THE community of Stroud are coming together to ‘Bomb their trees with pom poms’ in an attempt to spread joy through these uncertain times. The pom pom bomb initiative was started by an art therapist in Newcastle with the…
MIDCOAST Council’s facilities and services were reopened on Monday, following the lifting of the NSW Government’s stay at home orders for the region. Waste management centres, customer service centres, libraries and visitor information centres opened Monday, with the Manning…
ALMOST 3,000 bookings have been made at Reflections Holiday Parks across the State since the NSW Premier’s announcement on Thursday to end lockdown for parts of Regional NSW. Reflections Holiday Parks CEO Nick Baker said he was pleased to…
OVER the past week, the Port Stephens Hunter Police District has been hard at work with a number of notable events. Search for AJ Throughout the week the NSW Police Force, Port Stephens Hunter Police District and SES worked…
LOCKDOWN isn’t a reason to get aggressive or abusive. In a recent study by Queensland University of Technology Centre for Justice, a nationwide survey revealed that domestic and violence (DFV) in Australia has increased greatly since the beginning of…
A MAN has been charged after assaulting an officer at an unauthorised protest in the state’s north last month. About 9.30am on Tuesday 31 July 2021, officers attached to the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended Port Stephens Council Chambers,…
ALL HSC students will get the opportunity to complete their studies in 2021, with the full complement of HSC exams to go ahead from 9 November 2021. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell today announced that students will be able…
THERE was confusion, lobbying and finally a reprieve for the 95,000 residents of the MidCoast Council area which was eventually added to the list of LGA’s that came out of lockdown over the weekend. Advertise with News of The…
ACON has received a share of the NSW Government’s $8 million Suicide Prevention Fund. The LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual) community is one of the most at-risk communities in terms of suicide attempts, with LGBTQIA+ youth…
RENT With Pets is a program run by Companion Animal Network Australia, set to change the ‘status paw’ on rental laws to allow more renters to experience the joy of the human-animal bond whilst also preventing bellowed pets from…