AUTOMOBILE enthusiasts from the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Motor Club have showcased their four-wheeled pride and joys ahead of next month’s Motorfest. The event on Saturday 8 March is gearing up to be bigger and better than ever with more activities for the community and visitors, and many more cars like
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Funding boost for veterans projects
MORE than $124,000 in funding has been provided to 99 community groups, schools and ex-service organisations across NSW as part of the Anzac Community Grants Program (ACGP). Minister for Veterans David Harris announced that $124,629 will be provided to a wide variety of projects that commemorate and educate NSW communities about
$1million grant to bring upgrades for Park Avenue bus interchange
Freedom Ride route to be commemorated with heritage plaques
THE 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Ride has been marked with the announcement of plaques to commemorate significant steps along the route. Minister for Heritage Penny Sharpe and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty David Harris were in Walgett on Monday to announce a grant to complete the town’s Freedom
Pride Of Port Stephens: Eric the Emu
WELCOME to “Pride of Port Stephens”, a new regular column from News Of The Area highlighting the unique icons that make the region special. THE Bay’s favourite local celebrity, Eric the Emu, has inhabited his iconic, often overgrown and flooded roadside paddock, since he was a chick - initially alongside
Tea Gardens kindy students start educational journeys
A NEW cohort of kindergarten students began their formal education at Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS) with a special assembly on Friday 14 February. “At our school, we are excited to witness the growth and development of our kindergarten students as they embark on their primary school journey,” TGPS Principal Mark
Deep-water diver to present free talk in Coffs Harbour
ACCLAIMED deep-water diver and photographer Dr Mark Spencer will present a free talk at the National Marine Science Centre on 6 March. The presentation, titled “Ocean of Self - Forty Years of Ocean Exploration”, will run from 6-8pm with no booking required. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth
Nambucca Valley gardeners unite in friendship
THE first meeting for 2025 of the Stuarts Point and District Garden Club (SPaDGC) was held on Wednesday, 5 February, marked by summer weather and the warmth of friendship. At 11.30am a troupe of flora-loving individuals gathered at the Stuarts Point Community Hall to set up trading and display tables featuring
Beach stingers abound at Hawks Nest beach
BLUEBOTTLES have plagued swimmers along the coast this summer, with Hawks Nest’s Bennetts Beach the site of a wave of incidents. The marine stingers, each of which is a colony of four separate organisms called “zooids”, are generally carried in on the prevailing north-easterly winds and the incoming tides. Advertise with
PFAS concerns spread to Medowie as inquiry hits Hunter
MEDOWIE residents Michael Walton and Paul Rooms appeared last week as witnesses to an inquiry into ‘forever chemical’ contamination in waterways and drinking water supplies throughout NSW. The inquiry, overseen by a NSW Upper House select committee, rolled into Newcastle on Tuesday, 4 February, following hearings and site visits in the