Newcastle Under 16 Boys rep side takes out state title Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 6, 2024 A NEWCASTLE Under 16 Boys representative side, led by Medowie FC Head Coach Matt Morris, took out the Northern NSW Community State Youth Championships last month. The Newcastle team, which included an array of Port Stephens talent, toppled Hunter Valley in a penalty shootout to lift the prestigious trophy at
Nelson Bay Croquet Club Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 6, 2024 THE Nelson Bay Croquet Club hosted the NSW Silver Brooch State Championship from Saturday 27 to Monday 29 July 2024. The NSW ‘brooch’ tournaments are designed to provide competition for players across the normal division boundaries - the Silver Brooch is a level play singles golf croquet competition for players
State Youth Championship Football honours for Newcastle Under 12 Boys representatives Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 6, 2024 PORT STEPHENS’ emerging junior football talent have featured prominently in this year’s Northern NSW Football Community State Youth Championship campaign. Thirty-five of the region’s up and coming prospects represented Newcastle with distinction at the prestigious annual tournament staged at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility. Newcastle were crowned the premier region for
Letter to the Editor: When big is small Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 4, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to my correspondence (NOTA 19/7/24) Howard Dengate claims (NOTA 26/7/24) that vast tracts of farmland won't be carpeted with solar panels and wind turbines as only a mere 1200 square kilometres will be required to meet Australia's solar and wind turbine needs and infers
Coffs Harbour Butter Factory: Revolution! (Part 9) Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 4, 2024 ALTHOUGH 1922 proved to be another good year for butter manufacture and the new produce department was doing well, mid-April 1823 saw a major turning point in dairy production. Parliament introduced the Dairy Industry Act to bring about an overall improvement in quality to food production and protect consumers. While their
Bloody Good Tour comes to Coffs Harbour Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad Coffs Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 4, 2024 SIMON “Simmo” Braun will be at the Big Banana on Thursday, 8 August, on his nationwide tour promoting blood and plasma donations. Simmo, a Central Coast father, will visit every donor centre across the country over the next year as part of “The Bloody Good Tour”. Advertise with News of The Area
Push-Up Challenge raises key funds for local organisations Coffs Coast Coffs Coast - popup ad Coffs Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 4, 2024 THE annual Push-up Challenge, which raises thousands of dollars for local mental health organisations such as Lifeline, has come to a close. Each participant aimed to complete 3,249 push ups in 24 days from 5-28 June, representing the number of lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2022. Advertise
Letter to the Editor: Pilot Station management corrections Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 4, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to comment on statements in Mr Greg Osborne’s letter to the editor, 21 July, about the Camden Head Pilot Station management. Firstly the letter infers that the community hasn’t been involved in the management of the Pilot Station and that the facility should be
Letter to the Editor: Population growth questions Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 4, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE uncovered a dastardly move by Kempsey Council to be clandestine greenies. I researched Kempsey Council’s case for a 42.7 percent rate rise. I was shocked to see, buried deep inside one of their strategy documents, that they based their calculations on only one percent per annum
Nambucca writer takes out international Hope Prize Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 4, 2024 NAMBUCCA writer John Merkel has taken top honours in The Hope Prize with a story titled ‘Shadows Cast by the Moon’. Billed as a “global short story prize like no other”, The Hope Prize calls for submissions on the themes of hope, courage and resilience from all over the world. Advertise with