ROBERT and Constance Chapman of Medowie celebrated their 60th Wedding anniversary on 9 June 2016. This momentous occasion was celebrated their family at The Green House Restaurant at Pacific Dunes Golf Club. Bob and Connie as they are affectionately known…
MEDOWIE’S two closest public High Schools each have an approximate $1.5 million maintenance backlog. This was documented in the NSW Department of Education’s annual report for 2014-2015. Both Hunter River and Irrawang High school have not been given the funds…
WHAT Medowie residents have known for a long time is now being addressed by a private medical company: there is a shortage of medical services in the suburb. The demand for an after-hours service in Medowie is regularly the topic…
MEDOWIE locals have appealed to the Port Stephens Council through the local State member, Kate Washington, about what they consider to be an emerging rat plague in the leafy suburb. Locals who live near the Storm Detention Basin, off Medowie…
CONTROVERSIAL school program Safe Schools has been the topic of some fierce and robust debate in recent times. The questions part of the program raise has concerned conservative community members. Combined with the current political debate about extending the Marriage…
Police are investigating following a serious crash near Goulburn today. About 12.40pm (Monday 13 June 2016), emergency services were called to The Hume Highway Bypass, south of Goulburn, following reports of a single-vehicle crash. Police have been told a Toyota…
ALBERT Einstein once said, “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music, I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” For one Medowie business owner,…
THERE are times when life seems to mimic a Hollywood movie, or at least where reality seems so stretched from the norm that it’s hard to believe it isn’t a work of fiction. Recent events for Perry Lethorn, have seemed…
Medowie Pharmacy, located in the Medowie Shopping Village, is now offering a much needed service to mums and dads. Each Tuesday from 9.30am-12.30pm parents can bring their babies and young children to the Baby Clinic for a free consultation. Staffed…
Police are investigating following a break and enter in the state’s North West yesterday. Just before 5pm (Sunday 12 June 2016), a family left their property on Merrywinebone Road, Rowena, to attend a local event. Upon returning to the property,…