NELSON Bay Rugby Club are on the Hunter Suburban Rugby Mens premiership prowl. The much vaunted Gropers achieved the first part of a potential 2024 quinella when they edged out Newcastle Griffins 17-14 last Saturday at Dangar Park to wrap…
A NEWCASTLE Under 16 Boys representative side, led by Medowie FC Head Coach Matt Morris, took out the Northern NSW Community State Youth Championships last month. The Newcastle team, which included an array of Port Stephens talent, toppled Hunter Valley…
THE Nelson Bay Croquet Club hosted the NSW Silver Brooch State Championship from Saturday 27 to Monday 29 July 2024. The NSW ‘brooch’ tournaments are designed to provide competition for players across the normal division boundaries – the Silver Brooch…
PORT STEPHENS’ emerging junior football talent have featured prominently in this year’s Northern NSW Football Community State Youth Championship campaign. Thirty-five of the region’s up and coming prospects represented Newcastle with distinction at the prestigious annual tournament staged at the…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to my correspondence (NOTA 19/7/24) Howard Dengate claims (NOTA 26/7/24) that vast tracts of farmland won’t be carpeted with solar panels and wind turbines as only a mere 1200 square kilometres will be…
ALTHOUGH 1922 proved to be another good year for butter manufacture and the new produce department was doing well, mid-April 1823 saw a major turning point in dairy production. Parliament introduced the Dairy Industry Act to bring about an overall…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to comment on statements in Mr Greg Osborne’s letter to the editor, 21 July, about the Camden Head Pilot Station management. Firstly the letter infers that the community hasn’t been involved in…
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE uncovered a dastardly move by Kempsey Council to be clandestine greenies. I researched Kempsey Council’s case for a 42.7 percent rate rise. I was shocked to see, buried deep inside one of their…
CAMDEN HAVEN News Of The Area (NOTA) is seeking more enthusiastic locals with a background in writing to join the team. “If you have a background in writing, and a passion for your local community, I would love to hear…
DEAR News Of The Area, IS it simply my imagination or is the standard of driving getting increasingly worse? Why do some drivers indicate right when going straight across a roundabout? Or worse, indicate right to exit a roundabout! Barely…