Tom Hodgson, Steve Ford, Lance Hoare and Bob Lindsay on the 8th tee.
ALTHOUGH showery conditions were forecast, and eventuated, a good field played the Saturday Betta Electrical sponsored stroke event for the Monthly Medal and Spoon. Keith Pitt showed form to win the day and Medal with Mike Simpson runner up and Spoon winner for the best Gross score on the day. Carla Ross is benefitting from […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE recent blockade of a logging truck in Bellingen raises serious questions about the conduct of those claiming to speak for our forests and communities. Peaceful protest is a democratic right. However, sitting under a loaded logging truck to prevent a driver from doing lawful work crosses the line from […]
Code-hopper Mark Nawaqanitawase crosses the line during the 2026 NRL grand final. Photo: Dan Himbrechts, AAP.
RUGBY Australia may believe Mark Nawaqanitawase is returning to rugby to wear the Wallabies gold, but the super talent insists he’s keeping his options open. Mark Nawaqanitawase is refusing to rule out turning his back on Australia for next year’s home Rugby World Cup as a three-nation tug-of-war for the cross-code super talent escalates. While […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE growing instances of inhumane violence and mass killings represented by that most sickening of all nouns, war, have led me to write. Most recently, the ongoing bombings in Kiev, Gaza, the Middle East, and the more recent brutal attack on the Washington Post journalist in the West Bank by […]
The impacts of domestic violence can have lifelong consequences for children's safety, wellbeing, and development. Photo: Magnific.
THERE’S been an alarming rise in the number of family and domestic violence offences against women and children in Australia. Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed the number of offenders increased by eight per cent in 2024-25, to 97,800 offenders nationally, representing the largest annual increase since national reporting began. The statistics on violence […]
Engineering repairs. Mending clothes. INTERNATIONAL Repair Day on Saturday 17 October encourages local repair and reuse businesses to keep the story going on why mending makes sense. The campaign is a global celebration of everyone who makes repairs happen in their community: the tradespeople and everyday menders who choose to fix and repair rather than […]
St Mary's Assistant Principal, Jane Paton; Principal, Amy Chapman and Sharon De Dassel, Education Support Officer. Photo: Sharon Jane.
St Mary’s Assistant Principal, Jane Paton; Principal, Amy Chapman and Sharon De Dassel, Education Support Officer. Photo: Sharon Jane. The Peace Garden at St Mary’s Primary School, Bowraville. Photo: Sharon Jane. St Mary’s welcomes all students free for 2027. Photo: Sharon Jane. BOWRAVILLE’S St Mary’s Primary School will not charge fees during 2027 thanks to […]
Program participants gain practical skills in outdoor work activities, including fire management. Photo: Waarugirr Indigenous Corporation.
Program participants gain practical skills in outdoor work activities, including fire management. Photo: Waarugirr Indigenous Corporation. Learning to operate an excavator is among the skills included in the Burrgadi program. Photo: Waarugirr Indigenous Corporation. The program’s participants learn to fell trees. Photo: Waarugirr Indigenous Corporation. Classroom training is included in the Burrgadi program. Photo: Waarugirr […]
Timeless Dave Mattacott purred to win Div 1 at Nambucca.
Timeless Dave Mattacott purred to win Div 1 at Nambucca. Tiffany Paul found the sweet spot on Saturday for the Div 1 win. Former firefighter Ray Guiana smoked with 43 points to be runner-up on Saturday. Paul Dyer banked a beverage and a receptacle to keep it cool after holing a downhill slider from afar […]
Andy bumped into Lullaby from Lismore on the Eyre Highway.
Andy bumped into Lullaby from Lismore on the Eyre Highway. Andy parks his cart at the end of a gruelling day. The highway is busy and edged with gravel, making conditions tough. The Bunda Cliffs along the Great Australian Bight were a beautiful sight. ANDY Stewart has reached the Western Australian border, and after a […]
