WITH the influx of visitors, and an increase in water traffic expected over the coming festive season, it is time to alert the boating public to a unique issue that exists in Port Stephens. According to statistics made available by…
AFTER training and planning for over eighteen months, Port Stephens local Monique Bortoli competed in a gruelling 530km three-day Ultra Woman event while celebrating her 50th birthday. Monique’s coach and dietician worked to build her physical and mental endurance so…
THE Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary is a partnership between Port Stephens Council and Port Stephens Koala Hospital, a volunteer group that aims to provide the world best practice standards of care to sick, injured and orphaned koalas to give them…
WITH over 300 members, Port Stephens Community Arts Centre has many creative hands working to stock their gallery. There are cards for all occasions, embroidery, handcrafts, hand-made jewellery, hand-spun and hand-woven garments, knitwear, leatherwork, millinery, mosaics, paintings, patchwork, photography, pottery,…
COASTAL anglers are being asked to help find a solution to the spread of “mushy fish”. Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher and Lecturer in Ecology Dr Jessica Tout-Lyon, is leading a project based in Port Macquarie aimed at tracking the…
MAKING it cheaper to see a doctor is expected to feature prominently in Labor’s election pitch, with the federal health minister committed to strengthening Medicare before the upcoming campaign. “There’s more we want to do to deliver – more doctors,…
SMARTER use of common household appliances – fridges, washing machines and even the toaster – could cut power bills in 2025, an electricians’ network says. The toaster may be a smaller contributor to the power bill but is still worth…
MONEY-SAVING holiday deals are in full swing at Raymond Terrace Strikezone tenpin bowl, as are opportunities to join a regular money league or even to create one just for your particular group. Groups creating their own regular weekly competition is…
DEADLY floods, cyclones and droughts are wreaking havoc as record-breaking temperatures change the way water moves around the world, scientists warn. Water-related disasters killed thousands of people, displaced millions and caused losses exceeding $US550 billion in 2024, according to an…
AUSTRALIANS have endured taxing economic conditions in the past calendar year, but there is cause for cautious hope in 2025. Long-awaited interest rate cuts are broadly expected in the first half of the year, providing household budgets with much-needed breathing…