MIDCOAST Council is warning of “challenges ahead” in the control of bindis. Council is working through a priority list for treatment areas with dog parks, sporting fields and high use foreshore and beach areas at the top of the priority list for treatment. It says effective control of the weed hinges on perfect timing. “Successful […]

THE Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone project has received planning approval after a review of environmental impacts and consultation. The project has an intended network capacity of one gigawatt (GW) and stretches from the Upper Hunter in the north to the Central Coast in the south. It is set to be the first renewable energy […]

THE NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) has voted to accept the NSW Government’s offer of a three percent interim wage increase and enhancements to working conditions. “At the conclusion of the vote on the public sector interim offer from the NSW Government, branches have accepted the offer, with 88.2 percent of participating branches with […]

ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is becoming more invasive by the day, with one local businessman receiving unsolicited and deeply concerning robocalls last week. Tea Gardens indoor/outdoor electrician Wil Davies told News Of The Area that he answered a call from a number that looked genuine but was unknown to him. “The female voice on the other […]

MIDCOAST Council plans to spend more than $68 million on roads this year. Despite the eye watering number, Deputy Mayor Jeremy Miller says it isn’t enough to get the road network to “where the community expects”. “We know that we need to invest an additional $35 million into our roads each year to keep them […]

Presenter Greg Hayes in action. The new location is ready. BULAHDELAH Rural Transaction Centre has a new addition to its fleet of offerings. Previously home to the Myall Coast Radio studio, which was originally based in Tea Gardens before moving to Bulahdelah,  it is now part of Great Lakes FM. Since 1986, Great Lakes FM […]

SPARE a thought for the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). They may float 400 kilometres above Earth at 28,000 km/h, eating their dinner out of pouches while gazing down at the swirling blue planet below – but they have one very down-to-earth problem: laundry. Or rather, the complete lack of it. That’s right. […]

CLOSE to 100 Hawks Nest and District Probus Club members gained a unique insight into life in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when guest speaker Rozz Albon took the stage at the group’s 29 August meeting. Rozz, now a member of the local Probus Club, was based in Dubai for seven years from 2009-2015. The […]

A NEW Model Code of Meeting Practice for local councils has been released and will come into effect in local councils from 1 January 2026. All councils will need to adopt a code of meeting practice that contains the mandatory provisions of the updated Model Meeting Code by 31 December 2025. Key changes to the […]

The paused subdivision on Eagle Avenue. Photo: supplied. Concerned residents attended a meeting in Hawks Nest on Saturday, 23 August. Photo: supplied. MORE than 100 local residents attended an information session on the Eagle Avenue subdivision at the Hawks Nest Community Hall on Saturday, 23 August. A further 35 joined the meeting online, which was […]