THE Coffs Harbour Golf Club is set to welcome a crack field of golfers to its course when it hosts a NSW Open regional qualifying tournament. The event, to be held for three days from 9 December, will be the…
THE effect of the coronavirus has taken its toll on many of the Hunter region’s newspapers with former Fairfax, now ACM, announcing 10 titles to stop printing until at least June. This comes after News Corp last week announced 60…
A man has been charged over an alleged stabbing in Port Stephens today. Just before 2.20am (Sunday 5 April 2020), emergency services were called to a house on Shoreline Drive, Fingal Bay, after reports of an assault. Officers from…
As at 11am today (17 March 2020), an additional 39 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed since our last update at 11am, March 16, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in NSW to 210. Info from: health.nsw.gov.au/ Cases…
With the Rural Fire Service (RFS) declaring dangerous fire conditions for tomorrow (Tuesday 12 November 2019), Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a State of Emergency. The following message details important whole-of-government information for the people of New South Wales. Please…
One Mile Beach was closed Thursday morning after beach goers discovered that a young humpback whale washed ashore overnight. The tragic scenes were first reported to ORRCA at 5am by a member of the public and the rescue team along…
ANN Scully is back, writing for the Myall Coast News Of The Area (NOTA) newspaper. The paper’s Publisher Mick Wright, said, “We recently received some community feedback whereby the NOTA needs to make some changes and improvements.” “It’s was an…
Cr Len Roberts has issued “Concerns Notices” under the Defamation Act against a number of people and organisations which he claims have defamed him. The notices refer to articles published in the Manning Community News and various Facebook pages and…
THE IPART submission for a rate rise in Port Stephens has been rejected. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) in handing down its decision wrote, “We found that the proposed SV expenditure is not required to reduce the Council’s…
Inquiries are continuing after the death of a teenager in a single-vehicle at Seaham (Port Stephens LGA). Just before 4.30am (Tuesday 18 September 2018), emergency services were called to East Seaham Road, East Seaham. It is believed a Subaru Liberty had left…