A WHALE caught in ropes can be clearly visible one moment and gone beneath the water the next. For ORRCA volunteers watching ...

SEVERAL girls and young women from Raymond Terrace and Medowie are members of the Waratah Girls Choir, which was recently ...

DEAR News Of The Area, ON Saturday I rang for an ambulance for my wife, who has cancer. She was sent home and took a turn for the worse. I rang at 5:15pm and was told it would be about an hour. After ...

The Garage Sale Trail, Australia’s biggest second-hand festival, is coming to Port Stephens for its last edition. Residents ...

PROMISING Nelson Bay FC juniors Elke Moltzen and Zoe Wild have been selected for the Newcastle Football Player Development ...

EVERYONE can remember the first fish they caught, whether it be was cracker bream or monster mulloway. The excitement, in ...

NELSON Bay’s Mick Lennon and Martin Shiner have returned home with international gold medals from the 2026 Asia Pacific ...

DEAR News Of The Area, PUBLIC information, questioning and discussion is a sign of a healthy democracy and applaudable community spirit. Yet debate and engagement may well be a victim of questionable ...

SEVERAL girls and young women from Raymond Terrace and Medowie are members of the Waratah Girls Choir, which was recently awarded the prestigious National Choral Champions title at the National Choral ...

A stallholder with her handmade paper flowers and models at the Medowie Lions Art and Craft Fair. Photo: Althea Guinsberg.

Bonsai expert Melanie Delaney showed exhibition patrons how to create a bonsai composition. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Dozens of ...

OCTOBER marks the start of Mental Health Month, and with spring in full swing, Black Dog Institute is calling on Australians ...