A ROUSING performance by midfield maestro Scott Mooney has spurred Nelson Bay FC Men’s first grade side to a winning start in the 2024 Newcastle Football Zone Three competition. The club warrior nabbed two goals in a dominant 5-0 away…
A ROYAL Australian Air Force athlete with silky skills has found a home with the Nelson Bay Gropers women’s rugby team. Sophia Collins, a talented five eighth who has represented the Queensland Orchids, is a player to watch in the…
IF dedication and persistence count for anything then the future looks bright for Corlette superfish Ebony Nix. Fresh from her outstanding deeds at the National Age Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast last week, the Port Stephens prodigy is freely…
93 Wallawa Road, Nelson Bay 4 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car, Carport Price $1,125,000 NESTLED on a quiet road in the heart of Nelson Bay, this stunning four-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 93 Wallawa Road offers the perfect blend of old-world…
DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to the article in the 4 April 2024 edition of NOTA where Port Stephens Council announced it had secured funding from the Stronger Country Community Fund (SCCF) to upgrade playgrounds in the Local…
KEEPERS and their families who manned the Port Stephens Outer Light lived a Spartan lifestyle which, for them, became increasingly difficult when in 1898 a mighty sea, referred to as the Maitland Gale, roared from the south and continually battered…
WHEN it comes to harnessing netball talent in the Port Stephens region, they don’t come more passionate than evergreen volunteer Samantha Rumbel. After three decades of distinguished service as a decorated administrative officer for both the Dungog and Port Stephens…
AT 95-and-three-quarters Beattie Fuller has many tips for a long and happy life. She loves to cook and regularly enters the Macksville Show with her offerings. Beattie supplied NOTA with one of her favourite recipes, tested by local reporter Ned…
HISTORIC St Mary’s Primary School in the heart of Bowraville held an open day last Wednesday and welcomed around 50 families of present and future students. “Next week is Catholic Education Week so we were having an early celebration,” Principal…
THE bleak afternoon of Saturday 6 April gave way to the power of mutual voices in the shelter of the Recreation Hall at Scotts Head, where organiser David Booth introduced Haley Egan as a visiting choir leader from Bellingen. David,…