THE upgrade of Mermaid Avenue, Hawks Nest, is commencing this week, weather dependent. These roadworks are part of Council’s $7.5M local roads improvement package this financial year. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us -

EACH year, on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, we pause for Remembrance Day to honour and commemorate all Australians who have served our nation in war, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. In particular, we remember the more than 103,000 Australian servicemen and women who have

ON Thursday, 27 October the 1st Bulahdelah Scouts Group took a field trip to the Bulahdelah Rural Fire Service depot. Brigade Captain Rod Parr explained the new Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS), and how to use an app called Emergency Plus, which uses GPS functionality built into smartphones to

CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has announced a new phase in its National Koala Monitoring Program which is set to deliver a robust estimate of the national koala population. The new phase includes $10 million in funding over the next four years, which was announced by Minister for the Environment and

EACH month a photograph is selected at the Myall U3A Photography Group’s meeting to be printed in News Of The Area. This month’s theme was ‘Industrial’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us -

IN recent months, members of the Lions Club of Tea Gardens have undertaken the restoration of the iconic frieze wall at Bennetts Beach, Hawks Nest. The wall, with stunning views over the beach out to Cabbage Tree Island, features friezes of the once endangered Gould’s Petrel who breed on the now

OUR farmers and families across the state have been doing it tough due to the floods and the people of NSW have responded by donating their recycling Return and Earn credits to the cause. Thanks to generous Return and Earn recyclers in NSW, not-for-profit GIVIT has raised more than $17,000 to

A DRAFT Plan of Management for Bulahdelah Showground has been developed by the MidCoast Council. The Bulahdelah Showground is a long-established recreational space and important meeting place within the community accommodating a diverse range of uses with regular user groups whilst also providing economic benefits for the local community through

GARAGE Sale Trail returns to the MidCoast over two weekends on 12-13 and 19-20 November. Mr David Rees, Manager of MidCoast Council Waste Services, said the event is a “fun way for residents to connect, make some money and keep good stuff out of landfill”. To participate, you can declutter and sell

SPRING is here so watch your step because beach-nesting birds have started setting up home on Port Stephens’ sandy shores. Shorebirds such as endangered Pied Oystercatchers and Little Terns lay their eggs in shallow scraped-out nests in the sand, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Threatened Species officer Ms Katherine