Local advocacy group shows why housing matters in Bellingen Coffs Coast Coffs Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 11, 2024 NEARLY 200 people attended the Bellingen forum held by local advocacy group Housing Matters to increase understanding of the housing crisis. Spokesperson Kerry Pearse said solutions had to come from communities, as governments were not responding to the crisis. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.
MidCoast Council sign MOU with Newcastle Airport Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 10, 2024 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
Get involved in the Nambucca Valley Open Streets Project Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 6, 2024 YOUNG people in the Nambucca Valley are having their voices heard, with a huge new opportunity to help design and deliver an epic riverside event for their community in Macksville this November. Nambucca Valley Council is taking the lead with a youth-led event initiative thanks to the NSW Government’s Open Streets
Warning for national housing target after approval data Port Stephens Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 4, 2024 STRONGER-THAN-EXPECTED figures for building approvals have not dispelled concerns national housing targets might not be able to be reached. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed a 10.4 per cent increase in the number of dwelling approvals during July; a sharp turn-around from a 6.4 per cent drop in June. Advertise
Myall Coast charities send off winter Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 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
Community ‘shocked’ by Council recommendation to cancel Bowraville Theatre funding Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 4, 2024 A LARGE group of supporters of Bowraville Theatre gathered at Nambucca Valley Council Chambers last Thursday night to protest a Council recommendation to hand back a 2020/21 grant of $707,000. The grant was allocated as part of the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund (BLERF), an initiative of the State Government’s Department
Nurses Ramp Up Action For Fair Pay Coffs Coast Coffs Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 4, 2024 PUBLIC sector Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members at Coffs Harbour Hospital stopped work for an hour last week as they ramped up their fight for a 15 percent pay increase. NSWNMA General Secretary Shaye Candish, said that after more than ten negotiation meetings with the state government, there had been
Fire permit season starts early in Mid Coast District Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 3, 2024 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
Big number of candidates in MidCoast Council’s September poll Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 29, 2024August 30, 2024 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.
Full list of Port Stephens Council candidates in September poll Port Stephens Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 THIRTY-SEVEN candidates are hoping to secure a position on Port Stephens Council when voters go to the polls on Saturday, 14 September. Three councillors will be elected in each of the three wards - Central, East and West. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message
