LONG-TIME residents of Medowie will take a step back in time when walking through the doors of the Medowie Sports Centre this week. The renovated and modernised Squash Courts were officially opened, after being closed for close to twenty years.…
REGULAR users of the Tea Gardens community swimming pool are far from happy. It’s a culmination of factors. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE There’s been no solar heating since the system broke down last year, the black racing lines are…
VALENTINE’S Day can bring the romantic out in many people, and this Valentine’s Day was no exception for a local firefighter. Medowie Rural Fire Brigade crew set hearts on fire on Valentine’s Day, when they teamed up to help their…
THE majority of us would have very little recollection of the weather or events from January 2016. However, for dedicated volunteers at Marine Rescue Port Stephens and the Water Police, it was an evening of unprecedented events which created…
THE renovation show with a cult-like following, The Block, has inspired Irrawang High School students in a wonderful initiative aimed at beautifying their school grounds. In the student suggested and run initiative, selected areas at Irrawang High school are in…
IT has been a big first week back for Tanilba Bay’s Ultimate Dance and Performing Arts with new equipment, classes and students. Saturdays enrolment day saw 40 new students come to register for the year, as well as over…
PLANS for the opening of a United Service Station in Bulahdelah is fueling hope that local petrol prices will fall. The new station will be located at the O’Sullivan’s Retreat site adjacent to the northbound lanes of the Pacific Highway,…
MEMBERS of the Myall Masters Swimming Club have plenty to celebrate after yet another victory at their own Carnival in Tea Gardens last Saturday. ‘’This is what we call the Branch Pointscore for clubs right throughout New South Wales,” President…
PORT Stephens residents can breathe a sigh of relief with news this week that the proposed Port Stephens Council merger is officially off the table. Twenty Sydney councils did not escape their proposed mergers, with five more set to be…
Tomaree Peninsular Photography Club’s annual exhibition held at Tomaree Library is in its final weeks. Events Co-ordinator Vikki Ferrier of Salamander Bay, said, “This is the fourth successful year at the library and it gives members an opportunity to showcase…