WHETHER you own a caravan or want to buy one, attend a free workshop in March and learn about safe loading and towing. Overloading a caravan or distributing weight incorrectly can lead to tragic accidents and affect your insurance cover. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your

A SECTION of road west of 105 Squires Road, including access to Possum Pie Road and Elmar Road, will be closed to all traffic to remove an asbestos pipe. From 9am - 2pm on Thursday 16 March Council will undertake these important safety works. There is no alternate route available, so please

MIDCOAST Council has joined forces with the Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation and the University of NSW on an innovative new pilot program which evaluates child pedestrian safety around local childcare centres. Seven Local Government Areas in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria are taking part, including the MidCoast Local Government Area. Advertise

THIS week MidCoast Council advised the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA) that the footpath linking the Peter Sinclair Gardens Seniors Home to the Hawks Nest shopping centre on Tuloa Avenue is on track for delivery this year. The HNTGPA has been lobbying for this much needed footpath for

GET excited - the third round of Barrington Coast’s Come Visit campaign began on Monday 20 February. Come Visit invites MidCoast residents to win prizes just by inviting your friends and family to visit. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us -

THE possibilities for relocating to a rural area and running that dream productive farm are endless. Most people start off with good intentions but lack the knowledge or experience to make it all work. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us -

THERE are a number of opportunities to support Clean Up Australia Day on the Myall Coast this March. “This is a great chance for us to come together as a community and get behind a wonderful cause that benefits our region,” said MidCoast Council’s Director Liveable Communities, Paul De Szell. Advertise with

THE World Day of Prayer is a combined church gathering to pray for other countries. In the Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest area the Anglican, Baptist, Catholic and Uniting churches have been involved for over 30 years, and each church takes it in turn to host the event. Advertise with News of The Area

A FORMER Forestry manager has called on MidCoast Council to take a more considered approach to logging practices in the region. At a recent MidCoast Council meeting a motion was passed unanimously that Council advocate to the NSW Forestry Commission and National Parks to permanently cease all logging in Compartments