AMENDMENTS have been made to the ‘Planning Matters to be Reported to Council Policy’. Following the recent Council meeting on 14 June, it was resolved that Council endorse the revised policy. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
THERE are always positive things being done by our local youth and the Positive Behaviour and Learning Program recognises just some of these each week performed by members of the nine participating schools. Sarah Foister of Karuah Public School told…
PORT Stephens Council has revised its Parks and Roadside Memorials policy. John Maretich, Council’s Asset Section Manager, said the purpose of the policy is to “provide a framework that documents Council’s position on memorials such as crosses, plaques and the…
PORT Stephens Libraries have waived their fees for overdue fines. As partners in the Regional Joint Library Agreement, Port Stephens Libraries responded during the COVID-19 crisis with community support, which included suspension of library overdue fines from April 2020 to…
WOMEN in small business will have access to free TAFE courses and professional advice thanks to $15 million over the next four years in the 2022-23 NSW Budget. Port Stephens women will be able to access these courses through the…
IT wasn’t long ago in Tilligerry that local firies would drag a sheet of blackboard out of their station in summer with a ‘Total Fire Ban’ warning hand written in chalk on it. This they would prop up against a…
NO matter where you live there is likely a local Probus Club that can enrich the lives of over 55s. At the Probus Club of Fingal Bay there is an ongoing theme of ‘Eat, drink and be merry’. Advertise with…
Minister Visits Marine Rescue Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage was visited on Sunday 19 June by the Hon Steph Cooke, Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
PORT Stephens Council has revoked the Rate Donations for Community Groups policy. The policy identifies community groups in Port Stephens that are subject to rates and charges to which Council makes an annual donation, though there are very few community…
GLASS, rubber tyres and old asphalt are just some of the waste materials diverted from landfill to road construction as Port Stephens Council drives resource recovery to help reach its carbon neutrality goal by 2025. As the first sustainable asphalt…