HURRY! Time is running out for you to comment on a draft plan outlining projects and services to be delivered across the region during 2021-22, with the opportunity for feedback closing Friday 28 May. Operational plans are prepared…
COFFS Harbour Rifle Club. May 19 – Howard St Rimfire Range. The 90m Field Class match was conducted with 24 participants. Master Grade: Ben R 99.11, Glenn K 96.11, Jake Buckley 96.7, Joel Walker 93.5 A Grade: Bryce K…
TWICE a year volunteers gather at Nelson Bay don gloves, grab garbage bags and scour the break walls for rubbish that would otherwise end up in the Bay. Still more volunteers pull on their wetsuits, and fill up their…
MEMBER for Port Stephens Kate Washington has launched a scathing attack on the NSW Liberal Government over the future use of public land not only in Port Stephens but across the state. Ms Washington told News Of The Area,…
GABBI has become somewhat of a local celebrity in the world of turtles. For workers in animal rehabilitation there is no more magical moment than when a creature in your care is returned to the wild. In Gabbi’s case…
WITH COVID-19 and vaccination against the virus that has seen Australian borders slammed shut there are fears around lower than usual rates of vaccination against the flu. Flu vaccination rates are significantly lower than last year – fewer than…
IN what looks like a response to community feedback to date Council has launched yet another survey into dog use of beaches in and around the Anna Bay area. There was keen interest in maintaining the status quo for…
YOUTH Mental Health services in Port Stephens received a boost in funding this week when Taylor Martin MLC presented COPSY Inc which operates the free jupiter youth counselling services in the region with $94,500 to continue their work. Sadly…
THE Stroud community can apply for funding through the Duralie Community Fund for projects which will benefit local education, environment, health, infrastructure, arts, leisure and cultural heritage. Not-for-profit organisations and community groups in the vicinity of the Duralie Mine…
LIVE LIVE LIVE, a free concert series featuring local bands Sage and New Start, has resumed this year at the Tea Gardens Baptist Church, starting 2pm on the third Thursday of every month. Sage band member Janelle Matthews said,…