A $50 ACCOMMODATION voucher is now available as part of the NSW Government’s $250 million Stay NSW program. Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Victor Dominello said the voucher initiative is a commitment to bolster the accommodation industry…
THE ‘Music and Fusion’ exhibition opens on 9 March at the Port Stephens Community Arts Centre. The exhibition will see artistic impressions of music bringing shapes to life. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
PORT Stephens Yacht Club is celebrating 50 years of competitive sailing on one of Australia’s most pristine and biggest waterways. To commemorate the anniversary the club is holding an open day at its club house adjacent to Soldiers Point…
PORT Stephens Council has launched a new online toolkit aimed at encouraging more events to Port Stephens while helping to reboot the local economy following COVID-19. The Port Stephens Events Toolkit is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for event organisers with advice…
INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day was celebrated in style at a breakfast on Monday hosted by Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington and Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson at Murrook Cultural Centre. The event was attended by hundreds of women from…
Dr SARAH Bayley has been named the Port Stephens 2022 Woman of the Year. It is a well deserved honour given to a doctor serving the Raymond Terrace community throughout a pandemic. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
ELITE Energy are bringing a triathlon to Hawks Nest on Saturday 19 March. Supported by a wealth of partners, Elite Energy have teamed up with MidCoast Council, Destination Barrington Coast, Powerade and Tea Gardens Hotel, amongst others, to…
THE Final of the Club Fours was played on Sunday 6 March when the team of Paul Wilson, Dick Hadley, Brian Hitchcock and Tony Baker (Skipper) lined up against the team of Mick Rowan, Paul Croucher, Mike Smith and…
COMMUNITY members made their position clear on the prospective sale of land at 109 Foreshore Drive, Salamander Bay over the weekend, with hundreds gathering for a rally on the site. Organisers say the aim of the rally was to…
THE Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Men’s Shed is having a special Garage Sale this Saturday, March 12, with all proceeds going to flood victims in Lismore. “Not being content with raising $500 from a whip around of members on…