PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the Voice to Parliament referendum will be held on October 14, leaving the Yes and No campaigns with less than six weeks to make their cases to Australians. With the circulation of misleading information…
“SAVING men’s lives” is the catch cry of the Rotary Men’s Health Education Rural Van (MHERV), a service coming soon to the Bulahdelah area. Since 2017 MHERV has been out in the backblocks of NSW on two scheduled tours per…
PROBUS members and visitors were privileged to receive Margaret Abbott, wife of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, at their monthly meeting on Friday, 1 September at Hawks Nest Golf Club. “I love to see the rain now,” began Mrs Abbott,…
THE Hunter Business Awards celebrate the remarkable efforts of businesses, community groups and individuals from across our region. Even being nominated as a finalist is prestigious, with the Awards being the largest regional business awards program in Australia. Advertise with…
ROWERS from the Jimmys Beach Aquatic Club (JBAC) received a visit from Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie on Monday 21 August. First formed in June 2022, the JBAC has grown from its initial five members, who saw a…
ABORIGINAL art, language and culture are celebrated by the new Art Trail installed in and around the Reflections Jimmys Beach caravan park, officially opened on Friday, 1 September. Featuring artworks by Tyson Jolly, a Worimi artist from Karuah, the Trail…
IN Port Stephens to celebrate the opening of the Tomaree Coastal Walk, with her back to the Pacific Ocean, it was inevitable that the topic of offshore wind development would come up when Penny Sharpe addressed local media last week.…
PATERSON MP Meryl Swanson had a mobile office session in Soldiers Point hijacked on Saturday, with locals turning up in numbers to voice their displeasure at proposed offshore wind developments off the Port Stephens coast. Children, fishers and passionate environmentalists…
“THIS is about regional prosperity for multiple generations.” That is how Oceanex Energy COO Emily Scivetti described what she deems the “incredible opportunity” to bring an offshore wind industry to the Hunter region. Oceanex, in partnership with Equinor Energy, is…
MIDCOAST Council is setting its sights on building new off-stream storage dams and recycling larger volumes of wastewater following the adoption of Our Water Our Future 2050. Councillors at the August council meeting unanimously supported the adoption of the long-term…