A MEMORANDUM of understanding (MOU) has been signed between MidCoast Council and Newcastle Airport, aiming to bring long term economic growth to the region. According to a MidCoast Council statement, the agreement will help “leverage the expansion of Newcastle Airport to capitalise on new visitor markets and potentially attract new businesses”. Advertise

SPRING has sprung in Tea Gardens, with a charity double-header held outside Coles on Saturday 31 August. There was no sign of winter’s discontent out the front of Tea Gardens Coles on the last day of the cold season, as local contingents from two major Australian charities set up to

PERMITS will be legally required for all fires from Sunday 1 September within the Mid Coast District of the Rural Fire Service (RFS), kicking off the fire danger season a whole month earlier this year. A fire permit is required for burning activities during the ‘Bush Fire Danger Period’ in

MID-COAST voters will have plenty of choice when they go to the polls on 14 September. A whopping 58 grouped or ungrouped candidates have put their hand up to fill the eleven representative positions on MidCoast Council. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us.

VIETNAM Veterans Day was commemorated in Bulahdelah on 18 August, 51 years since the end of Australia’s involvement in Vietnam. “The importance of Vietnam Veterans Day is realising how free we are and the sacrifice others have made to protect our freedom,” Bulahdelah RSL sub-Branch President Dennis Coulter said. Advertise

FOR the first time in her storied history, the MV Tea Gardens Ferry appeared on the Tea Gardens Slipway on Marine Drive last week. The historic timber ferry, which has been gracing local waterways for decades, has traditionally been maintained in Oyster Bay. Advertise with News of The Area today.

FURTHER refurbishment of the Karuah RSL Club is now ready to begin, following significant upgrades to dining facilities, function rooms, gaming areas and the main bar in recent years. “The first phase of the refurbishment of the club has now been completed but this was always intended to only be

LOCAL supermarket IGA Hawks Nest has won yet another award on the national level, being crowned the 2024 IGA National Small Grocery and Perishables Department of the Year on 15 July. The awards are held by Metcash, the parent company of IGA and Foodland IGA stores, and was the 25th

BIRTHDAY girl Merle Harvey-Woods turned 100 last week, and celebrated in style with her friends, family, and staff at Peter Sinclair Gardens in Hawks Nest on Thursday 11 July. Originally from the St George region of Sydney, where her father once played for an early Dragons team, Merle worked in

RUNNERS came out in droves for the Lakes Trail Festival on Saturday 6 July, starting at Providence Bay Park, Hawks Nest. In its third year, the Festival was conceived with the natural beauty of the area in sharp focus. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for