SOCIAL women’s bowls has been beautiful in the winter sunshine, and though it’s chilly when the ladies start at 9am, by 9.30 it’s jackets off, sunnies on and enjoy bowling in the terrific conditions. Recent Thursday results are: J. Cedelland,…
THE Coffs Harbour Comets came south last weekend to meet the Nambucca Roosters for the round 10 clash at Coronation Park, Nambucca Heads. For the Roosters this was their Indigenous Round and all teams played in jerseys especially designed for…
NSW Farmers has stepped up to maintain an educational resource axed by the federal government. The popular ‘Kids To Farms’ program, which has facilitated an agricultural experience for 106 schools and 6151 students, was set to shut down on June…
MATTHEW is concerned his grandmother, Mable, may be the victim of elder financial abuse. He describes his grandmother as “old and frail, depressed and vulnerable”. Matthew is aware that Mable has a large amount of money in her bank account…
NEWCASTLE Doubles Carnival Nelson Bay had a strong presence at the Golf Croquet Doubles Carnival run by Newcastle National Park Croquet Club on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd July 2023 – 14 of the 48 players came from Nelson Bay.…
DESPITE the ongoing challenges faced by the real estate market, buyers continue to seek out properties in this area, displaying strong confidence in the region’s potential and future growth. Recent activity has proven that not just houses, but units also…
THE Rotary Club of Nelson Bay is building a garden at Tomaree Community Hospital. The extensive project has now passed the halfway mark on its journey to completion. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
THE ‘Human Whale’ is returning to Port Stephens on Sunday 16 July at Fingal Bay Beach and organisers are calling on all and sundry to turn out for the event. The Human Whale event aims, at noon, to have a…
HOPE is immortalised in a very special artwork now on display at Galleries in the Gardens on Marine Drive, Tea Gardens. Entitled ‘Hope – The Survival Tree’, the sculpture is a mixed-medium piece made from clay and copper wire, and…
BENNETTS Beach has been the inspiration for more than one incarnation of a Surf Life Saving Club, and rightly so as it is arguably the most beautiful beach in the world. Previous reports in the News Of The Area have…