STROUD community groups and residents have united in a history-making initiative. Close to 200 gathered at the Rural Aid Community Builders event at the Stroud Country Club on Thursday 20 March. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone  – (02) 4981 8882. Email – media@newsofthearea.com.au The workshop […]

BULAHDELAH Rural Fire Brigade (RFB) volunteers were involved in a major joint rescue operation near Mungo Brush, Myall Lakes National Park, saving the life of an 81-year-old male. “We attended a call to a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) being set off in the National Park,” Rod Paar, the captain of Bulahdelah RFB, told News Of […]

GREENS councillor Dheera Smith has announced her retirement from MidCoast Council due to a serious illness. Cr Smith was first elected to MidCoast Council in 2021 and was most recently re-elected in the September 2024 local government elections. Her retirement was effective as of Monday 7 April. In acknowledging the contributions of Councillor Dheera Smith […]

    WHEN the word “permaculture” is uttered, some readers might have a vision of someone clad in well-worn gardening gear, with an old tattered hat, clutching a freshly dug bunch of carrots or spuds. Few would imagine a smartly dressed group, beers in hand, chatting animatedly at the local pub about gardening in general, […]