THE Hunter Joint Organisation (HJO) and the Newcastle Airport have released the Hunter Airports Strategy, aimed at improving regional connectivity and economic prosperity. The HJO represents the ten councils of the Hunter region, including Port Stephens Council and MidCoast Council.…
TELECOMMUNICATIONS across the northern shores of Port Stephens are non-existent, as the next focused stage of NOTA’s telecommunications review can now show. The residents of North Arm Cove, Carrington, and Tahlee are utterly dependent upon scant signals that may or…
PORT Stephens Legacy will hold their third annual Golf Day at Horizons Golf Resort in Salamander Bay on 18 March, raising key funds for the long-serving Australian not-for-profit which has supported veterans’ families since 1923. The event is a two…
KARUAH experienced a minor earthquake, measuring roughly 2.5 on the Richter Scale, on Sunday 3 March at 1:21pm. Geoscience Australia (GA), the Federal Government’s pre-eminent geoscience organisation, has identified the epicentre amongst the mangroves just north of town. Advertise with…
ALMOST 100 local ladies came together for an International Women’s Day (IWD) event at the North Arm Cove Community Centre on Friday 8 March. “This is the 26th consecutive year we have run this event, and are thrilled to have…
GUEST speaker Dr Mark Diesendorf will lay bare the forces threatening to undermine urgent action on climate at a community forum in Salamander Bay on Sunday 7 April. EcoNetwork-Port Stephens and Renew Hunter Region Branch are conducting the free forum…
STUDENTS from Bobs Farm Public School have spent a day at the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Port Stephens Fisheries Institute (PSFI) at Taylors Beach. One of the largest specialised aquaculture research facilities in the country, the PFSI is a…
PORT Stephens is at the centre of a new trial to create a greener road network through the use of bio-bitumen. Transport for NSW recently laid the bio-bitumen asphalt, also known as ECO5, on a section of road at Raymond…
IN the spirit of fostering gender equality and celebrating the achievements of women around the globe, local MPs Meryl Swanson and Kate Washington hosted an International Women’s Day (IWD) event on March 7 at the Murrook Culture Centre. The theme…
PORT Stephens residents Sally-Anne Marshall, Emma McMillan, Brodie Oxlade and Jacie Whitfield are the recipients of the 2024 International Women’s Day Scholarships. Port Stephens Council Deputy Mayor Leah Anderson thanked the Rotary Club of Salamander Bay, who not only hosted…