DEAR News Of The Area, FELLOW Australians, this decade will go down as one of the worst in our short history as a debacle over a reckless pursuit of renewable energy. Australia is a democracy so why won’t our Federal…
ANNA BAY tavern will once again host the Thommo’s Country Hope Annual Pig Races on Sunday 16 February. The annual event is named for the former proprietor of the Anna Bay Tavern, Ian “Thommo” Thompson, who allowed the inaugural event…
SAMANTHA owns a farm upon which the cultivation of a variety of vegetables is conducted. Robert works on the farm, but only receives an irregular and low income as compensation for his efforts. After her husband’s death, Samantha tells Robert…
THE City of Coffs Harbour is now accepting feedback on the concept design for the West Coffs Shared Path project. The project aims to establish a convenient network of pathways throughout West Coffs Harbour and improve access to the City…
DEAR News Of The Area, Following Kenneth Higgs’ excellent recent letter in your paper, I offer a few more facts and figures for this nuclear energy debate. After just 44 years of fairly erratic and irregular output, Wylfa nuclear power…
CAPTAIN America: Brave New World hits screens this week, looking for a late Summer boost as Anthony Mackie tries to make the role his own, facing off against Harrison Ford as “Thunderbolt” Ross (previously played by the late William Hurt)…
DEAR Jasminda, FOR a couple of years I’ve been encouraging the kids to use our local Return and Earn facility, but lately they can’t be bothered, so now I recycle the cans and bottles and cash in the vouchers. It…
PETER Thomson, lead curator at Newcastle Art Gallery, will judge the 2025 Anderson Art Award competition. “Peter joined Newcastle Art Gallery in early 2023 in anticipation of the gallery’s reimagined and expanded operations,” said Anderson Art Award coordinator Ian Morphett.…
NELSON Bay Neptunes rule the representative touch football roost in the Hunter region. Fresh from their record-breaking trophy double at the recent Peter Wilson Memorial Cup championships at Tomaree Sports Complex, the Neptunes are basking in glory with a number…
DEAR News Of The Area, WERE others, as I was, reminded of the days at the beach in the ‘60s with Stinker’s photo of Olive Tulk? Such a memory of heading to the beach, mum with her new swimsuit, and…