MEDOWIE is a small community but one that is stepped in tradition when it comes to honouring its service men and women. As home to many who currently serve at the Williamtown RAAF Base, Medowie’s Remembrance Day service is one…
TEAM members from Port Stephens Council were present alongside volunteers and staff at the Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary on Monday 16 October to celebrate the completion of the Koala Strike Zone Project – an initiative to protect the iconic native…
HUNTER WATER, in collaboration with the NSW Environment Protection Agency, has commissioned a series of Best Practice Guidelines to provide additional support for developing and maintaining green open spaces in the Lower Hunter. Our region’s turf sporting fields are under…
LAST week another great crop of local students were recognised for their community building efforts through the Raymond Terrace Community Positive Behaviour for Learning Program. – Irrawang Public School’s Peter Weber was nominated for being a responsible student – going…
A 71-YEAR-OLD man tragically lost his life on Saturday after being swept into the water off the point at Boat Harbour. The incident occurred just after 12:40 pm on Saturday 21 October, prompting an immediate response from emergency services after…
SUNDAY 22 marked the opening of Newcastle artist Roslyn Elkin’s ‘Of Earth, Of Space’ exhibition at the Artisan Collective Port Stephens. In this exhibition, Roslyn shows her versatility with paintings, printmaking, and ceramics. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
THE Raymond Terrace Lions Club recently hosted their second ‘Biggest High Tea’, raising over $5000 for the Lions Childhood Cancer research Foundation. The event was held at the St John’s Anglican Church, with 100 guests in attendance. Advertise with News…
IN a community where offshore wind has long referred to preferable surf conditions and not a renewable energy source, the potential arrival of offshore wind farms off the Hunter coastline continues to cause tension. Objectors to renewable energy projects off…
A WELLBEING and Mystic Festival/Children’s Day will be held at The Rectory in Raymond Terrace on Saturday 4 November from 10am to 5pm. The first Wellbeing and Mystic Festival took place at the same venue in 2017. “In the first…
WITH the water inside the port gradually getting warmer, as the summer months approach, we can expect that certain fish and crabs will arrive. Whiting and flathead are very welcome summer visitors as are blue swimmer and mud crabs. The…