Flooded farms in need of fencing volunteers.
BLAZEAID is calling for volunteers to lend a hand rebuilding fences in communities still recovering from the devastating floods that hit the Mid North Coast earlier this year. A dedicated team is now based at Nabiac, working hard to restore fencing on local farms between Bulahdelah and Kempsey. BlazeAid Coordinator Lisa Abdoo said anyone can […]
THE Hunter New England Local Health District team has been recognised for its outstanding contribution to health care at the 2025 NSW Health Awards. The annual event celebrates the dedication, kindness, innovation and achievements of those who make a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of their communities. “I’m incredibly proud to celebrate the […]
Supermoons are the closest to earth. Photo Greg Higgins.
Supermoons are the closest to earth. Photo Greg Higgins. The moon was 30 percent brighter than normal. Photo: Sis Higgins. SKYWATCHERS across the region looked to the heavens last Tuesday night as the biggest and brightest moon of 2025 rose over the horizon. Amateur astronomer Dennis Hughes explained to News Of The Area why the […]
Members of the TGHN SLSC accept the board from the Glennie Project. Photo: TGHN SLSC.
Members of the TGHN SLSC accept the board from the Glennie Project. Photo: TGHN SLSC. The new board is currently on display in the surf club foyer. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. LIFE savers of the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club (TGHN SLSC) were presented with a special new rescue board by Louise and […]
Trauma Teddies adorn this Tea Gardens Red Cross display, which also features a few NOTA articles. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. An article showing the 40th anniversary of the Tea Gardens Red Cross in 1975. The group turned 90 this year. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Family History Group photos show industries and leisure facilities once in the Myall. […]
A NEW program has been launched to support local recovery efforts after the devastating May 2025 floods. Funded by the NSW Reconstruction Authority, the program aims to strengthen the region’s ability to recover through community-led action, partnerships, practical support and the funding of a Community Recovery Officer at MidCoast Council. MidCoast Council’s Director of Liveable […]
The fig’s enormous branches splayed across Marine Drive, hindering traffic. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The main trunk has a rotted cavity and several dead branches. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. All this was precariously suspended over pedestrians’ and motorists’ heads. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. PEDESTRIANS and motorists were miraculously spared when a massive fig tree […]
Owen and Jan Holbert with Probus President Barb Smith. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
Owen and Jan Holbert with Probus President Barb Smith. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Some of the children at Romdoul school receiving donated bikes. Photo: Australia for Cambodia. One of several water pumps installed in the village thanks to local donations.Photo: Australia for Cambodia. OVER 80 members and guests turned out at the final meeting of the […]
ARTISTS and supporters of the MU3A Art Show were roundly thanked at a special morning tea on Monday 3 November. The show, held a month earlier in Hawks Nest Community Hall, was the largest and most successful to date, with over 500 people passing through the doors over the sunny long weekend. “The annual Art […]
This fire started very close to the road, in a drainage gully. Photo: NACCAi.
This fire started very close to the road, in a drainage gully. Photo: NACCAi. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire thanks to locals raising the alarm. Photo: NACCAi. ARSON is the suspected cause of several recent fires in the North Arm Cove area, which have followed a pattern of regularity that locals find difficult […]
