MIDCOAST Council is currently offering grants for community-led events during NAIDOC week. Events celebrating NAIDOC Week, and this year’s theme “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy”, will be held between 6 and 13 July. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us

IN June 2024, the MidCoast Council adopted its MidCoast Koala Strategy with the aim of guiding the conservation and management of koalas and their habitat across the region for the next five years. As part of the strategy, the council is conducting surveys to identify koala populations to enable it to

WHEN the word “permaculture” is uttered, some readers might have a vision of someone clad in well-worn gardening gear, with an old tattered hat, clutching a freshly dug bunch of carrots or spuds. Few would imagine a smartly dressed group, beers in hand, chatting animatedly at the local pub about gardening

THE Gloucester Tennis Club, established in 1923, quickly became (and has remained) a vibrant hub for tennis enthusiasts in the local community. However by 2020 it became clear that many of the facilities were approaching their use by date, and that it was necessary to carry out an audit of the