IT’S SPRING time and a solitary Mulberry Tree awaits the neighbourhood children. Many of us have fond childhood memories of a simpler time of climbing trees, picking and eating to our hearts content, with only the purple stains on our…
FRESH skid marks, hooning and the demise of the 50km sign have been the last straw for mum of 3, Heidi Rhodes of Bagnalls Beach Road, Corlette. Mrs Rhodes faces the awful prospect of crossing Bagnalls Beach Road to meet…
THE Probus Club of Port Stephens is a mixed gender membership base for retired or semi-retired singles and couples who enjoy fun, friendship and fellowship. Probus is a worldwide organisation that originated in the United Kingdom in 1965. The first…
YOU may have heard of ‘Eat Pray Love’ but we have our very own Run Walk Eat Wine every month here in Nelson Bay. Nelson Bay Harriett’s was founded 8 years ago by Shoal Bay resident Clare Van Doorn. The…
NARELLE Richards a local landscaping student is seeking help from community members as she completes her Diploma in Landscape Design. Narelle has decided to plan her final assessment, within the grounds of the Yacaaba Centre, Nelson Bay. A centre close…
RESOURCEFUL and adventurous is how to describe Sammi and Aaron Whatmore who are currently travelling around Australia. Originally from Smokey Town, near Ballarat, Melbourne, they are spending some relaxing time in Nelson Bay before heading to Gin Gin, Queensland, where…
A CLEAN birthing kit costs less than a cup of coffee but can save the lives of women and babies. Saturday 24 September Baylife Church Women hosted a very unusual event. It was the result of fundraising events throughout the…
A woman has died after a house fire left two people hospitalised at Lake Macquarie over the weekend. About 11.20pm on Sunday (2 October 2016), emergency services were called to Karog Street, after reports a house was on fire. When…
FORESTRY Corporation of NSW is aware that rubbish has been dumped in the Bulahdelah State Forest and will arrange to have an appropriate contractor remove it as soon as possible. This advice comes after local residents spoke with News Of…
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a bush fire on Myall River Road south of Bulahdelah on Tuesday 27 September. Multiple Brigades attended and worked throughout the night to contain the fire. Bulahdelah Rural Fire Services Deputy Captain Rod Parr said two…