ART lovers of both the visual arts and performing arts will be able to get a double fix on Saturday, 3 December when Macksville’s Matilda Street Gallery hosts the feast of musicality that is Julie Kovendy and Splash. Julie and…
ROTARY has been working to eradicate polio from the world for more than 35 years. As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, they have been instrumental in reducing polio cases by 99.9 percent since their first project…
A STRONG congregation of locals converged at the cenotaph in Stuarts Point for the annual Remembrance Day service at 11am on Friday 11 November, with the silence and reverence induced by the bugle sounding. Prominently located in the centre of…
● A NINETEEN-year-old man has been advised that he will be receiving a court attendance notice for an Intimidation offence following investigations related to a neighbour dispute in Macksville on 1 The accused is to appear before Macksville Local Court…
DEAR Jasminda, The gym I go to takes candid photos of people exercising to encourage others. Last week there was a particularly unattractive photo of me wearing no makeup, doing sumo squats. While others may find this encouraging, I just…
THE addition of murals, outdoor spaces and colourful streetscapes are key parts of a recent revitalisation of Karuah, with the community and Port Stephens Council coming together to build towards a brighter and better township. Port Stephens Council’s Vibrant Places…
SINCE the launch of jupiter in 2019, the Port Stephens youth mental health counselling service has continued to rise in its support of the youth of Port Stephens, with three counselling rooms now available in Salamander Bay, Tanilba Bay and…
THE school leadership team at Irrawang High have a strong tradition of supporting the school and wider community. Each year they oversee the establishment of the annual ‘Giving Tree’, which encourages the school community, including staff, to donate items leading…
IN 2019, News Of the Area reported on Corlette resident Geoff Zipper, known as ‘Swampy’ to the local community, as he prepared to go to Kokoda as part of an adventurous Port Stephens group of twelve. Geoff was 70 years…
GETTING older doesn’t have to mean disengaging from your community. Probus Clubs exist to enrich the lives of their members and anyone that is retired or working part time and over 55 can join in on the great Probus activities…