STUDENTS at Karuah Public School have been immersing themselves in democratic process to elect their 2023 student leadership team. “Karuah Public School has been busy voting and we now have our 2023 leadership team finalised,” Sarah Foister, classroom teacher, Karuah…
NOTICES of development applications (DAs) lodged in the Port Stephens LGA will now appear weekly in News Of The Area, after Council voted to extend the notices into the publication at their February 14 meeting. In April 2020, changes to…
NELSON Bay resident Garry Steel is calling out for a new generation to join the prestigious role of being a Justice of the Peace in the Port Stephens and Myall Coast communities. Garry is the President of the Port Stephens…
FOR the third time in less than a year, Australian Community Media (ACM) publications across the state have utilised their front pages to appeal to government to support their struggling regional newspapers. In this latest iteration, dozens of ACM papers…
IN a night not to be forgotten, 20 young students from Port Stephens received a scholarship for $2000 funded by local businesses last week at the awarding of Port Stephens Mayoral Academic Scholarships. Mayor Ryan Palmer joined representatives from sixteen…
DETECTIVES from the State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Squad have charged a man following an investigation into online grooming in the state’s Hunter region. Last month, detectives from the Sex Crime Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit (CEIU) began engaging online…
SHOAL Bay resident Paul Whittemore has received an OAM for “service to the community of Port Stephens” this year. Whittemore, who is about to celebrate his 90th birthday, is looking forward to becoming a nonagenarian. Advertise with News of The…
THE community of Port Stephens is mourning the sudden loss of Vietnam War veteran Tom Lupton APM. Tom was a stalwart of the Nelson Bay RSL sub-Branch, serving as the Club’s Vice President. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
AS the state election looms it appears that the government is listening to communities when it comes to fixing potholes, with two announcements in two weeks about funds to fix Port Stephens roads. The Avenue of the Allies in Tanilba…
The Hunter Region Branch of Renew is officially open, launching its operations with a public meeting in Raymond Terrace. Renew is a national sustainability non-profit organisation which provides expert and independent advice to households, businesses and government. The Hunter Region…