Stockton quick Ed Williams a cricketer to watch in Newcastle’s top grade National News Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 SALAMANDER Bay’s Ed Williams is a stout-hearted cricketer in a big hurry. The emerging nineteen-year-old paceman continues to impress in his rookie season in the Newcastle District first grade cricket competition. Williams has grabbed his opportunities with the Stockton & Northern Districts club this summer – grabbing 23 wickets at an economical
522/61 Dowling Street, Nelson Bay is on the market with Nelson Bay Real Estate Port Stephens Property Property Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 522/61 Dowling Street, Nelson Bay 2 Bed, 1 Bath, 1 Car Price: $340,000 THIS unit is in the most peaceful location within the ever-popular Landmark building. Sited on the top floor with easterly bushland views, enjoy all the benefits of holidaying in this thriving holiday resort whilst feeling a million miles away from
Letter to the Editor: Protect the Sanctuary Zone Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 DEAR News Of The Area, I READ on the front page of News Of The Area that Council has been fined $30,000 for polluting the Fly Point Marine Sanctuary Zone. I agree Council should have known better at Fly Point, however I also cannot understand how the photographed jetski usage is allowable
Letter to the Editor: Nuclear and renewables working together Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 DEAR News of the Area, I’VE read many opinions over nuclear energy in recent editions. As a 45-year career retired engineer in power generation I thought I’d provide some facts. There are around 440 nuclear reactor steam powered electrical generation plants in operation around the world today. Thirty
Letter to the Editor: A plan for jet skis Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 DEAR News Of The Area, Further to the letter by John Clarke of Fingal Bay I would like to offer a possible solution to the jetski problem in Port Stephens, in particular over the Christmas/New Year holiday period. However I must admit that in the 1958/59 period I had one
Letter to the Editor: What went wrong with op-shops? Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 DEAR News Of The Area, I WROTE to the paper a few years ago about the spiralling price of clothing in op-shops. Since then, they have continued to increase prices, including those that were always reasonable before. In last week's paper there was an article covering one of the major culprits and
Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club National News Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport Sport Results by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 LYNDEE Thomas swooped back to base like a homing pigeon to win a nail-shredder at the Nambucca Heads Island Golf Course. The 18-marker had a troubled start in the women's stableford competition on Wednesday, 22 January, with not so magnificent sevens on the par five second and fourth holes. Thomas steadied with
Letter to the Editor: Nuclear power is an expensive fantasy Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 31, 2025 DEAR News Of The Area, I am amused that Bruce Murray (NOTA 16 January 2025) is again spouting nuclear power fantasies, claiming that Australia could build 6 GW of nuclear power for only $A 60 billion ($A 10,000/kW). Meanwhile, back in the real world, nuclear construction costs are 200 percent higher. In
Legal Hypothetical: Swings and roundabouts in the Supreme Court Hypothetical - A Legal Look Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 30, 2025 TANYA moves in with her grandmother, Helen, for several years before she signs a rental agreement and continues to stay there until Helen’s death. Helen makes a will, dividing her estate equally amongst her children and Tanya, with the effect that they each receive a quarter of her estate. When Helen makes
Letter to the Editor: Wonderful non-frantic humans Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 30, 2025 DEAR News Of The Area, LAST week, whilst driving in a 60km zone on Solitary Islands Way near Woolgoolga High School, I saw a stunned kookaburra sitting about 300cm from the centre line of the road. As safely as I could I pulled over and tried desperately to direct vehicles away
