HUNTER Water has been named a finalist in the ’Marketing and Communications for Impact Award’ category at the Banksia Foundation’s National Banksia Sustainability Awards for its ‘Respect the Throne’ campaign. The toilet paper shortages experienced during COVID-19 saw many turn…
SUBMISSIONS for Seniors’ Stories 2023 open soon, giving older people the opportunity to share their life experiences. Seniors’ Stories is a writing competition aimed at celebrating the lives and contributions of seniors by giving them an opportunity to share their…
BULAHDELAH Central School (BCS) teachers have engaged with the wider community in the latest ongoing statewide campaign. With a sea of red the teachers highlighted the deterioration of working conditions and the increased workloads that teachers now face. Advertise with…
INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day was celebrated on 8 March this year, with a special ‘Buy My Wardrobe’ pop-up charity sale run by local ladies’ group the Pearls of Port Stephens, and an entertaining luncheon hosted by the Tea Gardens Hotel. All…
JORDAN Jensen, the Port Stephens Greens candidate for the upcoming State Election, is calling for greater government support for small business. Mr Jensen, 29, is a local entrepreneur who has lived in Port Stephens and Morpeth most of his life,…
STRENGTHENING its commitment to providing a diverse workforce and the next generation of innovators, Ampcontrol has announced its sponsorship of Hunter-based industry schools outreach program HunterWiSE. HunterWiSE is an initiative for women and girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics…
EXCEEDING expectations, OzGREEN’s inaugural Thrive Festival on Saturday 4 March at Bellingen Showground drew hundreds of people in and around Bellingen Shire who came, enjoyed and went happy and inspired. OzGREEN’s festival headline, Creating Thriving Communities Together, invited and encouraged…
URUNGA SLSC member Ned O’Donnell has been recognised as Newcastle Permanent North Coast Junior Lifesaver of the Year (male) at a presentation at Woolgoolga Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) on Sunday 12 February 2023. Junior Lifesaver of the Year (female)…
COFFS Harbour Eisteddfod has introduced a new National Dance section and Choirs section in its 2023 program. For this the Eisteddfod organisers are calling out to the various cultural groups across the Coffs Coast to participate. Advertise with News of…
WITH the 25 March state election fast approaching, Port Stephens One Nation candidate Mark Watson is campaigning with a strong focus on crime and law enforcement. “We have an issue of crime in Port Stephens, in some areas residents are…