THE biggest art exhibition by our local Galleries in the Gardens (GIG) art group is the annual Winter Warmer, so named in the hope it brings a ray of sunshine into what is usually a rather subdued and cool…
CROWN land managers and community groups that use Crown land in the Hunter are invited to apply for a share of $17 million in grants to upgrade and maintain community facilities and reserves across NSW. Parliamentary Secretary for the…
R & R Property are excited to announce their takeover of Nabiac’s Connect 3 real estate agency. After many years, Steve Howe and Di Greig, then owners of Connect 3 have announced their retirement and have approached R&R, stating…
FOR almost two decades residents in Pindimar have been fighting against a proposed Abalone farm in Pindimar, and now more than ever they are speaking up as the development is currently in its recommendation phase. Austasia Leefield Pty Ltd…
DAVID BENSON, the former principal of Bulahdelah Central School, has used primary source material to get as close as possible to an accurate portrayal of colonial life around the Karuah River and the northern settlement of Port Stephens. The…
PORT Stephens has a colourful history particularly when it comes to WWII. Generally Australia was kept safe during WWII, partly through the efforts of the Diggers and the native people who supported them on the Kokoda Trail and of…
JOSH Teelow is a twelve year old with big dreams. Recently, Josh has travelled from Pindimar to represent NSW on the Australian stage in men’s gymnastics. He headed to Queensland with his NSW team mates, coming home with a…
THIS week residents across NSW watched a spectacular Super Flower Blood Moon which is also a lunar eclipse appear in our skies. Dr Ben Montet is a Scientia Lecturer at UNSW Science’s School of Physics, where he leads the…
THE community of Karuah came together last week at a meeting of the Karuah Progress Association to voice their needs and concerns. Karuah sits within Port Stephens Councils Central Ward, where residents are asking for footpaths and safer spaces,…
AFTER a year’s shutdown, the Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest – Prostate Cancer Support Group is ‘open for business’ once more. The group has returned to meeting on the last Tuesday of the month at 2pm at Benchmark on Booner Street…