YEARS of planning, lobbying and discussion have finally come to fruition, with the beginning of construction on a much-needed footpath along Mirreen Street, Hawks Nest, connecting Peter Sinclair Gardens to Tuloa Avenue. Especially for the elderly residents of the Gardens,…
THE Port Stephens SES Unit competed at the NSW State Road Crash Challenge 2023 event on the Coffs Coast last week where the team once again took out top honours for their skills. David Douglas, Unit Controller of the Port…
LONG overdue hazard reduction burning was performed to protect the Tea Gardens industrial estate on Saturday, 13 May. Locals and visitors down near the river may have been alarmed to spot the plume of smoke rising from the top of…
THE Voices of South West Rocks Community (VOSWR) group celebrated International Wild Koala Day outside the highly contentious ‘Rise’ development in South West Rocks on Wednesday 3 May. More than 40 community members gathered at the Phillip Drive site at…
OFFSHORE wind researcher Dr Sven Teske says the Hunter region is uniquely positioned to be a leading site for offshore wind power generation due to its availability of consistent wind resources, existing infrastructure and harbour access. Dr Teske is…
KASH Taylor and Wolfe Hudson were announced as the latest recipients of Coleman Smith Youth Sports Advancement Foundation funding on Friday 28 April at the Stuarts Point Workers Recreation and Bowls Club. Both of the local young men excel at…
LOCAL Government NSW (LGNSW), the peak body for NSW councils, says the newly elected NSW Government has kicked off its first term in the worst possible way by sending NSW council budgets into meltdown, forcing them to shed jobs, close…
THE whole family is invited to come and meet local firefighters and learn about home fire safety at the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Open Day on Saturday, 13 May 2023. Firefighters will be opening the doors to Salamander Bay…
BEAUTIFICATION is in the hands of the children at the Tea Gardens Skate Park along the Myall Way. The weather-beaten blocks of featureless concrete that are the Skate Park’s ramps and jumps greet motorists at the gateway to Tea Gardens,…
ON Saturday 29 April, participants in the annual ‘Sydney to Surfers’ charity cycling event that raises funds for Father Chris Riley’s ‘Youth Off The Streets’ program departed the NSW capital. By Tuesday 2 May the riders and extensive support crew…