COFFS Harbour’s Myanmar community have showcased their football skills by winning an invitational tournament in Brisbane. Myanmar United won last weekend’s tournament after receiving an invite from the Karenni community of Queensland to participate in their annual 7-a-side competition.…
TOKYO Paralympic Silver medalist and former Coffs Harbour swimming star Madeleine McTernan has been presented with a certificate of appreciation on behalf of Coffs Harbour City Council for competing in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic games. The presentation took place…
YET again a developer is seeking to increase the building height of a property in Nelson Bay’s town centre well above the planning guidelines, and yet again DA’s with issues are being lodged over the Christmas and January holiday…
ANYONE who tests positive using a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) will now be required to register their result with Service NSW. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the new registration process was an important part of managing the pandemic. “NSW…
THERE’S still time for local students commencing university or TAFE study this year to apply for a share of $40,000 in grants as part of the Port Stephens Mayoral Academic Scholarships program. 20 scholarships worth $2000 each are available…
THE oyster industry is about to see a shake up with new technology being employed which will allow oyster shells to be marked with an identifying food grade marker outlining details of the oysters origin. Furthermore the markers can…
THE members of the Probus Club of Port Stephens (PCPS) are mourning the loss of a much loved member Leon Lindsay who was aged 88 when he passed away gently on 29 December 2021. Before Leon joined the PCPS,…
ARRESTING officers will now ask all people-of-interest and victims of crime if they are Indigenous in a new policy change by NSW Police. The NSW Police Force has introduced these changes to help improve data and create a fairer…
AMONG some of the most controversial DA’s currently before Port Stephens Council is the application to create a Helipad at Anna Bay, adjacent to the Anna Bay Lawn Cemetery and Caltex Service Station. The Tomaree Residents and Ratepayers Association…
IT will be very much a do-it-yourself Australia Day in Tilligerry this year as the traditional celebrations have been cancelled due to the second wave of Covid washing in. Henderson Park in Lemon Tree Passage has been the traditional…