HEROES from all over the Myall Coast rolled up their sleeves, grabbed a bag and gloves, and went out to clean up our amazing part of Australia on Clean Up Australia Day, Sunday 3 March. From early in the morning, and as the heat and humidity rose again, they picked

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day (IWD) has a local side too, and NOTA wishes to pay special tribute to the women who change our lives on a daily basis. Women’s groups with a local focus gather all over our towns and villages, each bringing a unique effort that deserves to be acknowledged

WORIMI Elders from the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Aboriginal Reference Group have announced a new logo, which will be proudly displayed on future projects completed with the community. The circular design was crafted by Worimi woman Melonie Hawke, and features several stylised symbols of the local Indigenous cultural landscape, along with

VISITORS will be welcomed to the tiny township of Bundabah with a new sign that went up on Saturday 3 February, after many years of unheralded entry. The new sign, crafted by local sign-maker Glen Henry, bears the locally eponymous images of a black possum and a kangaroo. Advertise with

PROGRESS is underway on the selection of a town logo for Karuah, with a staggering 27 design concepts now being floated for community feedback. The eventual new logo will become an integral part of the upcoming new town website, an initiative of the Karuah Progress Association (KPA), which will support

THE State government has released a discussion paper and online questionnaire seeking public comments regarding the short-term rental housing market, with Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness Rose Jackson calling for public input by 14 March. Mayor Claire Pontin has welcomed the discussion paper, ‘A fairer housing system for NSW’,

WORIMI Aboriginal Elders met with representatives of local environmental reference groups and the Manning-Great Lakes Area National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) last week to discuss essential upgrades to the Yacaaba Headland walking trail. The NPWS has secured funding to improve and maintain the Yacaaba walking track for the long

PARENTS of students at Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS) will soon breathe a collective sigh of relief knowing the town’s Out Of School Hours (OOSH) care situation is set to be resolved. Tea Gardens’ Amaroo Early Learning Centre, on Coupland Avenue, is currently acquiring approvals needed to take over the

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day (IWD) celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and News Of The Area wishes to pay a small tribute to local ladies who have given their time to national and international endeavours. NOTA has had the privilege of covering the events and initiatives of

STROUD’s State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers will gain a new, modern facility from which to better serve the community, after extensive community consultations alongside MidCoast Council. The current SES facility, located in Booral is, by Council’s admission, “insufficient to meet the needs of volunteers and store all their equipment... even