This year’s brick and rolling pin throwing competition is on 11 July. Photo: supplied.
This year’s brick and rolling pin throwing competition is on 11 July. Photo: supplied. Rolling pin throwing has been a feature of the event since 1962. Photo: supplied. IT’S time to start practising for the 2026 Stroud Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition. This unique celebration of the town’s heritage and community spirit will be […]
WORKERS will now be assisted to relocate to local government jobs in regional and remote areas, through an expansion of the NSW Government’s Welcome Experience program. Launched as a pilot in 11 local government areas (LGAs) in 2023, the Welcome Experience is a free service supporting workers and their families to relocate for roles in […]
PUBLIC confidence in the NSW criminal justice system has declined over time, with a pronounced fall since 2019, according to new research by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR). Based on a representative survey of 2,000 NSW adults, the study found that public confidence fell across all key measures from 2012 to […]
Recovery Centres and Recovery Access Points were open from Raymond Terrace to Macksville in the wake of the May 2025 flooding. Photo: NSW RA.
A REPORT has been published examining the NSW Reconstruction Authority’s response to the severe weather event that hit the east coast in May 2025. The review was undertaken by the Joint Select Committee on the NSW Reconstruction Authority, composed of MPs from across the political spectrum. “This inquiry had a focus on the severe weather […]
MANUFACTURING heavyweight 3M is vowing to fight a multibillion-dollar lawsuit over widespread use of “forever chemicals” at Australian defence sites – including the RAAF base at Williamtown. The federal government is suing 3M for more than $2 billion to recover costs from the per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foam that contaminated 28 defence […]
THE NSW Government has released an online tool for comparing connectivity quality across the state, producing some surprising results for Dungog Shire. The NSW Digital Connectivity Index, accessible via the NSW Government website, breaks digital connectivity down into three key areas: – Access: how strong is the coverage, how well the network performs and how […]
Town Team Movement Ltd received an FRRR grant funded by the Future Drought Fund to build community resilience to drought in WA’s Wheatbelt Central region.
MORE than $3,000,000 in grants is now available to empower eligible agriculture-dependent communities to prepare for drought by building and maintaining their social resilience. This is the second round of funding to be delivered by the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) through the Future Drought Fund’s (FDF) Communities Program, which is funded by […]
DEAR News Of The Area, (In response to: “Lyne MP’s bid to amend legal definition of ‘woman’ and ‘man’,” 26 May). Babies may be identified as male or female by their genitals at birth, but the chromosomes really determine their gender. Some societies used to have 5 genders. Please see information on differing chromosome patterns. […]
GOLF RESULTS | SATURDAY 23RD MAY 2-PERSON AMBROSE CHAMPIONSHIPS – FINAL ROUND FIELD | 35 members. 2026 2-PERSON AMBROSE CHAMPIONSHIPS | Winners Brodie Thackeray & Ramsey Vane-Wood (4.25) 119.50 Nett, Runners Up Phillip Watson & Stephen Watson (10.75) 120.50 Nett 2-PERSON AMBROSE (FINAL ROUND) | Winners Brodie Thackeray & Ramsey Vane-Wood (4.25) 59.75 Nett, Runners […]
