IT’S time for your weekly Police and Emergency Services update for the Myall Coast. Marine Rescue 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 At 10:00am on 7 October, Marine Rescue Port Stephens received a request

  ONCE you have your ‘Get Ready for bushfire’ plan in place this year, MidCoast Council is asking you to register online. “We’d like to get a picture of how many MidCoast households have a Get Ready for bushfire plan in place, and which parts of the region are well prepared for

  SURF lifesaving patrols are back on our beaches for the summer season, with both volunteers and MidCoast Council’s paid lifesavers keeping swimmers safe these school holidays. Ahead of a summer where high coastal visitation is expected following large-scale lockdowns, state border closures and international travel restrictions, the Australian Lifeguard Service is

  MIDCOAST Council has been recognised as a Bronze Partner of Sustainability Advantage in acknowledgement of its significant environmental achievements. Sustainability Advantage is a program of the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment that supports organisations who commit to sustainable practices and achieve improved outcomes in sustainability across their business. Advertise with

  THE Federal Government has announced it will fund the leasing of a Large Air Tanker to boost aerial firefighting muscle this fire season. Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie said the extra resourcing was important as the Bushfire Danger Period was already in place across a number of local government

  COMMUNITIES in the 2324 postcode are showing up to get vaccinated at higher rates than most other areas. In a map updated by NSW Health, the statistics for the 2324 postcode (from Raymond Terrace to Karuah and Tea Gardens) have shown that over half the population have received at least one

  JUST hours before the statewide COVID lockdown started in Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, three locals took it on themselves to clear a mountain of rubbish near the Singing Bridge. “Many walkers, cyclists and drivers pass the area on the left-hand side of the road heading into Hawks Nest from the

  MIDCOAST Council are claiming the outcomes of its 28 July council meeting as a win for the local environment, when a series of programs and plans focused on protecting, maintaining and restoring our natural assets were adopted for implementation. The green light was given to the region’s first Biodiversity Framework, a

  WHEN Palm Lake Resort Tea Gardens resident Peter Stenson was diagnosed with incurable mesothelioma, he never thought he would be able to ride 200 kilometres on his bike - but a few months later, that’s exactly what he did. Now, a year on, he is getting ready to do it all