Port Stephens News Of The Area 6 June 2024




RECENT work by Port Stephens Council to upgrade Tomaree Road in Shoal Bay was completed thanks to a $10 million NSW Government election commitment. The road rehabilitation was completed between February and May from Verona Road to Messines Street and…

EVERY week the local school community celebrates students that step up and show their commitment to acting responsibly while striving for excellence. Justin Tonks, Irrawang High School’s Positive Behaviour for Learning Program (PBL) coordinator, told News Of The Area, “Irrawang…

BIRUBI Point Surf Life Saving Club has been awarded $111,790 for the construction of a shade structure to protect patrolling members, nippers and families from harsh weather conditions. The funding has come from the NSW Government’s Surf Club Facility Program.…

VOLUNTEERS were celebrated by MidCoast Council at a special luncheon held at the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Clubhouse on Monday 27 May, for all their contributions to the local government area (LGA). “Council is grateful for the…

BUNDABAH properties played host to some informative field-study of controlled fire management, with a group of local landowners hiking out on Sunday 2 June. Doug, from Controlled Burning Contractors (CBC) in Salamander Bay, explained how proactive burns of hazard reduction…

MOTHER Nature’s fury put an end to what had started off as a great afternoon of rugby league action at Geoff King Motors Oval on Sunday. The Nambucca Roosters had come north to take on the Coffs Harbour Comets and,…

THE Nambucca Strikers defeated the Bellingen Bats 10-0 in front of their home crowd at Coronation Park last Saturday in the Women’s 2nd Division South. The Strikers bounced back from last week’s defeat with a vengeance. It took Ashleigh White…

THE last few weeks of beautiful autumn weather chose to fade on our fishing day. However, when you are fishing on the banks of the Nambucca River watching a pod of pelicans performing synchronised swimming while Osprey roam the sky,…