AT about 12.50pm on Monday 28 March 2022, officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District were patrolling the Salamander Bay area for an offender on outstanding offences. Officers observed a 32-year-old man at a carpark of a licensed premises…
PROBUS Clubs everywhere start their new year in March. It is a time to thank outgoing officers and welcome incoming volunteers to take on essential roles. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business.…
IT’S time for your weekly emergency services update for Port Stephens. Bushfire Danger Period April sees the end of what was a very wet Bushfire Danger Period. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
IN late March Liberal candidate for Paterson Brooke Vitnell announced plans for a crime crackdown across Port Stephens, Maitland, Rutherford and the Hunter. Ms Vitnell’s plan outlined steps to see crime rates reduced across the community. Advertise with News…
QUESTIONS continue to be raised about the use of a Mayoral Minute by Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer at the 22 February meeting of Council. While operating within Council rules, questions have been raised within the community about the…
BOCSAR (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research) has released crime statistics recorded over the pandemic period. Over the two years to December 2021, Port Stephens has remained stable with major crime offences, with no significant changes in percentages.…
MEMBERS of the Port Stephens community were invited to attend a Pensioners Taskforce forum last week in Nelson Bay, hosted by Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson and Julian Hill, Member for Bruce and Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee…
KARUAH is joining other destinations and villages within the Port Stephens LGA as a community with a Place Plan endorsed by Council. The village sits on calm riverbanks and is renowned for its magnificent oysters. Advertise with News of…
PORT Stephens is home to Australia’s largest aluminium smelter, Tomago Aluminium. Tomago Aluminium has recently signed an agreement with Australia’s largest extruder and distributor of aluminium products, Capral Aluminium, to supply approximately 550 tonnes of production scrap to Tomago…
TOURISM operators and environmentalists have a landmark decision to celebrate after Prime Minister Scott Morrison put the final nail in the coffin of the Offshore Petroleum Exploration Permit (PEP-11). There were serious concerns that if the exploration went ahead…