AT a recent press conference in Port Stephens with the Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, Liberal Minister Stuart Robert has stated that the Labor party is a “lie, relying on facts that don’t support them”.…
THE City of Newcastle has announced its 2022-23 Budget, with Stockton set to be supported through the next financial year. The $424 million budget is the largest in its history and forecasts a modest surplus of $1.2 million, and…
THERE must be something in the air this week, with another Keno win going to a Port Stephens local. A Soldiers Point man who has endured a tough couple of years was thrilled to win $25,000 from the recent…
PORT Stephens Friendship Group members have just completed another successful annual trip, this time to the coast and country of NSW. The trip started in excellent weather, with stops at Bald Hill at Stanwell tops, Austinmer and Wollongong, before…
ONE of Port Stephens’ most adventurous women has written a memoir of her time as a hot air balloonist. Corlette resident Ruth Wilson began her 47-year flying career in 1975 with her first balloon flight in New Zealand. She…
20 APRIL Numbers were down this week for the Wednesday Nominated Triples competition with 39 bowlers playing on the greens. The winners were decided by the Highest winning margin for both the morning and afternoon games. The morning winners…
TAFE NSW tradie student Hugh Davey from Coffs Harbour encourages people to contact TAFE to talk about training options as he completes his studies and transitions to work as a plumber. Australia’s construction industry continues to thrive following a…
THE Silent Walk for climate held on Palm Sunday, 10 April, by the Mid-North Coast Quakers and the Coffs Coast Climate Action Group attracted 70 walkers. They walked along the Coffs Harbour Foreshores in glorious weather, promoting action on…
AS the youngest of eight children, Shandra Ralph was always behind her older siblings when it came to family lore, but in the past few years she’s been doing some research and is amazed at the courage of her…
STUARTS Point And District Community Organisation (Spadco) have been approved $34,800 in funding through the Preparing Australian Communities Program, to improve the area’s resilience to natural disasters. The Preparing Australian Communities Program – Local stream is the first tranche…