DEAR News Of The Area, CHRISTMAS is nearly here again! Is the pace of life getting faster? Christmas brings family gatherings and presents. We wish each other “Merry Christmas” and, hopefully, we have a good time. But Christmas can be busy and stressful, so please pause for just a moment. You’ve likely heard, in a […]
NGM Group's Rubi Stitt and Alexandra Tompkins with the Salvos' Joey Newman.
AS the donation period draws to a close, The Salvation Army, Newcastle Permanent, and Greater Bank are encouraging the community to support their annual Christmas Toy Drive Appeal and help share the spirit of the season. Each year the annual Toy Drive delivers thousands of gifts to children and families facing hardship at Christmas time. […]
Barnaby Joyce MP at an anti-wind farm rally in Port Stephens. Photo: Doug Connor.
MAVERICK MP Barnaby Joyce will join Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party. After weeks of speculation, the New England MP and former deputy prime minister has confirmed he would move to the far-right party, after previously representing the Nationals. He will sit in the House of Representatives for the rest of the parliamentary term as a […]
Head of Airport Paul McFarlane and CEO Linc Horton.
NEWCASTLE Airport has taken out two major honours at the Australian Airports Association’s 2025 National Airport Industry Awards, held last week in the Gold Coast. The Williamtown airport won the Airport Excellence Award for Infrastructure for its landmark International Terminal Expansion project, as well as the Airport Excellence Award for Sustainability. CEO Linc Horton said […]
Experienced lawn bowler Andrew Henry (right) toppled in-form Tony Hinton to clinch this year’s Soldiers Point Bowling Club Men's Major Singles championship by 25 shots to 21 in a hard fought final.
ACCOMPLISHED lawn bowler Andrew Henry has been crowned Soldiers Point Bowling Club’s men’s major singles champion for 2025. The talented Henry downed experienced campaigner Tony Hinton by 25 shots to 21 to claim the sought-after title in a much anticipated final. Both bowlers came into the title decider in top form with the wily Hinton […]
Cyril Burke Medal winner Khace Petera celebrates his prestigious accolade with Nelson Bay Gropers committee member Wayne Bron, strapper Hugh Thompson, prop forward and committee member Nathan McLeay, vice president Brad McLeay and team manager Greg Spake at last Saturday’s annual Hunter Suburban Rugby Awards Night at.Newcastle’s Customs House.
NELSON Bay Gropers excitement machine Khace Petera is this year’s recipient of Hunter Suburban Rugby’s Cyril Burke Medal. The classy young fly half capped a stellar 2025 season when judged the best and fairest player in the President’s Cup first grade competition by the Hunter Rugby Union referees. Petera turned in consistent performances for the […]
Medowie Little Athletics president Dane Christie presents outstanding junior Kayla Peisto with a $250 Club Achievement Award to assist her with competing costs for this week’s Australian All Schools Athletics Championships in Melbourne.
WHETHER tossing a javelin on the athletics field or creating opportunities for the Newcastle Jets Football Academy, they don’t come more natural than Medowie schoolgirl Kayla Peisto. The future looks bright for the talented 15-year-old athlete who has accumulated an impressive list of achievements in both track and field and soccer at an elite level. […]
Supporters and contestants crowded around the start/finish line in Providence Bay Park. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Cycling down Tuloa and Mungo Brush Road with dark grey skies keeping the sun’s heat at bay. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The TGHN SLSC Water Safety team was ready in support. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The Bennetts Beach MobiMats made life a […]
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THE state government launched the $20 million Aquaculture Industry Development Program on Monday, aiming to strengthen and expand the seafood industry’s economic contribution to NSW. The program is designed to boost productivity and increase sustainability across farming operations for oysters, mussels, kelp, and algae, plus freshwater and marine fish hatcheries and bioproducts. “By investing in […]
