officers from the Nelson Bay RSL sub-Branch at a special presentation at the Regis nursing home in Salamander Bay on 14 December. Robert ‘Bob’ Murray was the recipient of a…
CHRISTMAS memories will no doubt be made and revitalised as Carols ring out at Pindimar on Saturday 23 December, calling in the jolly old elf, Santa himself, on Christmas Eve. From 5pm, upon the shores of South Pindimar, the Pindimar-Bundabah…