Jemma Peters, Wendy Hannan and Rhys Birrane.
CLUB Lake Cathie joined other registered clubs throughout New South Wales in a day of action last week focused on reducing the rates of domestic and family violence (DFV). Aligned with Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, “Purple Friday” is a state-wide social impact initiative that shines a spotlight on the club industry’s role in […]
Matt Canavan is back in Canberra after sleeping in a swag while campaigning in Farrer. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP
THE coalition remains confident its devastating loss at the Farrer by-election will be a one-off, rejecting suggestions it should form a political alliance with One Nation. David Farley became One Nation’s first candidate to be elected to the House of Representatives, breaking more than 70 years of coalition rule in the southern NSW seat on […]
Port Macquarie SES Unit members Brendon Field, Michael Ward, Kevin Sherwood, Michael Brumby, Alison Neal, Alfred Portenschlager and Toby Messina.
PORT Macquarie State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers were the overall winners at the 2026 NSW State Road Crash Rescue Challenge held in Dubbo from 1-3 May, outperforming teams across the state and beyond. Over 200 emergency service personnel from agencies including NSW SES, NSW Fire and Rescue, NSW Ambulance, VRA Rescue NSW, NSW Rural Fire […]
BONNY Hills resident Christie Rogers, 30, is enjoying significant success on the Highland Dancing scene. Christie recently returned from the Champion of Champions, a biannual Highland Dancing event held this year on the Gold Coast, which attracted approximately 300 competitors from across the country and overseas. Christie achieved strong results across all her dance types, […]
THE NSW Government has released a Draft North Coast Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plan (SRITP), described as a “20-year vision to guide the future of the region’s transport system”. According to the government, the plan sets out transport priorities based on “evidence, data and consultation with over 800 stakeholders including councils, members of parliament and […]
Mothers and joeys at the ‘Place of Koala’ in Cowarra State Forest.
Mothers and joeys at the ‘Place of Koala’ in Cowarra State Forest. Guulabaa resident Hope. Mothers and joeys at the ‘Place of Koala’ in Cowarra State Forest. Myka the koala. KOALA Conservation Australia (KCA) has welcomed a second cohort of koala joeys through its Wild Koala Breeding Program. Building on the success of the inaugural […]
Juvenile Dusky Flathead
Juvenile Dusky Flathead Juvenile Dusky Flathead A Mulloway fingerling. MORE than 150,000 Mulloway and Dusky Flathead fingerlings have been released into key NSW fishing locations – including the Hastings River – as part of the NSW Government’s Marine Stocking Program. Over the past month more than 100,000 Mulloway fingerlings have been released into the Georges […]
TWO long-serving Probus members were awarded Life Membership at a recent celebration of Port City Combined Probus Club. At its April meeting, the club marked both the 50th anniversary of Probus in Australia and its own 28th birthday. Assistant Treasurer Robert Guyer told News Of The Area that during the meeting, the club awarded life […]
FROM an early age, Donna Liver has had an affinity for the ocean and surf – as well as for dancing. Donna and her six siblings grew up close to the beach, with swimming, sun, and sand a regular part of life. At 14, Donna got her first surfboard, a second-hand Bob Brown. Accompanied by […]
Tucker has been deemed fit to transition to a new pre-release enclosure.
Tucker and his mother. Tucker has been deemed fit to transition to a new pre-release enclosure. AS A celebration of Wild Koala Day (3 May), meet Tucker, a joey born through Koala Conservation Australia’s (KCA) Wild Koala Breeding Program at Guulabaa – Place of Koala in the Cowarra State Forest. Tucker is one of […]
