R U OK Day 2023 is Thursday 14 September, a day to check in with our mates and normalise frank discussions about mental health. Many of us initially think of younger people when we think of mental illness, however many…
THE Positive Behaviour for Learning program encourages students to strive to be their best in all aspects of life. A representative from Raymond Terrace Public School said, “At Raymond Terrace Public School, Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) brings together our…
MOTORISTS are advised of changed overnight traffic conditions from this week across the Hunter to carry out essential safety maintenance work. Transport for NSW will carry out shot blasting work on the road surface at 19 separate sites, which is…
IN Port Stephens to celebrate the opening of the Tomaree Coastal Walk, with her back to the Pacific Ocean, it was inevitable that the topic of offshore wind development would come up when Penny Sharpe addressed local media last week.…
PATERSON MP Meryl Swanson had a mobile office session in Soldiers Point hijacked on Saturday, with locals turning up in numbers to voice their displeasure at proposed offshore wind developments off the Port Stephens coast. Children, fishers and passionate environmentalists…
A MAN has been charged after allegedly assaulting a police officer in Anna Bay. At about 8.25am on Friday 1 September 2023, police were called to a property on Morna Point Road, Anna Bay, following a concern for welfare report.…
RESPECTFUL collaboration has been a key factor behind the delivery of the stunning Tomaree Coastal Walk. Teams from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), Destination Port Stephens and Port Stephens Council, among others, have delivered a uniquely cultural and…
DO you have a project that will help support the Port’s status as a business, events and tourism destination? Applications are now open for the 2023-24 Community Funding Program across 11 funding categories to support social, cultural, environmental and economic…
IN a celebration of Port Stephens’ pristine coastal environment, NSW Premier Chris Minns was in town last week to officially open the Tomaree Coastal Walk. Mr Minns, alongside Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington and NSW Environment and Heritage Minister…
“I WAS born in Stockton, married in Stockton and I am still here,” long time Stockton resident and centenarian (102) Vera Redman said, explaining that she lived in the same house in Queen Street for 75 years before moving to…