HUNTER WATER has announced the return of its Love Water Grants program for 2025. A total of $125,000 in funding is available to local groups and organisations with innovative ideas that inspire water conservation, sustainability, and community wellbeing. Advertise with…
THE NSW Nationals are pushing for “strong and immediate legislative reform” to stop repeat youth offenders from carrying out crime sprees across regional NSW. Notice was given in Parliament last week to address the legislative concerns, due to what the…
WHAT next in the continuing saga of the mighty blue groper? Back in the late 1960s it was realised by NSW Fisheries that groper were vulnerable. They were big, good in the kitchen and inquisitive making them easy prized targets…
PETER Dutton appears to be kicking with the wind behind his back, with multiple opinion polls showing the Albanese government could be on the nose with voters as an election nears. The latest Newspoll published in The Australian newspaper on…
FIRED-UP independents are vowing to stonewall controversial electoral reforms and use any leverage in a hung parliament to rebalance the scales. The reforms include a campaign spending cap of $800,000 per electorate but registered political parties will be able to…
MORE than 2200 Port Stephens ladies are connecting via an online social group that spills over into real life coastal walks, inter-suburb outings and local coffees, lunches and dinners. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
ROADS, housing, jobs and post-mining land use were at the top of the agenda when Port Stephens Mayor Leah Anderson joined her Hunter region counterparts in Canberra last week. Organised by the Hunter Joint Organisation Board (Hunter JO), the delegation…
PORT Stephens Council has opened applications for a second round of funding designed to support a wide range of community and local projects. Funding is available for projects that enhance the vibrancy of Port Stephens, from cultural programs and events…
OESOPHAGEAL cancer is the fastest growing cancer in Australia, with rates expected to double over the next ten years. Unfortunately, when Samantha Hoggard’s Dad was diagnosed, there was very little information available about oesophageal cancer, no support groups in NSW…
SCHOOL is back for 2025 and Council rangers in Port Stephens are visiting schools during February to help improve safety for students. Visiting schools across the community, rangers are answering questions from parents, caregivers, and staff about driving and walking…