THE Seaside Singers are daring to dream under the leadership of new Musical Director Robyne Egan. In 2022, stalwart group leader Christine Latham left the area, leaving the popular singing ensemble without a musical director. Advertise with News of The…
WEARING a seatbelt will be enforced by existing mobile phone detection cameras from July 1. Correctly wearing a seatbelt while in a moving vehicle has been a legal requirement in NSW for more than 50 years, but data shows 150…
PORT Stephens’ West Ward Councillors are calling on community members to work together to improve the vibrancy of the Raymond Terrace central business district (CBD). West Ward Councillor Giacomo Arnott said the Raymond Terrace CBD Town Improvement Project will build…
ENVIRONMENTAL groups are urging immediate remediation action at Shoal Bay Road, Shoal Bay in response to worsening coastal erosion. “EcoNetwork Port Stephens and the National Parks Association Port Stephens group are urgently calling for Council action to stabilise the section…
SUBMARINER Rob Woolrych delivered a much-enjoyed guest speech about life under the sea at the Hawks Nest and District Probus meeting at the Hawks Nest Golf Club on Friday 3 May. Seventy-seven members, including a dozen new inductees, and eleven…
BEAUTIFICATION of the built landscape continues, even in the face of torrential rain, with another painted pole added to the Myall Art Walk, on the corner of Iluka and Jacob Streets, Tea Gardens. Local artist Jeanette Hart was commissioned by…
THE BRAVE men and women of the Tea Gardens Fire & Rescue 471 wish to remind all residents to ‘Be Fire Safe’, with a raft of measures and information made publicly available and free to reinforce households and businesses against…
BULAHDELAH has been named as a finalist in the Small Tourism Towns category of the 2024 NSW Top Tourism Town Awards. The Top Tourism Town Awards showcase the value of tourism to the towns and communities across NSW and celebrate…
BULAHDELAH community members recently had the opportunity to engage with MidCoast Council on what is happening in the area and ask questions about local issues. These ‘conversations’ provide an overview of the projects and initiatives that Council has planned over…
THE NSW Government is extending the waste levy waiver to Port Stephens communities grappling with the aftermath of heavy rainfall and flooding in early April. Residents in affected areas of Port Stephens can now dispose of flood-affected items at landfill…