NEWLY elected Member for Myall Lakes, Tanya Thompson, delivered an inaugural speech last week in the NSW legislative assembly. Mrs Thompson is the first elected female representative for Myall Lakes and the youngest to represent the electorate. Advertise with News…
TECHNOLOGY outpaces even the most well-equipped media setups, and there is always more to learn and do, as the volunteers at Myall Coast Radio discovered in Tea Gardens on Wednesday, 24 May. The training came as part of a government…
THE hunt for leaks across MidCoast Council’s water network ramped up this week as the Regional Network Leakage Detection Project launched in the area. Technicians from Aqua Analytics will be using specialist leak detection equipment to find leaks along more…
LITERACY came to life when two children’s authors’ visited Tea Gardens Public School on Monday 22 May and Tuesday 23 May, as part of MidCoast Libraries’ ‘Great Books Festival’. On Monday, local schoolkids listened to best-selling and award-winning children’s author…
A DENSE matrix of government bureaucracies currently stands like the mythological Sphinx, slowing any real action on the Myall River mouth. In light of a recent series of stories on the Myall River and Jimmys Beach environmental situations, News Of…
THE Port Stephens Friendship Group has just completed a great eight day stay in the NSW Tablelands area, where they visited some great locations and enjoyed special eating options. President Keith Hobbs told News Of The Area, “Highlights included visits…
THE residents of Recluse Place in Salt Ash are breathing a little easier following the withdrawal of a contentious Development Application (DA) for one of the homes in their neighbourhood. The property, owned by Atwea College, had been marked as…
THE school initiative that recognises students for positive acts and excellence in citizenship, the Positive Behavior for Learning (PBL) program, is an embedded part of the Central and West Wards of Port Stephens. The community and school joint initiative promotes…
TILLIGERRY RFS was first to respond to a fire in Essendene Gardens, Mallabula, when a blaze engulfed the front section of the old squash court complex. The two storeyed rear structure incurred smoke damage and the fire was prevented from…
HOMELESSNESS NSW has strongly endorsed the NSW government’s plan to expand the Shared Equity Home Buyer Helper program to include access for victim survivors of domestic and family violence. A new government taskforce will be established, which will include Domestic…