CHHS students step up to ref touch footy gala day Camden Haven Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 13, 2024 MORE than 700 students from twelve local schools ventured to the Tuffins Lane Playing Fields in Port Macquarie to contest a primary school touch football gala day on Thursday, 5 September. The gala day provided many young players their first taste of the game, and an opportunity to experience the
Laurieton Voices Choir to host charity concert for local palliative care Camden Haven by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 13, 2024 THE Laurieton Voices Choir, a cherished part of the Camden Haven Concert Band, will be holding a heartwarming event titled ‘Songs to Raise You Up’ on Friday, 4 October at 2:00 pm. The concert will take place at the Laurieton School of Arts Hall on Bold Street, Laurieton. Advertise with News of
St Joseph’s Laurieton students excelling in STEM Camden Haven Camden Haven News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 13, 2024 THREE talented students from St Joseph's Primary School (SJPS) in Laurieton are gearing up for an exciting journey to Brisbane in November. SJPS students Gideon, Willem and Harry, alongside their dedicated science teacher Alfina Jackson, will participate in the STEM MAD (Make A Difference) Student Showcase - a prestigious annual
IRB trip honours surf life saver Bob Marsh Camden Haven Camden Haven News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 13, 2024 FIFTY years ago a group of surf life savers from Soldiers Beach on the Central Coast embarked on a groundbreaking journey from Sydney to Coolangatta by sea to showcase the effectiveness and versatility of inflatable rescue boats (IRBs). Last week a recreation of that trip helped pay tribute to a local
Camden Haven orchid lovers prepare for Spring Show Camden Haven Camden Haven News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 13, 2024 DON Kuchel's enchantment with orchids began more than fifteen years ago after a serendipitous encounter with a nursery in the Northern Rivers. “While travelling from Lismore to Ballina, I came across a small nursery and decided to look around,” Don said. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth
Letter to the Editor: The cutest animal you have never seen Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 13, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, EVERYONE knows and loves the koala but here in our Mid North Coast forests we have an animal that rivals even the koala for cuteness. The greater glider is about the size of a cat with round fluffy ears and an incredibly long tail. They are mostly
Letter to the Editor: Systemic housing unaffordability Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 13, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, WE constantly hear in the nightly news that the Reserve Bank manages inflation by increasing home mortgage interest rates, to reduce money available for consumption spending. This is now affecting middle income earners as well as low income earners with many examples of people paying up to
Letter to the Editor: Simple solutions to complex problems Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 13, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, THE Northern Territory election result, a decisive win for the Country Liberal Party, was fought largely on the issue of crime, particularly youth crime. More than most, being the NT, this means crime by Indigenous children. One of the first statements of the incoming Chief Minister, Lia
Community spirit takes flight to save entangled pelican in Nambucca Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 13, 2024 A BADLY entangled pelican has stolen the hearts of its rescuers and the community at large after WIRES volunteers and members of the public saved him from one of the increasing dangers to seabirds - discarded fishing tackle. Fishing line and tackle account for 90 percent of injuries sustained by
Scholarship helps to keep Gumbaynggirr language alive Coffs Coast Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 13, 2024 SCHOLARSHIP recipient Blake Cusack is in the second year of a full-time Bachelor of Education Degree at Southern Cross University, while also teaching at the Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School in Coffs Harbour. It is the first and only bilingual school of an Aboriginal language in NSW and provides education for school-aged
