Old Westy mending nets. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke. The crab kings. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke. Part 2 – The crab ...

DEAR News Of The Area, THANK you for putting the information in the paper (‘Are our seas really rising?’, NOTA, 2/9/26) about ...

DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in reply to Wayne Duesbury (‘Facts speak louder than a Google search’, NOTA, 4/9/26). Judging by the figures presented by Mr Duesbury, he is touting the views of a ...

DEAR News Of The Area I WRITE with reference to the opinion of Mr Michael Ferris (‘Are our seas really rising?’, NOTA, ...

THERE has been a rapid decline in koala numbers in some areas of NSW, and even more koala habitat could be lost unless we ...

Our 2026 Club Champions are Tanya Sinclair, Kristine McMahon and Elsa Jones. A Grade players Liz, Anne-Marie, Angela and Maxine were all smiles when they finished the championships. THE Hawks Nest ...

Young Westy at work. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke. Young Westy at work. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke. THERE were two fishermen by the name of “Westy Davis”. “Old Westy”, Alfred George, was born in ...

DEAR News Of The Area, I AM appalled that lobbyists at Hunter Defence Conference (NBN News, 26 August) are pushing for a ...

MOTORISTS can expect minor delays from roadwork planned in Gloucester and Wingham over the coming fortnight. In Gloucester, ...

DEAR News Of The Area, IN his recent letter (Tomago Aluminium bailout is a crisis of Government policy, NOTA, 27/8/26), Troy ...

SPACE has always been fertile ground for myths, perhaps because the night sky is so enormous, mysterious and difficult to ...

I HAVE just finished watching my favourite Sunday morning TV program, the ABC’s Insiders, hosted by David Speers. It was the ...