DESPITE cold and wet weather meaning less boats on the water last month, Marine Rescue Port Stephens still conducted fourteen rescue missions – including two long haul rescues. Marine Rescue Port Stephens Unit Commander Ben Van Der Wiingaart told News…
COMMUNITY service groups do a lot for our towns, such as the Tea Gardens Lions, who take pride in their volunteers’ efforts every Monday morning up at Elouera Lookout. Since 2021, the Tea Gardens Lions Club has been rostering volunteers…
THE NSW Liberals had plenty of time to nominate candidates for local government elections, the state’s electoral commission says, rejecting a requested deadline extension despite its own formal election notice being published two days late. There was still no “realistic…
BISHOP Peter Stuart, of the Diocese of Newcastle, paid a rare and welcome visit to Tea Gardens’ St Andrews Anglican Church on Sunday 18 August. Addressing the combined congregation of Bulahdelah, Tea Gardens and Karuah, Reverend Richard Goscombe warmly welcomed…
OVER the past 50 years, since my family and I became a part of Port Stephens, there have been a number of major on-water environmental issues that have required the community to react. I think opposition to the proposed pearl…
THE annual Port Stephens Community Arts Centre (PSCAC) spring fair will come to life on 7 September from 10am to 3pm. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)…
POSITIVE Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a program that inspires youth to become active members of our community. Last week’s nominees were all well deserving of recognition in our community. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
AUSTRALIAN oceans are feeling the burn of climate change, but they could also form part of the solution. The federal government on Friday released a draft of Australia’s first national plan to manage ocean health as environmental and commercial pressures…
PORT Stephens creatives Cory Acorn, Heidi Harber, Lynne Foulkes, Fay Virtue and Susan Zhou have collaborated for a unique exhibition called ‘The Journey’. “Visitors to the exhibition will see a vibrant array of works by the artists represented at The…
AUSTRALIANS are increasingly shunning commuter towns and moving to regions with thriving local economies in a shift driven by cost-of-living pressures and the housing squeeze. Regional migration is sitting at the same level as the tail end of COVID-19 lockdowns,…