AS youth violence surges and data reveals a troubling correlation between multiple school suspensions and incarcerations, it’s evident that young people facing suspensions represent some of the most marginalised young people in Australia. A pilot program launched by the Y…
THE Port Stephens Community Arts Centre is hosting the highly anticipated Nelson Bay Quilters 2024 Quilt Exhibition and Postcard Challenge from 7 March. The awards will be held on Wednesday 7 March at 10:30am, when the centre will unveil the…
WITH offshore wind debate playing out in local councils across the Hunter in recent months, last week it was Maitland City Council’s turn. At the Council’s 27 February meeting, Councillor Sally Halliday moved a motion for Maitland City Council to…
THE GRAND development of ‘Port Stephens City’ at North Arm Cove (NAC) never happened, and in the century since passed, the question still haunts many: “Why not?” The answer is manifold, including abandonment of ‘decentralisation’, more realistic nearby alternatives, post-war…
LOCAL outrage at the poor telecommunications situation in Karuah has led one man to spearhead a petition campaign to do something about it. Retiree resident Peter Ayliffe, organiser of the Karuah RSL’s Euchre group, has been attempting to consolidate the…
TILLIGERRY Country Women’s Association (CWA) member Marie Towler has been honoured for her 40 years of service to the CWA of NSW with Life Membership. Over this four-decade period Marie has been a member of the Boggabri, Yenda, Nyngan, Nelson…
THE ‘Stella Maris’ – Star of the Sea was the most recognisable launch in the history of the oyster industry in Port Stephens. Known affectionately by all as Stella, the 45 foot flagship of the oyster fleet was a grand…
SCHOOL captains, prefects and student body representatives were invited to St Philip’s Christian College on Friday 23 February to be recognised and encouraged in their roles at the annual School Leaders Morning Tea. This event, sponsored by the office of…
THE annual Country Hope Pig Races at Anna Bay Tavern was yet again a wonderful success, raising $22,250 for Country Hope, an organisation providing family centred support programs to country children diagnosed with cancer or other life threatening illnesses. “The…
REVERED local historian Janis Winn will soon launch her new book, a grand chronicle of the Australian Agricultural Company that moulded the histories of many Myall Coast and Port Stephens locales. ‘The Chronicles of Carrington, Tahlee and the Legacy of…