PORT Stephens Community Arts Centre offers a range of exhibitions throughout the year. The current exhibitions, on display until 12 July, are ‘Fire and Ice’ and ‘Spinners and Weavers’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
TAFE NSW students will put their skills into practice with meerkats, lemurs and alligators all part of a training program offered by TAFE NSW in association with Oakvale Wildlife Park. TAFE NSW Gosford students studying Certificate III in Captive Animals…
COUNCIL is launching a new program aimed at building the digital skills of our older generation with the added bonus of employing our youngsters to teach them. Mayor Ryan Palmer said that with 40 percent of the Port Stephens population…
ROTARIANS by their very nature are giving people. They make change and address issues at the very heart of the community’s needs. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –…
APPLICATIONS for the fourth round of Northern NSW Football’s (NNSWF) Facilities Fund are now open. Northern NSW Football’s Facilities Fund was established in 2019 and aligns with the NSW Football Infrastructure Strategy. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
FINGAL Bay has long been a sleepy quiet part of Port Stephens. However, residents don’t want their village to be the ‘Forgotten Fingal’ that they fear is on the horizon if action is not taken by Port Stephens Council. Advertise…
FINGAL Bay residents are speaking up with issues that are concerning the community. At the recent Port Stephens Council meeting on 24 May 2022, Councillor Leah Anderson raised a notice of motion addressing numerous issues of safety, aesthetics and community…
Fallen Power Lines With all of the windy weather predicted to continue, it’s important to know what to do if you come across fallen power lines. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business.…
HOW are speed limits impacting driver behaviour and safety on regional roads? The Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety is conducting an inquiry into speed limits and road safety in regional New South Wales, the Hon. Lou Amato MLC,…
NSW AMBULANCE will recruit 2,128 new staff and open 30 more stations in a $1.76 billion boost to frontline emergency care, as part of the NSW Government’s 2022-23 Budget. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the record investment means NSW Ambulance…