WINTER is often the time for some of the best catches around the port and members of the West Diggers Nelson Bay Fishing Club have been getting in the thick of it, with snapper and a 4.6-kilogram grouper among recent…
THE site of a major landslip at Fingal Bay will be repaired. Fingal Bay was hit hard during the March 2021 storms and Port Stephens Council has since secured more than $1.8 million to rebuild along Marine Drive. Advertise with…
A MAN has avoided jail after crashing a car with a blood-alcohol content more than six times the legal limit. Mark Coulton, aged 47, was on Monday last week sentenced by Raymond Terrace Local Court to a twelve-month intensive corrections…
SCHOOL buses are set to be safer in the Port Stephens area thanks to state government funding for seat belts. Given some of the roads are 100km/h zones, Port Stephens MP Kate Washington said the funding was well overdue. Advertise…
MIDCOAST residents impacted by the June and July floods can now apply for rental-support payments to help meet the cost of temporary accommodation, and ‘Back Home’ grants to help with household repair costs. Customer Service and Digital Government Minister Victor…
Marine Rescue Just before 6pm on 3 August, Marine Rescue Port Stephens received a call from a skipper on an 11 metre Sail Mono Yacht having an issue with a damaged propeller. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
TOMAREE High School, Tomaree Public School, Shoal Bay PS, Anna Bay PS, Soldiers Point PS and Bobs Farm PS all celebrated Education Week last week. This year’s theme was ‘creating futures’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
RESIDENTS will gather at 109 Foreshore Drive, Salamander Bay, on Sunday to protest the park’s proposed sale. The small block of land has been used as a community park for decades, with rubbish bins and signs pointing to its use…
PINDIMAR man Allan Bentley disappeared on April 27 last year. For more than 12 months his friends and family have been left wondering what became of him. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business.…
VALLA Beach Community Markets are on Saturday. Stalls will offer fresh produce, plants, clothing, homemade treats, crafts and more. The Wild Women of Anywhere Beach, funny, creative performers and skillful musicians will perform. There will also be dance demonstrations from…