THE opening of the fifteenth annual Port Stephens Art Prize filled the Port Stephens Community Art Gallery with 180 eager art lovers. Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington officially opened the event, with the effervescent Christine Blosdale, a social media…
WORIMI Elders had an opportunity last week to once again get up close to the Worimi Hornet, now on permanent display at the RAAF Williamtown Aviation Heritage Centre (Fighter World). In 2015, then-Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown,…
HUNTER Water has been named a finalist in the ’Marketing and Communications for Impact Award’ category at the Banksia Foundation’s National Banksia Sustainability Awards for its ‘Respect the Throne’ campaign. The toilet paper shortages experienced during COVID-19 saw many turn…
SUBMISSIONS for Seniors’ Stories 2023 open soon, giving older people the opportunity to share their life experiences. Seniors’ Stories is a writing competition aimed at celebrating the lives and contributions of seniors by giving them an opportunity to share their…
DESCRIBING the housing crisis facing Australia as a “national disgrace” and “national emergency”, Chippendale’s Lee Howe is standing as an independent for the Upper House in Saturday’s NSW State Election. Ms Howe said it is a key responsibility of government…
WORKPLACE safety has come a long way but it can still get better. For Ampcontrol, one of the region’s bigger employers, it is a matter of life and death for their employees and the company is breaking new ground in…
THE Raymond Terrace Writers, a group of local scribes who meet regularly to improve their skills and hone their craft, are about to release their fourth book. Twelve writers have compiled 57 stories for this new publication, entitled ‘And so…
WHILE most residents of the Tomaree Peninsula spent the weekend basking in the glorious, beach friendly weather, five students from the University of Newcastle worked overtime to complete their group project – making a short film. “Most of us study…
A MAN has been charged following a house fire at Raymond Terrace. About 9.20am on Friday 17 March 2023, police were called to a home on Moreton Street, Raymond Terrace, following reports a man had threatened to set the home…
KOALAS and their iconic status in the Port Stephens area will be better cared for, should they become sick or injured, as NSW Labor representatives announced a $2 million commitment on 15 March. Labor MLC and Shadow Minister for the…