Sarah Litten was well known on the Tomaree Peninsula and founded the Port Stephens Women’s Cancer Support Group. Sarah’s dream was to establish a wellness centre in Port Stephens for women battling cancer. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Six years…
Blueberries have a wonderful combination of tastiness and nutritional benefits. They are low in calories and have a high antioxidant content, enabling them to scavenge radicals that might otherwise damage the body. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Here in Port…
It takes a lot to stop traffic in Hawks Nest, but not when you’re a Princess. Last week a bunch of admiring onlookers gathered on the Hawks Nest side of the Singing Bridge to watch a member of the local…
The blue water holiday centre of Port Stephens, 2½ hours north of Sydney, is renowned for its beautiful bays such as Nelson Bay, Shoal Bay, Fingal Bay and Salamander Bay. And now Port Stephens boasts a new bay – Splash…
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating a series of hydrocarbon discharges into the Hunter River at Raymond Terrace. A spokesperson from the EPA told News Of The Area that the leak has been traced back to small break…
The Myall Chamber of Commerce and Tourism kicks off 2017 with a new look team. Jessica Harris from Lazy Paddles takes over from Mark McCormack as President. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Jessica with husband Darren and young daughter Isla…
Medowie has welcomed our newest residents, in the cherub-like faces of five new little people. We celebrate the last tiny Medowie residents of 2016, and the very first tiny residents of 2017. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE In the last…
Mother nature has continued to dump a dense layer of weed on the shoreline of Birubi Beach in Anna Bay. At the time of going to print, the weed still covered a tract of the beach that is popular with…
This year commemorates the 75th Anniversary of World War II. On 19 February 1942, 188 Japanese planes were launched against Darwin, whose harbour was full of Allied ships. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE It was the largest Japanese attack since…
A woman, 71-years of age, was killed in a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Abundance Drive and Lisadell Road Medowie on Monday morning. At around 10.50am (Monday 9 January 2017), emergency services were called to the intersection after calls…