THE maritime and greater community of Port Stephens have rallied around the Milanja family as their much-loved fishing trawler and livelihood, the Kendon B, had to be recovered from D’Albora Marina last Tuesday. The vessel sank on its mooring on…
PEGGY Stranksy, the winner of NOTA’s April Book Giveaway promotion, has finally had the chance to connect with local authors Kim Rigby and Chrissy Hampton. The promotion was run in an April edition of News Of The Area, and invited…
FIVE local community groups will share in $26,712 under Port Stephens Council’s Aboriginal Projects Grants to empower the Aboriginal community. Mayor Ryan Palmer said successful projects range from connecting children to country, the creation of digital resources and keeping culture…
PORT Stephens officially launched its whale watching season last week and the community turned out in force to enjoy the stunning antics of the gentle giants as they migrate north for the winter. The season runs from the end of…
I MENTIONED in this week’s fishing article that we visited the prawning village of Tamboi in the Myall Lakes. Recorded history of the Tamboi site goes back to 1827 when the Australian Agricultural Company was granted one million acres around…
I’VE spent the last week with a friend visiting from Bunbury WA. Thankfully my friend is keen on fishing and boating. Early in the week we took a trip up the Myall River with commercial fisherman Glyn ‘Glyno’ Tarrant to…
SUNSHINE, saltwater and the picturesque scenery only the beaches of the Tomaree Peninsula can provide. For the Surfing Mums movement here in Port Stephens it’s the perfect recipe to hit the reset button and reconnect with the community while experiencing…
EACH month the Port Stephens Community Arts Centre has a feature artist exhibition. This month that artist is Jenny Dobbie and in a relatively new program for the centre there is also a feature card maker on display, Caron Baker.…
A SICKENING incident in an Irrawang High School classroom has left a local mum terrified to allow her twelve-year-old daughter to return to school. On Wednesday 24 May at around 1:30pm Bianca’s daughter made her way to her religion classroom.…
OLD bombs and jalopies dragged along the most circuitous route possible between Newcastle and Townsville as the ‘Shitbox Rally’ for Cancer Council funds ran between 12-20 May. Local volunteer RFS fireman Patrick Hurkett joined old friend and cancer survivor Paul…