THE state’s peak farming group has welcomed a fresh crackdown on biosecurity controls in the wake of ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred. On Friday NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty announced measures to keep Red Imported Fire Ants out, with a temporary ban…
WE are fortunate in Port Stephens to have excellent jetties from Shoal Bay to Karuah, all of which give you a great chance to catch a cracker fish – bream, mulloway, snapper, kingfish, flathead or tuna. Fishing off a jetty…
INDEPENDENT candidate for Lyne Jeremy Miller says the electorate has been “overlooked” again in the Federal Government’s plans to open 50 new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs). Medicare UCCs provide urgent bulk-billed health care in a general practice setting, offering…
THE WOOTTON Community Network recently hosted a residents’ meeting to discuss the future of their community building. The purpose was to determine how to bring out the best in the building; how to bring the community back together; and how…
MIDCOAST Council has received second place in the Green Destinations Top 100 Story Awards. Council’s submission, ‘The place where the leaves touch the waters, from the mountains to the sea,’ was recognised in the Destination Management category. Advertise with News…
FOLLOWING a lengthy community consultation process, MidCoast Council last week endorsed a new draft Local Environmental Plan (LEP). The draft plan has now been submitted to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for the final stages of approval.…
WOMEN from across the Myall Coast joined for a high tea to celebrate International Women’s Day. Several guest speakers addressed the gathering at the North Arm Cove Community Centre on Friday 7 March. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
MIDCOAST Mayor Claire Pontin has issued a statement in response to social media “misinformation” that Council was considering bringing in a Special Rate Variation (SRV) in July. “This is absolutely not the case,” she said. Advertise with News of The…
KARUAH residents rolled up their sleeves to help the environment during Clean Up Australia Day on 2 March. “A total of 28 volunteers turned out to assist the clean-up, among them several families who brought their kids along to help,”…
MOTORHEADS and car lovers flocked to Myall Park in Hawks Nest in defiance of Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Saturday 8 March, to share their love of cars. While the grey wall of the cyclone loomed in the north-eastern skies, the…