MIDCOAST Council is encouraging community members to get behind its new permanent water conservation measures this National Water Week with a quiz and special giveaway. Anyone who completes Council’s Water Wiser Quiz can collect a Hoselink trigger nozzle and hose…
The FIRST referendum in a generation, regarding the First Nations Voice to Parliament, occurred on Saturday, 14 October. Visiting two polling places in Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest, News Of The Area was reassured by nary a trace of politically-charged animosity, as…
EDUCATION is a top priority for the Myall River VIEW Club this Anti-Poverty Week, which runs nationally from 15-21 October. Established in 2002 by the Social Justice Project at the University of NSW, Anti-Poverty Week was inspired by the United…
SPACE is at a premium, and the Tea Gardens Lions Club has just won a Prepare and Recover Grant to build a fit-for-purpose facility, providing much-needed community storage capability. The $23,822 grant comes via the Foundation for Rural and Regional…
AS preparations continue in the transition to management of Varroa mite in NSW, a range of support materials have now been made available to assist beekeepers begin to learn to live with Varroa mite. NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW…
RARE facetime with MidCoast Council’s top decision-makers and administrators will happen when Council hosts its ‘Community Conversations’ at the southern end of the MidCoast Local Government Area in November. This will be the second of two times this year that…
MARINE Rescue NSW volunteers across the state have experienced their busiest September on record, completing 361 rescue missions and returning 782 people to shore last month. Across the eight Hunter/Central Coast Units 111 rescues were completed, with 18 in Port…
POLICE are appealing for information as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged robbery and assault in Coffs Harbour last year. About 10pm on Sunday 22 December 2022, two men parked their vehicles – a silver Holden Commodore and…
DEAR Jasminda, Friends recently invited us to their home for a wood-fired pizza night. As committed pizza makers, we were excited to show off our skills and arrived with toppings for a spectacular salmon pizza. After spending time arranging red…
FOR the proprietor of Deepka Indian Restaurant in Raymond Terrace, the past few years have been a significant struggle to survive in business. Things have recently become much more difficult due to what appears to be a targeted campaign of…