PORT Stephens Council has unanimously adopted the Medowie Place Plan after community feedback. Acting Mayor Giacomo Arnott said it’s a great outcome for the Medowie community. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message…
HUNTER Water has submitted a draft risk report for Chichester Dam and an interim risk report for Grahamstown Dam to Dams Safety NSW, as part of a fifteen-yearly routine assessment program. The reports are part of Hunter Water’s commitment as…
RESIDENTS of Anna Bay and Boat Harbour are experiencing frustration following the closure of a stretch of Gan Gan Road less than two days after it had been reopened. The segment of road between Frost Road at One Mile and…
PORT Stephens residents are invited to apply to participate in a new advisory group focused on guiding the design of communications and engagement programs for key Council projects. In November 2022, Port Stephens Council adopted a new Communications and Engagement…
A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION (DA) to build a ‘helipad’ at Anna Bay has been withdrawn. The DA was being appealed in Land and Environment Court after Port Stephens Council earlier refused the development. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
THE ladies of the Fingal Haven Craft Group have offered thanks to the residents, visitors and members of the community who came along to their 15 April Craft Fair and helped make it a huge success. Group president Mollie Carter…
RESIDENTS of Port Stephens have become well and truly familiar with lengthy waits for medical appointments, and difficulty in accessing specialist services. That problem will become far worse should a Development Application (DA) be approved for another ‘Residential Lifestyle Community’…
A FEMALE green sea turtle, rescued from the Nelson Bay Marina on 4 January after ingesting a fishhook, has now been rehabilitated and released back into the ocean. Sea Shelter wildlife rescuers were alerted to the plight of the turtle…
GETTING out and about and connecting with the community is especially important in our retirement years. Probus Clubs offer companionship and activities for the retired and semi-retired with likeminded people. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
GERRY Mohan, who has served the community with Harbourside Haven and Port Stephens Veterans and Citizens Aged Care (PSVCAC) since the late eighties, recently tendered his formal resignation as Chairman of the PSVCAC Board. Gerry made an enormous contribution to…