Council to make determination on use of Fisherman’s Village at Swan Bay as rehabilitation facility Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens Port Stephens by News Of The Area - February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 PORT STEPHENS Council is expected to make a determination next month over the contentious use of a Swan Bay holiday village as a rehabilitation facility. The site, at the Fisherman’s Village on Moffats Road in Swan Bay, is currently being used, in-part, by Connect Global Ltd, a ‘drug and alcohol treatment
Bright days ahead for independent publishers FEATURED Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 21, 2023February 22, 2023 FOR the third time in less than a year, Australian Community Media (ACM) publications across the state have utilised their front pages to appeal to government to support their struggling regional newspapers. In this latest iteration, dozens of ACM papers are asking NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and opposition leader Chris Minns
Valla Beach Community Defib Project Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 19, 2023 ON Sunday 12 February, residents at Valla Beach forsook their regular mid-morning activities to attend a training session for the area’s Community Defib Project, followed by an official launch of the program. By 10am the Community Hall, located at the rear of the Preschool site, was overflowing with folk eager
Community concerns as water restrictions introduced in Coutts Crossing due to contamination Coffs Coast Coffs Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 17, 2023 CONSERVATIONISTS have been warning for a while that current logging practices could lead to contamination of drinking water supplies. With the Clarence Valley Council asking Coutts Crossing residents to boil their tap water and residents across the Clarence Valley being asked to restrict town water consumption in line with
VIDEO: Port Stephens man charged for alleged child abuse material and grooming offences Port Stephens Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 16, 2023February 17, 2023 DETECTIVES from the State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Squad have charged a man following an investigation into online grooming in the state’s Hunter region. Last month, detectives from the Sex Crime Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit (CEIU) began engaging online with a man from the state’s Port Stephens area. Police will allege
Structural fires in Bulahdelah contained by local RFS crews Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 14, 2023 IN the early hours of Friday 3 February the Bulahdelah Rural Fire Service (RFS) Brigade was called to a structural fire on Bulahdelah Way. On arrival the old convent next to the Catholic Church was well alight, threatening buildings on the St Joseph’s school grounds. Advertise with News of The Area
Locals and activists dismayed by Moonpar State Forest logging Coffs Coast Coffs Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 13, 2023 THE Dorrigo Koala Alliance, a group of concerned locals and conservationists, is horrified at Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) logging currently underway in Moonpar State Forest. The Alliance says the forest contains the best quality remaining koala habitats on the Dorrigo Plateau, in areas labelled by FCNSW as compartments
Nambucca Valley to remember the Nashos on National Servicemen’s Day Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 10, 2023 TO many Australians, 14 February is only notable for being Valentine's Day but to a group of Aussies who go by the title ‘Nashos’ the day has a very different significance. The day, 14 February, is officially known as National Servicemen’s Day and the Nambucca Valley will mark the occasion with
Police call on community for help with vandalism concerns Port Stephens Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 8, 2023 NELSON Bay Police are appealing for public assistance as an investigation continues into acts of vandalism in the Port Stephens area. Throughout December 2022 and January 2023, numerous buildings and infrastructure were vandalised with graffiti in the Nelson Bay CBD and surrounding suburbs. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth
Local road upgrades continue across MidCoast Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 7, 2023 MIDCOAST Council’s additional $7.5 million local road upgrade program is in full swing, with work to begin at several new locations this month. “The $7.5 million road upgrade program is helping accelerate improvements to our local road network,” said Executive Manager Transport and Engineering, Peter Gesling. Advertise with News of The Area
