Two boys will be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act after lighting a fire which spread uncontrollably near Port Stephens. About 1pm on Saturday 5 November, a bushfire was observed in Lighthouse Reserve on Shoal Bay peninsula. Two members…
Cricket Nelson Bay Mako Results Results 5/11/16 As won 106-8 H. Bartlett 6/38 inc hattrick, M. Eckersley 3 W. Banks 31, J. Simms 22 B1s won 5-238 -10/ 159 M.Palmer 86 ,D.Morro 48 ,D.morrison 25, C.Baker 5-20, N,Mcleay 2-10 B3s…
Dear News of the Area, A great Festival for the Koala Group! The crowd in the morning particularly, was fantastic. We had lots of good discussions about koalas and koala food trees and plants in general. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT…
Commenting on the class action lawsuit filed against the Department of Defence this week, Greens NSW Senator Lee Rhiannon said the Department’s failure to properly act on this issue has forced local residents to take action. “It should never have…
Carter Goodwin is one extraordinary three-year-old. Twin brother to Milla, and younger brother to Hudson, Carter has already achieved so much in his short life. Carter was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (a disability that affects movement and posture), Epilepsy and…
In Australia, Remembrance Day is observed on the November 11 every year. Services are held at 11.00am at War Memorials, schools and in towns across the country. During the service, the “Last Post” is sounded by a bugler followed by…
The Medowie Christmas Carols, hosted annually by the Williamtown Rotary Club, is currently in preparation mode. The annual event will this year be held on Friday, 2 December at Ferodale Oval, Medowie. If last year’s carols of over 1500 people…
McHappy Day will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year on Saturday 12th November and Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is encouraging Medowie residents to help raise a record breaking $3.8 million by purchasing a $2 Helping Hand or a…
We have heard of some strange happenings over the past years, but halfway through the second decade of the new millennium, the reports just keep getting stranger. Last Wednesday morning Bay News Of the Area visited Port Stephens 100.9 FM…
A Group of local runners will head to Tateyama, Japan on a marathon exchange in January 2017 thanks to funding from Port Stephens Council and the Port Stephens Sister Cities Association. The annual exchange supports interested residents in attending the…