AS ANZAC Day approaches, the Tomaree Museum Association (TMA) is asking Port Stephens residents if they know of any local men and women who served in the defence of Australia. The group wishes to preserve the knowledge that is held…
THE Maitland Indie Festival is calling on local writers, artists, filmmakers, musicians and storytellers of all kinds to submit their expressions of interest for the event to be held in October. Launching in 2020 the Indie Festival (IF) is a…
A YOUNG girl has been saved from drowning by the quick response of the crew of the cruise vessel from which she fell. The girl and her family had been passengers on a dolphin watching cruise operated by Imagine Cruises…
IT’S time to dust off your golf clubs and get behind a couple of great local causes. Port Stephens FM 100.9 (PSFM) and Business Port Stephens (BPS) are excited to announce their upcoming charity networking golf day, to be held…
THE Fingal Bay Probus Club has a new home, with the group recently moving their operations to the Community Hall in Norton Street, Nelson Bay. Like all clubs within the Probus network, the local club held their AGM in March,…
CLUB Lemon Tree is very much switched on at the moment, serving as the only public electric vehicle charging station on the Tilligerry Peninsula. Club President Kevin Colman OAM said that clubs must move with the times to become competitive…
PORT Stephens Council will formally recognise the late Councillor and Freeman of Port Stephens, Geoff Dingle, with the naming of a reserve in Medowie in his honour. Geoff Dingle was a long term resident of Medowie and served on Port…
2023 is a significant year for Australia’s annual ANZAC Day commemorations. It is the 70th anniversary of the armistice which ended the Korean War, the 50th Anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War, and the second…
LIGHTS, music, food and family fun filled the spectacular autumn evening at ‘Karuah By Night’, held at Longworth Park on Saturday, 15 April. Funded by the NSW Government’s Reconnecting Regional NSW Grant, ‘Karuah By Night’ was an initiative of Port…
A RECORD 23 members of Marine Rescue Port Stephens received special awards at a ceremony held on Tuesday 11 April for their roles in five major rescue operations conducted over the past four years. The first official ceremony for the…