Stinker’s Fishin’: Fishing paradise
A WARM summer welcome to our visitors, many towing a boat and armed to the teeth with fishing gear and high fishing expectations. The good news is that you have come to the right place. There is no bad news.…
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Multi-agency operation to clamp down on illegal seafood sales this festive season
AS the 2024 festive season approaches, authorities are intensifying efforts to tackle illegal seafood sales across NSW. The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and NSW Police have again joined forces for Operation Trident, a statewide initiative…
‘Wholly achievable’: calls grow for $10-a-day childcare
CALLS for further reforms to create a universal childcare system are mounting, after major government announcements to improve access for families. Anthony Albanese has promised a re-elected Labor government would abolish the childcare activity test and offer three days of…
Stinker’s History: Arthur on the island – Part 3
EARLY in 1944 with the war receding from Australia, Arthur Murdoch returned to Fingal Island. By the end of the same year the island was deserted with no sign of any troop movement or wartime activity. So it was that…
Advertising Feature: Terrace StrikeZone is a Christmas must-see
RAYMOND Terrace StrikeZone tenpin bowl has been transformed into a Christmas wonderland designed to bring the joy of the festive season to children and adults alike. The centre features more than $10,000 worth of Christmas decorations, lights and theming. There…
ADVERTISING FEATURE: Saxby’s Bakery & Cafe – Delicious and local for decades
SINCE 1989, Saxby’s Bakery & Cafe has served up delicious offerings to customers from throughout the Port Stephens region. “A scrumptious array of cakes, breads, pies, sausage rolls, pasties and other baked goodies are served at our comfortable cafe,” said…
Funding to fast-track thousands more social homes
AN extra 5000 social homes will be built through $3 billion in joint funding as part of a fast-tracked round of Labor’s signature housing policy. Housing Minister Clare O’Neil will announce a new partnership with the states and territories to…
PM rubbishes Dutton’s nuclear energy plan as ‘farcical’
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese says Peter Dutton is “hiding from scrutiny” of his $330 billion nuclear energy plan by releasing it weeks before Christmas. Mr Albanese also criticised the bill for the opposition leader’s plan, telling journalists it would be…
The meaty history of the mince pie at Christmas
THIS year as you sit down to a well-deserved cup of tea and a mince pie, or leave a plate out for Santa, take a moment to think about the centuries of history behind this Christmas staple. During the medieval…
Next step on ‘long journey’ to address PFAS contamination
THE Federal Government will establish a national body to respond to the specific needs of communities impacted by PFAS contamination around Defence force bases. In 2023, the Government commissioned an independent review into PFAS (per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) contamination around three…