Beach access enhanced by Mobi-Mats installation Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 12, 2024 ACCESS to the main section of Hawks Nest’s Bennetts Beach has been made significantly easier with the installation of Mobi-Mats on Thursday 7 March. Visitors to the beach over the last week would have already encountered and enjoyed the enhancement. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it
Preparations for the Macksville Show get underway Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 7, 2024 PREPARATIONS are in full swing for what organisers are calling a Macksville Show for the whole family. Running over Friday 12 and Saturday 13 April, the Macksville Show team are aspiring to repeat the success of last year’s event, with all of the attractions coming back for what promises to be
Port Stephens creatives collaborate at conference Port Stephens Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 6, 2024 THE Port Stephens Creatives Conference brought Port Stephens and Hunter creatives together to share ideas, network, and collaborate. Port Stephens Deputy Mayor Leah Anderson said the one day event inspired ideas and opportunities for creative arts across Port Stephens. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.
Locals roll up sleeves to clean up Boambee Headland Coffs Coast Coffs Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 6, 2024 OVERNIGHT rain around Coffs Harbour brought a welcome coolness to annual Clean Up Australia Day activities on Sunday 3 March. A number community groups registered this year to clean up areas of the Coffs Harbour LGA, with volunteers thankful for a cool overcast morning with a touch of a southerly
Volunteers welcome new defibrillator to Hawks Nest Community Hall Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 5, 2024 PRESERVATION of life became more practical with the arrival of a new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at the Hawks Nest Community Hall, funded by the generous volunteers of three community groups - Meals on Wheels, the Wednesday Craft Group, and the Community Technology Centre. Around eighteen volunteers from the three
Transgrid takes to the skies for bushfire prevention program Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 1, 2024 TRANSGRID has launched its comprehensive annual bushfire prevention program, with helicopter inspections, aerial imagery, 3D laser scanning, and thermographic surveying to ensure the safe operation of its network in the lead-up to next summer. “Transgrid takes the risk of bushfires very seriously and the safety of our people, landowners and communities
It’s time again for the Bello Autumn Plant Fair Coffs Coast Coffs Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 1, 2024 IT’S that time of the year when the Bellingen Environment Centre Inc (BEC) proudly presents the first of its twice-annual Bellingen Plant Fairs. This year’s Autumn Plant Fair is on Saturday March 9 from 8am until 2pm at Bellingen Park. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your
Youth counselling service appoints new Operations Manager Port Stephens Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 29, 2024 THE start of 2024 has been the start of a new chapter for Jupiter – the counselling and wellbeing service supporting young people in Port Stephens. Founded by Caring for Our in Port Stephens Youth (COPSY) in March 2019, the service operates in Salamander Bay, Tanilba Bay and Raymond Terrace, providing
Singing Bridge 50th anniversary commemorations strangled by red tape, lack of public interest Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 29, 2024 A WALL of modern regulations and a powerful dearth of public interest have rung the death knell for formally organised commemoration events of the Singing Bridge’s 50th anniversary this year, originally planned for 6 April. Anticipating the Golden Jubilee, a small Management Committee composed of enthusiastic locals was formed in July
Oyster farmers set to clean up Nambucca River Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 23, 2024 ON Tuesday 5 March, local oyster farmers will come together for the industry-led ‘Tide to Tip’ clean-up event. Now in its fifth year, the clean-up program organised by OceanWatch Australia sees oyster growers lead marine debris cleanups in estuaries across the state and beyond. Advertise with News of The Area