U3A Photography group cover Yachts topic Myall Coast Myall Coast - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 EACH month the Myall U3A Photography Group selects a photo taken by a member to be published in News Of The Area. The group’s photo inspiration topic for the month of June was ‘Yachts’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us
Galleries in the Gardens opens Winter Warmer Exhibition Myall Coast Myall Coast - popup ad Myall Coast News Photo Gallery by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 ARTISTS and members of the Galleries in the Gardens (GiG) held the official opening of their Winter Warmer exhibition in Tea Gardens on Sunday 7 July, for the first time enjoying a daytime celebration. While the riverfront outside was grey and misty with rain, inside the Galleries it was warm
The Write Direction: Banking on it Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 THE Federal Government’s ‘Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport’ committee’s inquiry report has just been presented after fifteen months of deliberation. The inquiry was chaired by the National Party Senator Matt Canavan. Much of its hearings were held in rural and regional areas due to the public angst at banks closing
Letter to the Editor: Seeking solutions for sand build up Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, IT was good to read that the Council representatives recently in Hawks Nest agreed that the recent rains causing more water to flow down the eastern channel had scoured the sand build up. A number of writers have suggested that the eastern tidal flow that was
Helping the endangered Black-necked stork in Hexham Swamp Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 AN exciting new project is underway to install a nest platform for the endangered Black-necked Stork in Hexham Swamp this coming Spring. The project - a partnership between Hunter Local Land Services and Hunter Bird Observers Club (HBOC) - aims to provide a home for the pair of Storks that
NAIDOC Week launches in Raymond Terrace Photo Gallery Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens Port Stephens News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 RESIDENTS of Raymond Terrace and surrounding communities came out in droves to attend Port Stephens Council’s NAIDOC Week Opening and Fun Day on Thursday 4 July. The day began with a Welcome to Country, smoking ceremony, speeches and flag-raising ceremony at Council’s Admin Building. Hundreds then marched down the main street
Art forming connections at the Port Stephens Community Arts Centre Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens Port Stephens News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 THE Port Stephens Community Arts Centre has introduced a new initiative called ‘Social Saturdays’, a project which brings together members from various groups to socialise and collaborate on creative projects. Whether working on their latest masterpiece or just looking to enjoy some company, Social Saturdays provides artists the perfect opportunity
Baby Birubi: First joey born at Port Stephens Koala Hospital Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024July 16, 2024 PORT Stephens Koala Hospital (PSKH) is celebrating the birth of its first ever joey. The female joey is named ‘Birubi’, which is the Worimi term for Southern Cross, acknowledging the contributions of First Nations communities to the shared PSKH history, culture and identity. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth
Legal Hypothetical: Expected inheritance raised in property dispute Hypothetical - A Legal Look Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 12, 2024 HARRY and Wendy have been married for 20 years. When their relationship breaks-down, a dispute arises in relation to the division of their assets. The asset pool is assessed at $2 million. Harry seeks an overall division of their assets of 70/30 in his favour, stating that he made more significant contributions
Letter to the Editor: Totally uninformed on nuclear Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 11, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area RECENT letter writer Kim Moseley is very uninformed in relation to the cost of nuclear energy. Let’s say that the seven proposed nuclear reactors cost the Government $15 billion each - that works out to about $105 billion. In the GenCost report the total cost of renewables