WOMEN looking for work will be encouraged to apply for a grants program to assist the return to the workforce. As part of a $32 million investment by the NSW Government, eligible women will be able to apply for grants…
NSW Government is investing $14 million to support music and camp providers that were impacted by COVID-safety measures in NSW schools. Eligible businesses and non-profit organisations can now apply for a one-off payment of up to $30,000 depending on their…
SALT Ash Public School is growing the next generation of environmental champions after being named a recipient in the latest round of the 2022 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants. Funds received from the grants, awarded up to $1000 each, will allow…
PORT Stephens Library is looking forward to presenting 2022’s ‘Rite to the Finish’ program to both Raymond Terrace and Tomaree Libraries. Rite to the Finish is a presentation and discussion relating to the end of life, with presentations discussing different…
IT was thought some months back that an outbreak of the dreaded QX (Queensland Unknown) disease in Sydney rock oysters would be confined to the upper reaches of Tilligerry Creek and the Karuah River. Normally, outbreaks of QX subside during…
EVERY week we see the outstanding efforts of local students to go above and beyond what is expected. The students recognised in the Positive Behaviour for Learning Program aren’t necessarily going to be dux of the school or win a…
THE Tomaree Museum Association recently organised a talk by Dr Leslie Kilmartin, a direct descendant of William Cromarty. Cromarty was employed by the famous Arctic explorer and mariner, Sir Edward Parry, when they were both based in Port Stephens during…
THE Country Women’s Association (CWA) is a stalwart organisation that makes positive change across the nation and the globe. It is a movement that has spanned a hundred years and seen Australia through world wars, floods, fires and the recent…
THE NSW Government is making a major investment to better prepare communities and respond to bush fires, by committing $315.2 million over the next four years to complete the recommendations of the NSW Bushfire Inquiry in the 2022-23 NSW Budget.…
PORT Stephens Council has received the ecological report it commissioned on 109 Foreshore Drive, as the fight to sell or hold the land continues. Some Councillors remain committed to saving the land for community use, while others are determined to…