Community contributions recognised at Citizen of the Year Awards Camden Haven Camden Haven News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 CAMDEN Haven’s Community at 3 have been recognised for their invaluable contributions to the local area, receiving a top honour at Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s annual awards. The Citizen of the Year Awards were presented on Sunday, 26 January at the Port Macquarie Astronomical Observatory, Rotary Park. Advertise with News of
Stingrays Seafood Festival supports a community in need Camden Haven Camden Haven News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 ALMOST 400 community members attended the inaugural Stingrays Seafood Festival on Saturday, 25 January, with more than $8000 raised for Laurieton Seafoods and the Laurieton Fisherman’s Co-op. The festival-turned-fundraiser, hosted by the Laurieton Hotel Stingrays RLFC at the Brigadoon Holiday Park, will direct key funds to the recovery of the
MidCoast councillor endorsed as Labor candidate for Lyne Camden Haven Camden Haven News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 MIDCOAST Councillor Digby Wilson has been endorsed as the Australian Labor Party (ALP) candidate for Lyne in the upcoming federal election. Mr Wilson cites Labor’s commitment to “progress, nation-building and delivering for regional areas” as central to his candidacy. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.
The Write Direction: La Niña equals La Lovely Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 OUR weather bureau is predicting a La Niña event for our climate this year. They call it the “great rainmaker” as it increases the prospect of a soaking start to 2025 right across Australia. The opposite event is called El Nino, or lower than normal rainfall, which creates great fear
Letter to the Editor: Council’s role in bushfire mitigation Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to MidCoast Council’s (MCC) comments in the article on page 3 of the NOTA on 26 December (‘Concern over lack of bushfire strategies’), I suggest your advice from MCC is flawed. I raise the following facts: 1. MCC states that it is not the “lead agency
Letter to the Editor: Lessons from Los Angeles Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 DEAR News Of The Area, THE world has watched the devastation and loss of life caused by the catastrophic bushfires in LA and our condolences go to those affected in California. Whether you believe in ‘Global Warming’ or not, historically in Australia, we experience the same ‘catastrophic’ conditions on average every seven
Palm Lake Tea Gardens residents Celebrate Australia Day in the cool Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 AUSTRALIA Day was celebrated in style at the Promenade of Tea Gardens Palm Lake Resort, by close to a hundred residents. The afternoon boasted a quintessentially Australian menu of traditional roast lamb with mint jelly and gravy, roast veggies, pavlova and lamingtons. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth
Charity pig races return in support of Pindimar/Tea Gardens firies Myall Coast Myall Coast - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 LONG-DELAYED charity pig races returned to the Tea Gardens Country Club on Australia Day long weekend, in support of the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade. Unforeseen human matters held the piggies back from their previously scheduled October long weekend derby, but the seven little porkers were ready to run for
Myall U3A signs up big numbers for education courses in 2025 Myall Coast Myall Coast - popup ad Myall Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 MYALL University of the Third Age (MU3A) saw a massive turn-out for their annual sign-up day, with dozens of locals, new and returning, seeking to better themselves throughout 2025. Courses offered this year include: Art, Big Ideas, Card Games, Choir, French, Film, Garden, Musicals, Strings, Photography, Spanish, Writing, and Yoga.
Tea Gardens Lions uphold long-running BBQ breakfast tradition Myall Coast Myall Coast - popup ad Myall Coast News Photo Gallery by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 AUSTRALIA Day was celebrated in traditional fashion with the perennial return of the Tea Gardens Lions Club Breakfast BBQ to Moira Parade park in Hawks Nest. The much-loved annual event was run by the tireless Lions, many of whom sweltered the whole morning over hotplates as the burgeoning crowd gathered
