ALL regional and rural residents of Australia must be feeling the sadness of what is happening to REX airline, now under administration by Ernst & Young. In order to prevent its complete collapse, the Federal Government has acquired $50 million…
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…
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…
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…
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…
DOUG Blanch turned in a solid performance on Saturday 8 February at the Gloucester Golf Course to win in B grade ahead of visitor Clint Paton. Ben Veitch and Blake Murray won in A and C grades respectively. There was…
TELLING the incredible stories of Dungog is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. The independently-owned NOTA is proud to keep locals up to date with the happenings of the area. Now, NOTA is seeking more enthusiastic locals…