COUNCILLOR Declan Clausen has been re-elected as Deputy Lord Mayor for the City of Newcastle. Previous Deputy Lord Mayor and Ward One councillor Clausen has been re-elected to serve his position. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
RESEARCH has shown that local government areas with higher blue collar and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities were vastly more susceptible to COVID infections in 2021 and remain at risk, according to a new report commissioned by Catholic…
A CEMETERY, a service station, accommodation businesses and roadside produce is what you normally see at Nelson Bay Road at Anna Bay. However there is a Development Application (DA) in place for the area that has community members concerned.…
THE NSW Marine Parks Management Plan 2021-2031 public consultation ends this month. With the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park making up one fifth of the states’ mainland marine parks, the NSW Government is calling for residents to have their…
ARRESTING officers will now ask all people-of-interest and victims of crime if they are Indigenous in a new policy change by NSW Police. The NSW Police Force has introduced these changes to help improve data and create a fairer…
YET again a developer is seeking to increase the building height of a property in Nelson Bay’s town centre well above the planning guidelines, and yet again DA’s with issues are being lodged over the Christmas and January holiday…
ANYONE who tests positive using a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) will now be required to register their result with Service NSW. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the new registration process was an important part of managing the pandemic. “NSW…
THERE’S still time for local students commencing university or TAFE study this year to apply for a share of $40,000 in grants as part of the Port Stephens Mayoral Academic Scholarships program. 20 scholarships worth $2000 each are available…
THE oyster industry is about to see a shake up with new technology being employed which will allow oyster shells to be marked with an identifying food grade marker outlining details of the oysters origin. Furthermore the markers can…
THE members of the Probus Club of Port Stephens (PCPS) are mourning the loss of a much loved member Leon Lindsay who was aged 88 when he passed away gently on 29 December 2021. Before Leon joined the PCPS,…