WHILE six groups and individuals were recognised with Port Stephens’ Annual Awards on Friday January 26, the rest of the well-deserving nominees and their contributions to the community are highlighted below. Cassandra Schmitzer Cassandra is a true superhero in every…
CONSIDERABLE confusion exists over North Arm Cove’s place in our nation’s history, which News Of The Area has undertaken to explain in the recent wake of Australia Day. “One of the most intriguing aspects of this history was that some…
MORE than 1,000 medical graduates were set to start work in NSW public hospitals in January. The interns have completed their medical degree and are required to complete a supervised year of practice in order to become independent practitioners. Advertise…
AUSTRALIA sweltered through an uncommonly hot Australia Day on 26 January, but not even extreme heat could dampen the enthusiasm of Port Stephens residents in celebrating their nation’s annual day. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
THE Tilligerry Lions Club held their Great Aussie Breakfast at Henderson Park, Lemon Tree Passage on Friday January 26 in a traditional celebration of Australia Day. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message…
RECREATIONAL fishers are encouraged to avoid the heat from a fine or prosecution by following the rules this summer. “By following the recreational fishing rules, anglers are doing their part to ensure the sustainability of NSW’s world-class fisheries resources,” Minister…
NEW research by the e61 Institute, a non-partisan economic research group, highlights significant disparities in access to high-aptitude teachers across NSW secondary schools. It finds that high-aptitude teachers are less likely to work in disadvantaged areas, creating a concerning imbalance…
RECOGNISED for her vital work in the community, nurse Meagan Ambrose has been named the 2023 Port Stephens Citizen of the Year. Meagan is a dedicated community care clinical nurse, a registered nurse and a passionate dementia nurse and advocate.…
IT seems to me that catching a mighty mulloway is on the top of every fisherman’s catch list. The good news is that mulloway are everywhere – on the beaches, over the offshore reefs, in the deep holes, over wrecks,…
MUCH has been written lately on the Eastern Blue Groper, which has been the NSW emblem since 1996. Attention has been drawn to the fish by photographs of a spearfishermen who speared a blue groper in Sydney. Spearing groper has…