The finals get underway this weekend in Woolgoolga. Photo: AFL North Coast.
THE AFL North Coast finals series gets underway this weekend, with teams buoyed by wins in the final round of the home and away season. The Sawtell/Toormina Saints finished second on the ladder after a 17.9 (111) to 6.12 (48) win against the Port Macquarie Magpies at Richardson Park. The Coffs Harbour Breakers finished as […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to draw your readers attention to the ongoing road works just south of Lake Cathie that hundreds of motorists must traverse each day at 40km/h. This project to install a roundabout on Ocean Drive was begun last year and is about 300 metres in length. For some […]
Hanshi Kevin Blundell Kaicho. Photo: supplied THE martial arts community is mourning the loss of Hanshi Kevin Blundell Kaicho, founder of the Kumiai Ryu Martial Arts System, who passed away peacefully on Monday 11 August. Hanshi Kevin began his martial arts journey as a young man, pursuing excellence across multiple disciplines and achieving high ranks […]
The Dolphins men’s team to take on Moss Vale in the first qualifier. Photo: supplied.
The Dolphins men’s team to take on Moss Vale in the first qualifier. Photo: supplied. Port Macquarie’s women’s team will meet Central Coast in their semi-final. Photo: supplied. THE Port Macquarie Dolphins men’s and women’s senior teams have qualified for the State League Basketball Finals after finishing the season in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. […]
Regional businesses continue to suffer. Photo: stock image, Canva.
THE Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates by 0.25 percent on Tuesday 13 August, has been welcomed as a positive step for households across the nation, particularly the three million families managing mortgages. The reduction equates to a saving of $74 per month on a $500,000 mortgage. Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan, who is […]
Volunteers from Hastings Landcare.
Volunteers from Hastings Landcare. Over 300 trees were planted by the volunteers More than 20 volunteers joined Hastings Landcare and local landholders on National Tree Day, planting over 300 native trees to restore habitat, boost biodiversity and create a vital wildlife corridor. The planting took place on private land that was once a cleared paddock […]
A MAN has been charged with dumping dead cattle in the Macleay River. The 79-year-old is due to return to Kempsey Local Court on Thursday 2 October to face two counts of pollute waters. Police say that between May and August, deceased cattle were observed floating in McCabes Drain – a waterway running through properties […]
Organisers and sponsors at the launch of the Sunrise Hastings Sports Awards; Julie Garland, David Lane, Alistair Flower, Haydn Oriti, Cr Nik Lipovac, Stewart Dowrick and Peter Vane. Photo: supplied.
NOMINATIONS are now open in the Sunrise Hastings Sports Awards 2025. The collaborative effort between the Port Macquarie-Hastings Sporting Fund and the Rotary Club of Port Macquarie Sunrise was launched on 15 August at the Port Macquarie Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC). The awards celebrate the achievements of local athletes and the valued contribution of […]
NOTA reporter Sis Higgins, who also runs a marketing agency, gives her top tips for submitting press releases.
AS someone who wears two hats – newspaper reporter and marketing agency owner – I see first-hand the difference between stories that get picked up quickly and those that stall in the inbox. The good news? Most community organisations already have great stories to tell. The challenge is in how that information is shared with […]
The Port Macquarie-Hastings region’s farmers and businesses are still recovering from May’s floods. Photos: Wauchope SES.
The Port Macquarie-Hastings region’s farmers and businesses are still recovering from May’s floods. Photos: Wauchope SES. The Port Macquarie-Hastings region’s farmers and businesses are still recovering from May’s floods. Photos: Wauchope SES. RAISING vital funds for flood-affected farmers and agricultural businesses across the Port Macquarie-Hastings region, the “Hastings + Hinterland Town and Country Ball” is […]
