DEAR News Of The Area, THE week before Christmas, my husband David and I were shopping at Woolworths in Lake Cathie when a young lady gently tapped my hand and said, “Please, let me pay.” In all my years, I…
THE NRL identifies women’s rugby league as the fastest growing area of the game. Across the country, women of all ages are signing up to local and grassroots competitions. The recent inclusion of women’s tackle in Group 2 has struck…
THE LoggerHeads Malibu Club launched its 2025 Monthly Point-score Competition at Scotts Head on Sunday 16 February, with plenty of waves on offer and a much better than anticipated turnout of competitors. An encouraging 11 new members signed up and…
CARPET was something of a theme this past week at the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course – from a valued sponsor through to a club champion in a bother. More than 120 players hit the 18-hole layout on Valentines Day…
SATURDAY two person Ambrose sponsored by Tony Smith Tiling showed how popular these events are with over 70 players participating. With each player having to have at least six drives and the final score being reduced by 25 percent of…
SUMO FISH, partnered by apprentice Shae Wilkes, landed her Taree-based trainer and Dad, Wayne Wilkes, his second runner in the Racing NSW Country Championship Final, following their win in the $150,000 Mid North Coast Racing Association Evergreen Country Championship Qualifier…
Burrawan Lodge 594 Burrawan Forest Drive, Lake Innes PERFECTLY positioned in the serene countryside of Lake Innes, Burrawan Lodge presents a rare opportunity to embrace the best of rural living without sacrificing modern comforts. Spanning an impressive 120.2 acres (48.66…
OFFSHORE wind and a small easterly swell set the perfect scene for the beginning of the North Haven Boardriders’ 2025 season on Sunday, 16 February. The first club contest of the year featured 55 surfers across five grades – A,…
DEAR News Of The Area, I’D just like to offer a correction to Louise Cranny’s recent letter on the growth rates of trees and their potential carbon storage. As approximately half of the dry weight of a tree is carbon,…
DEAR News Of The Area, EMINENT scientists have estimated $25 billion of Australian coastal property is under threat from erosion caused by climate change fueled storm surges and they are advocating a staged retreat from development in coastal hazard zones.…