HUGE crowds descended on the Tea Gardens Country Club on Easter Saturday (April 16) for the annual Charity Pig Races, in support of the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club and the NSW Variety Bash. Now in…
ANZAC Day will be commemorated with services, marches, two up and luncheons across the Myall Coast on Monday, April 25. For many the day is filled with raw emotion, pride and memories. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
KARUAH has been announced by the NSW Tourism Industry Council as a finalist for the 2022 NSW Top Tourism Town Awards. “The NSW Top Tourism Town Awards provide communities, business chambers, visitor centres and local governments the chance to…
IT’s changeover time for Probus Club committees, and as the Clubs conduct their Annual General Meetings and coax some new blood onto the Executive Committees, it’s time to meet the new executive. The Probus Club of Port Stephens is…
AFTER a couple of seasons with good growing conditions, increased demand and rising prices, local oyster farmers are having problems. The sustained wet weather in the run-up to the traditional peak demand season of Easter has seen the Port…
THE Hunter will soon be a gateway to the world, with the Federal Government providing $55 million to make the Newcastle Airport an international hub. Building on the existing $66 million investment to upgrade the runway, the Government has…
The $3.3 million Bruce Scott Pavilion at Tomaree Sports Complex has been officially opened, marking a new chapter for sport in Port Stephens. Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer joined Meryl Swanson MP and fellow councillors to officially open the…
THE NSW United Hospital Auxiliaries’ (UHA) Hunter Region Forum was held at the Nelson Bay Golf Club on Friday 8 April 2022. The Forum is held annually throughout Hospital Auxiliaries in NSW and is used for the interchange of…
IN the Port Stephens Council meeting on 25 May 2021, Councillor Giacomo Arnott put forth a notice of motion to investigate the bus stop on Seaside Boulevard in Fern Bay. At the most recent Council meeting on 12 April,…
FEDERAL Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson has hit back at claims that Labor has abandoned the region’s mining community. The Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt, visited Newcastle last Monday, stating now was not the time to risk…