CRIME in the Port Stephens area is at a high, particularly in regards to stolen motor vehicles. Since 1 January 2021, there have been over 140 incidents reported relating to motor vehicles, with 64 in January, 47 in February…
WESTPAC Rescue Helicopter Service held its first Rescue Dinner in Coffs Harbour for eleven years. The organisers were absolutely thrilled to have 200 guests taking part in a great, fundraising night out at Pacific Bay Resort on Saturday night,…
CHARITIES have been hit hard by COVID-19 but it isn’t going to stop the Rotary Club of Nelson Bay from holding its annual golf day in 2021. The Rotary Club of Nelson Bay has waited patiently for 12 months…
ON April 16, the Pindimar/Tea Gardens and North Arm Cove Rural Fire Brigades are conducting the RFS Sheargold Charity Golf Day hosted by the Hawks Nest Golf Club, raising much needed funds for essential brigade equipment. “The funds raised…
FOUR years is a long time in politics. Certainly for Port Stephens current batch of councillors it is a year more than they originally signed up for. That extra year has given our councillors an extra year to achieve…
LAST week two opposing groups of demonstrators converged on the Coffs Harbour City Council chambers. Up to 20 Council supporters, wearing green, congregated with more than 40 black-clad, anti-Council demonstrators. The Coffs Harbour City Council were about to meet…
THE New South Wales Game Fish Association Interclub State Championship Competition was held on Thursday 25 February until Sunday 28 February in the NSW coastal regions including Port Stephens, Port Macquarie, Sydney and many others. A few of the…
A BRAND new jetty for Tea Gardens is coming, with MidCoast Council asking boaties and locals to review and comment on the concept plans for the new facility before Friday 16 April. “We’ll be on site at Apex Park…
SEA Shelter is a wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release organisation, especially equipped to help sick and injured sea turtles. The organisation is based at Irukandji Shark and Ray Encounters at the Corner of Port Stephens Drive and Nelson Bay…
BELLINGEN Shire Council’s coveted “Most Progressive Council” Bluett Award has arrived and been presented. Bellingen Shire Councillors were delighted to welcome the three A.R. Bluett Trustees, Les McMahon, Trust Chairman, Genia McCaffrey and Paul Braybrooks OAM to the Shire…