NEWS OF THE AREA is launching a series profiling the ‘Community Heroes’ of Port Stephens, and who better to start with than November Sheehan. November has started two grassroots programs in recent years, both aimed at supporting the vulnerable in…
CHRISSY Hampton didn’t set out to be a children’s author. In fact, she didn’t set out to be a writer at all. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –…
THE opening of the fifteenth annual Port Stephens Art Prize filled the Port Stephens Community Art Gallery with 180 eager art lovers. Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington officially opened the event, with the effervescent Christine Blosdale, a social media…
WORIMI Elders had an opportunity last week to once again get up close to the Worimi Hornet, now on permanent display at the RAAF Williamtown Aviation Heritage Centre (Fighter World). In 2015, then-Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown,…
SATURDAY 4 March Medal Round 39 players Div. 1 1st G. Gillard 68 (medal) 2nd S. Leggatt 73 3rd E. Potts 74 Div. 2 1st R. Gianacas 74 (medal) 2nd S. Muna 75 3rd M. Farnham 77 (Shellharbour) Balls down…
THE ladies played the Monthly Mug on Wednesday March 22, and the winner was T-L.Smith with 74nett from B.Gordon with 77nett. Barbie also won the Jackpot and the putting with 29putts. Lou got the NTP. The Vets played a stableford…
131 Cove Boulevard, North Arm Cove HERE is a stylish property with an open plan design that allows for easy flow and a seamless transition from indoor to outdoor. Together with the beautiful water views over North Arm Cove and…
11 Mirreen Street, Hawks Nest Contact agent A RARE find – two homes on a large, level, 980sqm block with no strata title. Perfectly positioned between both beaches and the iconic Myall River nearby, and only a short 350m walk…
SCIENCE fiction fans congregated at the successful launch of the latest in local author Greg Mutton’s ‘12th Realm’ series, ‘Incident at Zyralin 4’, which took place in the Dolphin Room at the Tea Gardens Hotel on Sunday, 26 March. “I…
HUNTER Water has been named a finalist in the ’Marketing and Communications for Impact Award’ category at the Banksia Foundation’s National Banksia Sustainability Awards for its ‘Respect the Throne’ campaign. The toilet paper shortages experienced during COVID-19 saw many turn…