NAMBUCCA Valley Council is one of 128 local governments written to this week by NSW Finance Minister Courtney Houssos, urging them to address shortcomings in their ticketless parking fine systems. Ticketless parking fines were an initiative of the previous Liberal/National…
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…
ACCESS to the main section of Hawks Nest’s Bennetts Beach has been made significantly easier with the installation of Mobi-Mats on Thursday 7 March. Visitors to the beach over the last week would have already encountered and enjoyed the enhancement.…
PREPARATIONS are in full swing for what organisers are calling a Macksville Show for the whole family. Running over Friday 12 and Saturday 13 April, the Macksville Show team are aspiring to repeat the success of last year’s event, with…
THE Port Stephens Creatives Conference brought Port Stephens and Hunter creatives together to share ideas, network, and collaborate. Port Stephens Deputy Mayor Leah Anderson said the one day event inspired ideas and opportunities for creative arts across Port Stephens. Advertise…
OVERNIGHT rain around Coffs Harbour brought a welcome coolness to annual Clean Up Australia Day activities on Sunday 3 March. A number community groups registered this year to clean up areas of the Coffs Harbour LGA, with volunteers thankful for…
PRESERVATION of life became more practical with the arrival of a new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at the Hawks Nest Community Hall, funded by the generous volunteers of three community groups – Meals on Wheels, the Wednesday Craft Group, and…
TRANSGRID has launched its comprehensive annual bushfire prevention program, with helicopter inspections, aerial imagery, 3D laser scanning, and thermographic surveying to ensure the safe operation of its network in the lead-up to next summer. “Transgrid takes the risk of bushfires…
IT’S that time of the year when the Bellingen Environment Centre Inc (BEC) proudly presents the first of its twice-annual Bellingen Plant Fairs. This year’s Autumn Plant Fair is on Saturday March 9 from 8am until 2pm at Bellingen Park.…
THE start of 2024 has been the start of a new chapter for Jupiter – the counselling and wellbeing service supporting young people in Port Stephens. Founded by Caring for Our in Port Stephens Youth (COPSY) in March 2019, the…