SURROUNDED by family and dozens of friends, Olga Wheeler celebrated her 104th birthday at Estia Tea Gardens on Monday 4 December. The café at Estia was festooned with balloons in a definitively mauve (not lavender, and not purple) ‘high-tea’ motif,…
KARUAH has received a grant from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) ‘Strengthening Rural Communities’ Program, receiving $9500 for regional development. The Karuah Progress Association (KPA) applied for the grant, citing the town’s need to develop a unified…
THIS month the Artisan Collective Port Stephens at d’Albora Marinas, Nelson Bay is the proud host for two very talented artists, with the gallery providing the perfect space to exhibit some of their finest work Nelson Bay local Helen Jackson…
THE Port Stephens Community Arts Centre has an array of beautiful artworks both big and small on display at their gallery on Cultural Close, Nelson Bay. In the name of promoting the various skills and works of their some 300-plus…
THE Port Stephens Council 2022 to 2023 Annual Report was endorsed by Council at its Tuesday 28 November meeting, along with the 2023 Community Satisfaction Survey Report. “We’ve achieved so much this year, including repairing 59,000-plus potholes, planting 5,664 trees…
WHEN it comes to Christmas, Tilligerry is a great place to be. Santa and his helpers will hop on board the big red fire truck and drive around town on Saturday 16 December, tossing out bags of lollies to the…
ELITE Energy Events hosted their annual swimming and running events in Port Stephens over the weekend. ‘The Swim’ aka ‘Swim The Bay’ was held at Shoal Bay on a very hot Saturday on 9 December. Advertise with News of The…
HUNTER domestic and family violence services and Hunter New England Health staff met in Newcastle on Thursday 7 December to discuss domestic and family violence injuries, with a focus on acquired brain injury. The roundtable, initiated by the Hunter Domestic…
80 King Albert Avenue, Tanilba Bay New Price: $690,000 IS this the best value property on the Tilligerry Peninsula? Where else can you find a four bedroom home on a near 620m2 level block just 300 metres to the waterfront?…
5/76 Mirreen Street, Hawks Nest Price: $795,000 DISCOVER this delightful four-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment situated within the esteemed ‘Magic Square’ of Hawks Nest, NSW. Covering the entire upper level of the complex, this unit offers abundant space and has been tastefully…