DEAR Jasminda, We have a few family members who work from home and our mannerisms and work styles are getting on each other’s nerves. How do we improve our work-from-home balance? Megan P. Dear Megan, Research by Roy Morgan (2025) stated that more than 6.7 million Australians work from home at least some of the […]
DEAR Jasminda, There is only one New Year’s Resolution I have and that is to start doing some exercise. I know it’s good for me, but I detest physical activity. Now I’m in my mid-fifties, it hurts my joints and that just makes me feel worse. Do you have any suggestions? Evie H. Dear Evie, […]
Welcome to another year. For many residents, 2025 was a challenging and difficult 12 months, which saw our region endure the worst flood in recorded history in May, followed by devastating bushfires last month. The bushfire danger, unfortunately, has not yet abated, and I ask all residents to be prepared in case we have more […]
THAT time is upon us again. Christmas seems to sneak up on us a little quicker each year. As we approach the end of the year and families head off on holidays, I would just like to remind everyone to be safe, make sure you stop, revive, survive if you’re taking on a road trip […]
IT IS great to see the Wingham Cedar Party Creek Bridge opened to traffic from early this month. It was a $39 million project and a huge job. I urge MidCoast residents to take a weekend drive to Wingham, check out the new bridge and support this fantastic little town. The Wingham and surrounding communities […]
The Pearly Gates and the Desert Island are two of the most symbolic settings in the cartoon world.
The Pearly Gates and the Desert Island are two of the most symbolic settings in the cartoon world. The Pearly Gates and the Desert Island are two of the most symbolic settings in the cartoon world. YOU would think that after decades, cartoonists would have wrung out every last drop of humour from two of […]
DEAR News Of The Area, ON Saturday, 6 September, just after midnight, our Craven Plateau home and farm shed were totally destroyed by an electrical fire. We would like to express our thanks to the Barrington and Gloucester RFS as well as the Gloucester Town Brigade. They reached the Plateau in record time and did […]
