WHILE residents from around Port Stephens continue to be enraged at encroachment onto public foreshore land by private development works, Council has issued a stop work order for works being conducted at Corlette. Despite Council’s intervention, locals claim the order…
IN light of news that the Port Stephens Examiner may be facing an imminent closure, News Of The Area director Michael Wright is reassuring concerned community members that the region will not be left without a voice. “Newspapers are so…
LAST Thursday, the Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety (Staysafe) tabled its report on speed limits and road safety in regional NSW. The Hon. Lou Amato MLC, Committee Chair, acknowledged that more needs to be done to make regional roads…
ATTORNEY General Mark Speakman is urging members of the public and other interested parties to have their say on a review by the independent NSW Law Reform Commission (LRC) of the laws governing serious road crime. Mr Speakman said preliminary…
AT the end of term, students who have received a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) award from the participating schools in Port Stephens are invited to attend a special ceremony at the Port Stephens Council Chambers. At this time, the…
CALLING all thought-leaders, change-makers, trailblazers and inspired young people – applications are now open for the Y NSW’s 2023 Youth Parliament. Young people in years ten, eleven and twelve (or equivalent age) in all 93 NSW state electorates are invited…
ALL Saints Women from All Saints Anglican Church Nelson Bay recently wounded up their year with a Christmas Trivia night in All Saints Hope Cottage. The ladies meet every month and on other casual occasions in between for friendship, movies,…
FAMILIES journeying through separation or divorce can find Christmas very challenging. Family separation encompasses feelings of bereavement, grief, loss, shock and disbelief. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –…
SANTA has already appeared out Tilligerry way when he turned up on the back of the fire truck at the recent Kooindah markets, waving to all the good boys and girls and tossing out lollies. The good news is that…
BRING the whole family to ring in 2023 and watch the bay come alive at the McGrath Port Stephens New Year’s Eve Fireworks. Port Stephens mayor Ryan Palmer says New Year’s Eve is the perfect opportunity to reflect on 2022…