AFTER much debate, the NSW Government passed controversial laws to prevent repeat youth crime last week, with legal organisations pledging to fight the decision. Parliament passed legislative changes last week to amend the Bail Act 2013 to include a temporary…
A SUMMER of wild swings between weather extremes has left NSW residents worried that worsening floods, fires and heat will force them to move from their homes, according to the Climate Council. According to research from the organisation, one in…
THE LOCAL IGA grocery store in Hawks Nest has won yet another slew of state-level awards, bringing home four majors, including the top prize, at the 2024 NSW and ACT IGA Awards of Excellence held in Sydney on Friday 1…
CONCERNS are rife about the imminent shutdown of 3G mobile phone services at the end of June this year. NSW Farmers, self-declared as Australia’s largest and only state-based farming organisation that represents farmers across all agricultural commodities, have called for…
REALISING that half of Port Stephens is water, I have always been of the belief that to experience everything that this magnificent part of the world has to offer you need – a boat. My first piece of advice is…
THIS story is part two of an ongoing series on Ronald Barry ‘Clanka’ McLean. To read Part 1, pick up a copy of last week’s paper or jump online to the News Of The Area website. ‘Clanka’ – A Fearless…
MUSIC, laughter and home-baked goods were among the many highlights of the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association’s (HNTGPA) ‘Hey, Hey, It’s Seniors Day’ Gala Concert held at the Hawks Nest Community Hall on Saturday 16 March. After months of…
BOAT owners all around Port Stephens have met an apparent dearth of options to moor in local waters, compounded by bureaucratic confusion over how to move forward. “We are being refused new private moorings, or even being able to move…
THE STRONG gathering at the Pindimar-Bundabah Community Association Hall on Saturday 16 March testified to the reinvigoration of community efforts to be better prepared for inevitable emergency situations. Close to 50 residents turned out to start putting up their hands…
NEW research from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) exploring crime patterns in regional NSW shows that in 2023, the rate of property crime in regional NSW was 59 percent higher than in Sydney and the rate…