NEIGHBOURHOOD Centres of Bellingen Shire (NCOBS) is staging a celebration of art during Youth Week 2025, 9 – 17 April, ...

COFFS Harbour Music Society has launched its program for 2025. “This year’s program will excite music lovers with its variety and quality of solo and chamber performers,” Coffs Harbour Music Society ...

THE Mujaay Ganma Foundation has received a ute (utility vehicle) and lifetime maintenance through the efforts and donations ...

SWIMMERS, supporters and committee members of Laurieton Swimming Club (LSC) have paid tribute to one of their esteemed Life Members, Michelle Kirkwood, who has relocated to Sydney. Michelle Kirkwood ...

WELCOME to “Pride of Port Stephens”, a new regular column from News Of The Area highlighting the unique icons that make the region special. THE Bay’s favourite local celebrity, Eric the Emu, has ...

MY first trip by air was with Butler Airways on a Douglas DC3 from Mascot to Burren Junction. A tail dragger aircraft of WW2 ...

SEVENTEEN Port Stephens students have received a $2,000 scholarship through the fifteenth annual Mayoral Academic Scholarship ...

THE best of the best junior surf lifesavers from the Mid North Coast hit the sand and surf on Sunday, 9 February for the ...

THE Reserve Bank of Australia has cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years, bringing long-awaited ...

DEAR, NED Cowie’s piece on the problem of free campers (14/2/25) is just the tip of the iceberg in regards to this continual ...

WITH spellbinding 180-degree panoramic views across the sparkling waters of Port Stephens, this property offers an unparalleled waterfront experience. The Cottage The cottage has three bedrooms plus a ...

HERBALIST Debbie Mutton was the first guest speaker of the year at the Pindimar-Bundabah Community Association Hall on ...