Environment ministers summoned over bird flu threat Dungog Shire Gloucester District Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 ENVIRONMENT ministers have been summoned to a special meeting on the looming bird flu threat as Australia asks the US and New Zealand for advice on vaccinating wildlife. Federal minister Tanya Plibersek has called the meeting for October 18, correspondence shows, after pressure from conservation groups and the ACT government. ACT Environment
Concerns for poor condition of Gloucester Caravan Park Gloucester District Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 ADJACENT to a pretty reach of the Gloucester River is the Gloucester Caravan Park. Owned by MidCoast Council, its management has been outsourced since 2010. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us - media@newsofthearea.com.au In recent years, the condition of
A Magic Wand in Veterans’ Golf Gloucester District Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 THE day’s golf was magic, in the sense that Derek Wand sponsored the Gloucester Golfers’ event on Tuesday 1 October only to have the trophy return home when Anne Wand notched up the top score of the day. At least, that’s the way it would have worked had not
Tania Mihailuk calls for improved solar farm regulations Dungog Shire Dungog Shire News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 NSW One Nation leader Tania Mihailuk has taken Environment Minister Penny Sharpe to task in parliament over perceived inadequacies of legislation governing the development of solar farms in rural areas. Ms Mihailuk addressed the NSW Legislative Council on 26 September, questioning Ms Sharpe on the government’s planning framework for renewable
Quirky history honoured in Stroud Dungog Shire Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 RESIDENTS from across the Hunter and MidCoast regions flocked to the annual Stroud Brick Throwing and Rolling Pin Competition on Sunday, 6 October. Originally scheduled for July, the iconic event was rescheduled due to the Stroud Showground being waterlogged. The competition is run across four Stroud townships in four countries;
Letter to the Editor: Prices driving tourism away Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 6, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, FROM 25 - 28 September Coffs Harbour hosted touch footy at the stadium; that’s four days. It was very well organised, well attended and as usual, the grounds were presented in a professional, well maintained way. The total event was quoted to have fed $5,000,000-plus into the
Letter to the Editor: Perspectives on inflation Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 6, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, TODAY, I had insightful conversations with a small business owner and a financial expert from Sydney about the current state of the economy. The owner of a long-established restaurant in Coffs Harbour mentioned that he believed Labor wasn’t supportive of small businesses. I asked him if he
Pool price rise puts pressure on pockets Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad Coffs Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 6, 2024 SENIOR swimmers have been shocked by the increase in the price of admission to Coffs Harbour’s War Memorial Olympic Pool. One couple, aged 87 and 85, returned home after a few weeks away to find the price of their daily swim had increased from $4 to $4.60. Advertise with News of The
Accessible Film Studies group shoot their first film Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad Coffs Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 6, 2024 BUS STOP Films’ Accessible Film Studies Program has completed its first short film, a comedy called Go Your Own Way. Bus Stop Films, the award-winning social enterprise film school and production company, in partnership with TAFE NSW, has been working with nine students since it began in February 2024. Advertise with News
Baringa nurses and midwives await news of interim pay rise after joining statewide strike Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad Coffs Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 6, 2024 FED up nurses and midwives at Baringa Private Hospital are “anxiously awaiting” news of an interim pay rise, after their union agreed to negotiate with the NSW Government. The Nurses and Midwives Association has accepted an offer of a three percent increase to call-off rolling strike action, pending further talks and
