Two high school students are in final preparations for a European tour with the Hunter Region’s Marching Koalas. Matilda Logvyn (14) who plays the flute and Jamie Pont (13) who plays the trumpet will embark on a 16 day, 3…
What can be seen as a sign of the digital times’ age, Medowie’s only DVD and games hire shop is closing its doors at the end of the month. Main Street Video, located in the Ferodale Road Plaza, has been…
The Medowie and Districts Junior Marauders are enjoying a great season! We have a great small committee of parents, most of whom have been a part of the club for a while. We started the year with Facebook and newspaper…
MEDOWIE’S two closest public High Schools each have an approximate $1.5 million maintenance backlog. This was documented in the NSW Department of Education’s annual report for 2014-2015. Both Hunter River and Irrawang High school have not been given the funds…
WHAT Medowie residents have known for a long time is now being addressed by a private medical company: there is a shortage of medical services in the suburb. The demand for an after-hours service in Medowie is regularly the topic…
MEDOWIE locals have appealed to the Port Stephens Council through the local State member, Kate Washington, about what they consider to be an emerging rat plague in the leafy suburb. Locals who live near the Storm Detention Basin, off Medowie…
CONTROVERSIAL school program Safe Schools has been the topic of some fierce and robust debate in recent times. The questions part of the program raise has concerned conservative community members. Combined with the current political debate about extending the Marriage…
ALBERT Einstein once said, “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music, I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” For one Medowie business owner,…
THERE are times when life seems to mimic a Hollywood movie, or at least where reality seems so stretched from the norm that it’s hard to believe it isn’t a work of fiction. Recent events for Perry Lethorn, have seemed…
Medowie Pharmacy, located in the Medowie Shopping Village, is now offering a much needed service to mums and dads. Each Tuesday from 9.30am-12.30pm parents can bring their babies and young children to the Baby Clinic for a free consultation. Staffed…