THE NSW Government has released new NSW Coastal Design Guidelines to protect and enhance the state’s waterways, coast, and estuaries along our world-famous coast. DPE Acting Executive Director State Policy and Strategic Advice Danijela Karac said NSW’s coastal environment is…
THE Nelson Bay Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) will host a Christmas Market on November 25. Offering a range of items from scones and tea to plants grown by CWA members, the market will raise money for different…
THE members of the Port Stephens Community Arts Centre (PSCAC) firmly believe that art is about sharing joy. The centre’s current exhibitions, on display until 12 December, are themed around travel and Christmas crafts. Advertise with News of The Area…
A DIVERSE range of stakeholders, from developers to homelessness advocates, gathered in Medowie last Friday to discuss the ongoing housing crisis being experienced in Port Stephens. The Port Stephens Housing Forum, hosted by Port Stephens Council at the Greenhouse Eatery,…
MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions from next week on Tarean Road, over the Karuah River at Karuah, to carry out work on Old Karuah Bridge. Transport for NSW will carry out the work from Monday 13 November, which…
I WOULD like to share a special story with you which starts in 1974 when my wife Ella and I arrived in Port Stephens. Being recently appointed to Nelson Bay High School, it was time to search for a house…
FOR fishers it doesn’t get any better than summer in Port Stephens. With the water warming and more pleasant weather forecast we can expect an invasion of thumping summer whiting to arrive any time. From Stockton Beach to Fingal Beaches…
A NEW report by the Climate Council on ocean warming has been released, warning that Australian ocean’s are in crisis as “extreme heat punishes marine life and raises the spectre of irreversible changes with profound consequences for all life on…
MEMBERS of the Tomaree Ladies Probus Club recently visited the Southern Tablelands, a trip organised but cancelled twice during the Covid era. Jann Thomas of the Tomaree Ladies Probus Club told News Of The Area, “A guided tour of National…
THE community is invited to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Tilligerry Men’s Shed on Saturday, 11 November between 9.30 am and 1.00pm. Free coffee and a sausage sizzle will be provided. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…