MIDCOAST Council has expressed disappointment that the Tea Gardens pool upgrade has again been delayed, saying the project has been plagued by unforeseen issues. Council claims the latest delay is due to the inability to secure the sub-contractors needed for the pool ramp tiling and plumbing. Advertise with News of The

WITH La Nina conditions predicted to continue into summer, MidCoast Council is calling on homeowners to help reduce the volume of stormwater getting into the sewerage system. Keeping stormwater out of the sewer has long been a challenge, but persistent rainfall over the past two years has highlighted the extent of

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