THE Hunter Region Botanic Gardens cover an area of more than 130 hectares, much of which has been preserved as natural bushland. The Gardens are managed, maintained and developed by a non-profit company of volunteers. To welcome visitors, the Gardens…
ST SAVIOUR’S ANGLICAN CHURCH – a heritage listed site in Williamtown – may become lost to its congregants due to development of the surrounding land. The chapel, which has stood at its site on Cabbage Tree Rd since 1927, falls…
THE recent AGM of the Combined Medowie Probus Club has seen a new Committee elected for the year 2023 to 2024. After the AGM, members adjourned to the Lakeside Tavern for a Changeover Lunch and the start of the new…
WHEN 83-year-old John McDonald was unable to restart his 4WD after stalling at a roundabout on the way to Millers Forest, he hopped out of the vehicle to give it a good old fashioned push. As luck would have it,…
RESIDENTS of Port Stephens are being reminded that though there is no longer much media coverage, COVID-19 is still a present concern, particularly for communities with aging populations. The NSW Department of Health tracked a small spike in cases in…
NEWS OF THE AREA is launching a series profiling the ‘Community Heroes’ of Port Stephens, and who better to start with than November Sheehan. November has started two grassroots programs in recent years, both aimed at supporting the vulnerable in…
CHRISSY Hampton didn’t set out to be a children’s author. In fact, she didn’t set out to be a writer at all. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –…
THE opening of the fifteenth annual Port Stephens Art Prize filled the Port Stephens Community Art Gallery with 180 eager art lovers. Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington officially opened the event, with the effervescent Christine Blosdale, a social media…
WORKPLACE safety has come a long way but it can still get better. For Ampcontrol, one of the region’s bigger employers, it is a matter of life and death for their employees and the company is breaking new ground in…
THE Raymond Terrace Writers, a group of local scribes who meet regularly to improve their skills and hone their craft, are about to release their fourth book. Twelve writers have compiled 57 stories for this new publication, entitled ‘And so…