THE launch of the annual whale watching season was celebrated at Nelson Bay and off the heads of Port Stephens last week. Worimi Elder Uncle John Ridgeway OAM provided a welcome to country to open the event. Advertise with News…
ON Thursday 16 May the Rotary Club of Nelson Bay awarded Rotary International Centenary Scholarships to Vanessa Thompson and Kathy Rimmer to assist with further studies. The scholarship will assist Vanessa, a registered nurse, to obtain specialised clinical nursing qualifications.…
PORT Stephens has been announced as one of the top locations in Australia for road trippers to travel in a battery-electric vehicle (EV). Port Stephens was named as part of the ‘Power Town’ shortlist of Australian locations bursting with culture,…
APPLICATIONS are now open to establish up to fourteen ‘Suburban University Study Hubs’. The hubs aim to give students from the outer suburbs of major cities – potentially including in Port Stephens – access to tertiary education. Advertise with News…
ELITE Port Stephens athletes Dixie Conlon, Jack Deguara and Shari Hurdman will soon be running and jumping for Australia at prestigious international athletics events. The talented trio will don the green and gold when they travel to Fiji and South…
INDEPENDENT Mark Watson has announced his intention to challenge for the position of Mayor in September’s Port Stephens Council election. Mr Watson, who will also run as an East Ward candidate, previously contested the seat of Port Stephens in the…
FISHERMEN could do anything in the early days. They often had to as mechanics, doctors, dentists and certainly veterinarians were rarely seen. One such fisherman, Charlie Asquith, has a hundred stories. “I was talking to Vic Whitney down the pub…
SOME of the state’s best junior rugby union players are set to clash in Coffs Harbour over the June long weekend. The Coffs Harbour Crusaders Junior Rugby Union Club are hosting this year’s NSW Junior Rugby Union Under 16s State…
TRANSPORT for NSW is operating totally against the wishes of Coffs Harbour citizens if they think they can get away with destroying a magnificent, mature forest of trees and shrubs – a natural, green noise barrier to be replaced with…
NORTH Coast Football dominated their Mid Coast rivals at the Coffs Coast Synthetics on Sunday, securing victories in all five encounters in the Premier Youth League. The day kicked off with a tense under-15s match, where a single goal decided…