IN 2020, eight farmers in The Branch undertook work on their farms and properties to improve wetland and riparian corridors along the Karuah River. Visitors were encouraged to come along to a free field day on Friday 21 May…
HISTORIAN Vera Deacon has passed away peacefully at the age of 94. Vera was a beloved Stockton resident who gave back to the local community in many ways. Throughout her life she was involved in a variety of social…
THE Port Stephens Friendship Group recently travelled west beyond the Great Dividing Range to Coonabarabran. When Covid-19 restrictions cancelled the Friendship Groups tour to Coonabarabran and beyond last year, the thirty keen travellers setting off in late April/May were…
FIREARMS, drugs and jewellery have been seized after a man was arrested following a pursuit through the Port Stephens-Hunter region. Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District saw a Toyota Hilux utility being driven along Government Road at Nelson Bay…
AFTER many years and a great deal of heartache for many the last resident from Tomaree Lodge has been relocated. More than 600 people were living in more than 20 large institution-style centres across NSW a decade ago –…
YOUTH are the future and they are the people who will live through the results of inaction on climate change. Last week members of Climate Action Port Stephens (CAPS) joined the School Strike for Climate Change in a bid…
THE site on Tomaree Headland is a state heritage listed site, adjacent to a National Park which offers spectacular scenic vistas. Tomaree Lodge is one of the few known surviving examples of a purpose built WWII Army Camp in…
STAR Struck is back again in 2021 with the fitting theme ‘Rise Up’. After a devastating cancellation in 2020 due to COVID-19, students from all over Newcastle, Port Stephens and the Central Coast are ready to hit the stage…
PORT Stephens has been crowned number one tourist destination in New South Wales and second in all of Australia. According to Wotif, Port Stephens has seen an increase of 895 per cent in interest over the past six months,…
THE extremely successful Positive Behaviour and Learning (PBL) awards have returned to MarketPlace Raymond Terrace. The awards recognise acts of kindness, citizenship and dedication. Each week one student from each of the 9 participating PBL schools will be awarded…