A BIG year was 2024. I started this past trip around the sun as your humble, local, mild-mannered reporter, and have somehow ended it even further impressed by this awesome community, not the least of which as your local MidCoast Councillor, and, quite recently, President of the HNTG Progress Association.

WOW, and in a flash it was gone! Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us - media@newsofthearea.com.au What a year that was. At the beginning of the year it was all about planning and thinking about what

FRENCH language classes celebrated Christmas and a year of learning with a luncheon at Tillermans on Thursday 12 December. It is the seventh year the group has celebrated the festive season together. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us -

MEMBERS of the Hawks Nest Bridge Club celebrated Christmas and a year of fiery competition together at Mumm’s on the Myall on Tuesday 10 December. Seventy people gathered for lunch, and shared their strategies for success as they discussed hands won and lost in the card-based battles that occurred almost

FROM September to March residents and visitors are asked to be alert to endangered nesting shorebirds on local beaches. “Whether you’re walking, driving, or taking a pet for a stroll, avoid going above the high-tide mark wherever possible and give the birds plenty of space,” MidCoast Council said in a

FAMILY recipes were brought out from long-cherished cookbooks this holiday season, and NOTA has heard and tasted one that was too good not to share. Hawks Nest local and pelican protector Bev Struik, an active and artistic member of the Myall U3A Art Group, kindly shared her family traditional recipe

MIDCOAST Council has released its annual Waterway and Catchment Report Card. Each year water sampling is undertaken across the MidCoast LGA’s six major catchments to report on ecological health and track progress on management actions. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us