PORT Stephens is about to get a little bit safer for surfers and swimmers with accredited boardrider clubs receiving trauma kits through a new safety program initiative with every accredited surf school and boardriders club in NSW receiving new…
ONE of Port Stephens biggest businesses is getting behind local surf life saving volunteers. Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter is joining forces with the district’s largest surf lifesaving club in a sponsorship arrangement that will benefit both the club and…
THE team at R&R Property (Port Stephens, Mid Coast and Hunter Real Estate Agency) are giving back to their community with their amazingly generous Valentine’s Weekend Giveaway in the Hunter Valley. Everyone loves the Hunter Valley, with its wine…
LA Nina has increased rainfall across Australia this summer but it hasn’t stopped the increased risk of the sun and water. As the country reaches midsummer and Australians continue spending more time outdoors, St John Ambulance NSW is urging…
CLEAN and green energy is high on voters priorities. A new poll of over 1000 NSW voters in regional, rural and metropolitan NSW reveals that a strong majority believe NSW’s future economic prosperity lies in clean industries (60%), including…
WITH one in three Australians diagnosed with cancer throughout their lives there is an increasing need to shift to broader access for cancer care navigation to support more Australians. New research and economic modelling has revealed that there may…
THE Swan Bay community has come together to create its first Swan Bay Action Group Committee. The group has been founded as members of the community see a need for greater representation of the area when dealing with Council,…
INTERNATIONAL performer Irish Albert has moved to Port Stephens. Irish Albert is a traditional Irish comedian, singer and impersonator who has performed in a number of notable settings including the London Palladium, on luxury cruise ships and in front…
RESIDENTS from Port Stephens will now be able enjoy local libraries even longer with extended opening hours. Port Stephens Council Library Services Manager Kris Abbott told News Of The Area that this is just one of the ways that…
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