ORGANISERS say the Positive Behaviour and Learning scheme is helping both school communities and the wider community. Our nominees this week included Irrawang Public School student Tahlia Chapman For being a caring person who alway looks out for others at…
RAYMOND Terrace local Benjamin Carpenter has been dealt a two-year community corrections order following March stealing offences. Mr Carpenter was out of cash when he walked into Woolworths at Salamander Bay on 20 March and filled his shopping trolley with…
A SHOAL Bay Country Club manager and bartender have pleaded guilty to supplying drugs at the Port Stephens premises. The two club employees both pleaded guilty to supplying drugs in Raymond Terrace Local Court. Advertise with News of The Area…
PORT Stephens Council has become a signatory to the NSW Public Spaces Charter. At Council’s meeting on 9 August, Councillors unanimously voted in support of becoming a signatory to the charter, which identifies ten principles for quality public space that…
TUESDAY 2 August, 29 bowlers turned out today, it’s been a long time since we have had so many. A great opportunity for our Pennant teams to get some practice in, there were three games of Fours 21 ends and…
WALTER (name changed for privacy reasons) has been renting a home on the Tomaree Peninsula for seven years. He is a quiet man, one who has kept to himself. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
SONGBIRD is transforming lives one drum beat at a time. Songbird is a modern disability services provider offering a range of National Disability Insurance Scheme support across the Newcastle, Port Stephens, Maitland and MidCoast regions, and notably, the Drums Alive…
BREAM and tailor were hauled out of the water by Hawks Nest Golf Club social fishers this month. What follows is a summation of the results from the competition contested 5-7 August. Christine McKenzie won with a great catch of…
