A FILM documenting the plight of koalas on Australia’s east coast will be screened at Scotty’s Cinema, Raymond Terrace on 29 September at 2pm.  ‘The Koalas’, created by filmmakers Dr Georgia Wallace-Crabbe and Gregory Miller, discusses the species’ current predicament and predicted extinction by 2050. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's

FORCING cafes and fast-food restaurants to accept reusable cups, banning helium balloons and phasing out other problematic single-use plastics have been floated for Australia's most populous state. The NSW government has released an action plan to plot the state's path to cutting plastic litter by 30 percent by 2025. Only fourteen percent

THE NSW Government’s tourism and events agency, Destination NSW, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Newcastle Airport to help the airport secure agreements with airlines for new international and domestic routes. The government says the MOU is an important step in supporting Newcastle Airport to become “a global gateway”