WORK, travel, illness and mobility issues can all impact your ability to get to the polling booth on election day. For those who can’t attend in person, applications for postal votes are now open. The 2023 NSW State election will…
HOUSEHOLDS and businesses in Medowie and Raymond Terrace will be able to upgrade to a full-fibre broadband connection as part of the Australian Government’s plan for a better NBN. These upgrades are part of the NBN’s fibre upgrade program which…
THE body of a man has been located in the water at Swan Bay. About 9.10am on Saturday 18 February 2023, officers from Port Stephens Water Police responded to a report that a body had been located approximately 60m offshore…
A MAN has tragically died after being pulled unconscious from the surf at Wreck Beach. About 7.40am on Saturday 18 February 2023, police attended Wreck Beach, near Shoal Bay, to investigate reports a man had not returned home after going…
WITH concerns for the wellbeing of a rapidly growing homeless population in Port Stephens, Di Ball, the executive director of the Raymond Terrace-based Wahroonga Aboriginal Corporation, fronted Port Stephens Council’s 14 February meeting during public access. In the past several…
PORT Stephens based adults looking to ‘give back’ to their communities are being called upon to join a volunteer youth mentoring program to help make a difference in a young person’s life this year. Vicki Condon, founder and CEO of…
PORT STEPHENS Council is expected to make a determination next month over the contentious use of a Swan Bay holiday village as a rehabilitation facility. The site, at the Fisherman’s Village on Moffats Road in Swan Bay, is currently…
NELSON Bay has been recognised as a priority area for lowering light pollution to reduce the impacts on threatened species. Light pollution can prevent species such as green turtle hatchlings from reaching the ocean and short-tailed shearwater fledglings from taking…
IF you like a game of golf or are simply a hacker you can support a great cause at the Legacy Golf Day on 20 March at Horizons Golf Resort. The Legacy Golf Day is a two ball ambrose event…
MORE than $457,000 will be provided to Port Stephens Council to complete the second stage of works on Port Stephens Drive at Taylors Beach, work that is hoped will better protect koalas from vehicle strike. This follows an earlier NSW…