THE Port Stephens Community Arts Centre (PSCAC) is displaying an exhibition titled ‘Reflections’ until 5 March. “We invite you to step into the gallery where reality intertwines with the ethereal, where reflections dance on the surface and mirrors the depths…
NEW South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews sprang into action on Monday 29 January following reports of a bushfire in Anna Bay. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us…
TWO local runners are back from Japan after participating in the international Wakashio Marathon in Tateyama, a Port Stephens sister city, on 28 January. It was the first sister cities sporting exchange following a three-year suspension due to COVID-19. Advertise…
THE Wellness Centre Port Stephens empowers people to foster proactive attitudes, further driving wellness priorities in the community. “By providing customer service excellence and leveraging a wealth of various holistic health knowledge and practices, we help people grow organically and…
I WONDER how many Port Stephens residents and visitors realise that we are surrounded by a marine park (MP). Did you know that the Port Stephens – Great Lakes MP is the largest of the six marine parks in New…
“I STRUGGLED to sleep and ran the London Marathon on less than five hours’ rest – now I help people fight insomnia.” In ‘Put Insomnia to Sleep’, experienced psychotherapist Helen Dugdale argues that you don’t have to be part of…
ON more than one occasion I have mentioned that Port Stephens is the home of snapper, mulloway and dusky flathead. How could I overlook bream? From the upper reaches of the Karuah River, throughout the Tilligerry system, up the Myall…
COUNCILS across the state are being encouraged to hold more community events, with assistance from the NSW Government’s Open Streets program. Under Open Streets, councils can apply for up to $150,000 to facilitate the closure of streets to vehicles to…
THE results of the 2023 Port Stephens Literature Awards are in, with a number of local writers recognised for their excellent submissions. The Port Stephens Council Prize ($500) was awarded to Cailin Mahony of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria for her story,…
PERSPECTIVES on the proposed Hunter offshore wind farm have come into sharper clarity with a recent comparison opportunity provided by public details of another offshore project in the United Kingdom. According to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment…