Roaring 20s: Fun, Food and Fundraising
IT’S been a little over a century since people danced the ‘Charleston’ and women were known as ‘Flappers’. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE But the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Lioness Club wants us to take a step or two…
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Charges over alleged break-in, assault near Forster
Police have charged a man following investigations into an alleged break-in and assault of a woman in Diamond Beach at the weekend. Police from Manning-Great Lakes Local Area Command were called to a home on Panorama Drive about 1.30am…
Nelson Bay Bridge Club Celebrates 20th Anniversary at West Diggers RSL
NELSON Bay’s WESTS Diggers RSL Social Bridge Club recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a Roaring Twenties themed function. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Around 80 past and present members attended to join in with the celebrations. When Founding…
Take 3 initiative to clean up Port Stephens waterways
A recent CSIRO study estimates more than 150 million pieces of rubbish litter Australia’s sand and shores. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE The most common item was plastic following a rapid growth in global plastic production. This has a…
Amber Lawrence Trumps the Port Stephens Country Music Festival
AUSTRALIAN Country singer Amber Lawrence performed recently in New York in front of Malcolm Turnbull and US President Donald Trump. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Lawrence performed her song,”100 Year Handshake” at a commemorative dinner marking the 75th anniversary…
Mackenzie Bell of Anna Bay does swimathon for multiple sclerosis
MACKENZIE Bell of Anna Bay was just two when her mum, Deanna Bell, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Now ten, she has just completed her second swim in the MS Swimathon at Sydney…
In the Swim for Port Stephens Pools
DURING winter, the three Port Stephens Council owned aquatic centres close for maintenance on a rotational basis. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE This staggering is organised so that dedicated swimmers and those who need year-round daily training always…
Art Centre Proposal for Tilligerry
PLANS are afoot for a conversion of the old Lemon Tree Passage Fire Station into an Arts Centre. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Councillor Steve Tucker said that the location of the building was a prime site for locals…
Long local history for Medowie’s Bush Church
WITH the appointment of a new Priest-In-Charge at Medowie’s St Francis Anglican Christ Church, News Of The Area has looked into the early history of one of the Parish’s smallest churches, known affectionately as The Bush Church. Or…
Poetry in Merriwa for Festival Of The Fleeces
AWARD winning Medowie bush poet Ms Wendy Seddon is preparing to perform in Merriwa’s Festival Of The Fleeces held over the June long weekend. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Ms Seddon, a published writer, having been included in…