HAWK jet fighters from RAAF Base Williamtown have returned to the Salt Ash Air Weapons Range for a month-long training program. The program, which began Monday, continues until 19 August. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
A MAN has been arrested for alleged involvement in a cocaine operation in Heatherbrae. Police will allege the man was carrying cocaine as part of a South American crime effort to smuggle drugs into Australia and distribute them. Advertise with…
POLICE are investigating several items seized during a raid at a Raymond Terrace home, which allegedly turned up drugs and weapons in the past week. Police from the Port Stephens Hunter District investigated a premises on Tathra Street, which is…
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PORT STEPHENS residents are being encouraged to view and provide feedback on the Lower Hunter Bush Fire Management Committee’s updated Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP). Parliamentary Secretary for Police and Emergency Services Geoff Provest said strong local community input…
FOLLOWING the retirement of Port Stephens Council General Manager Wayne Wallis in May this year, recruitment to secure a new General Manager has been endorsed by Council at the recent Port Stephens Council Meeting. Council has endorsed the proposed recruitment…
IT’S been a long time coming but there is now funding for the duplication of Nelson Bay Road and works on Hexham Straight. Heavy traffic on both roads both create delays during peak hour. Advertise with News of The Area…
THE criminalisation of coercive control has taken a significant step in the last week. Over the week, the NSW Government has taken another step closer to criminalising coercive control, releasing a draft bill for public comment ahead of its introduction…
JACOB Ridgeway is a proud First Nations Worimi and Gamilaroi man whose musical talent extends to soulful storytelling. Born and based in Newcastle and the oldest of six, Jacob Ridgeway spent part of his childhood in his mother’s hometown of…
THE Combined Probus Club of Medowie has celebrated its 19th birthday with lunch at The Greenhouse at Dunes Golf Course. Kevin Tomlinson, of the Combined Probus Club of Medowie, told News Of The Area, “James and his staff did their…