Duke Of Edinburgh’s Myall Coast Connection

IT may be a little-known fact these days but Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest have a right royal connection with none other than The Duke Of Edinburgh. Sadly the Duke passed away on 9 April 2021. The Duke Of…

IT may be a little-known fact these days but Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest have a right royal connection with none other than The Duke Of Edinburgh. Sadly the Duke passed away on 9 April 2021. The Duke Of…



SENIORS don’t have to live a dull and boring life. Members of the Fingal Bay Probus Club are faced with the many options each week to enjoy the fun and friendship. A recent Friday saw the faithful few on…

TAKE 3 for the sea is a global movement which is making a very real difference to our oceans. Take 3 believes in simple actions to address complex problems. Everyday plastic pollution is killing our wildlife. Advertise with News…

PORT Stephens is home to many different species. One is a very rare bird, the Australian Pied Oystercatcher. The Port Stephens estuary is an important shorebird habitat with 3,000 birds across 31 different species surveyed in recent years. Advertise…

WHILE Newcastle Permanent is planning to close its branch in Medowie causing angst amongst the community they have just been named amongst the World’s Best Banks. The Perm as locals know the bank was named as the top Australian-owned…

IRELAND’S Ambassador to Australia says a recent tour to Port Stephens’ world-leading industrial spaces provides unique opportunities for collaboration. Breandán Ó Caollaí joined last week’s EU Trade Mission to Williamtown and Tomago where they witnessed the groundbreaking technologies of…

WHILE Council has plans on exhibition and is seeking community feedback on what is hoped to be the long term solution for erosion at Stockton Beach, there is some good news. The NSW Government has provided more than $768,000…

IT is often quite rare to encounter someone who has the ambition, talent and right attitude to make it in whatever they put their mind to, let alone having all that at eighteen. Bridget Phipps is the exception to…