A NUMBER of community groups have received funding in the final Council meeting of the year. Under Section 356 of the Local Government Act 1993, funding was allocated to four local groups and schools in the Port Stephens region.…
IN the final Port Stephens Council meeting of the year, extensive reports and a refusal to extend the meeting by more than fifteen minutes left eighteen notices of motion unanswered until the next term of Council. With the meeting…
RSL NSW President Ray James has encouraged people to Remember to Remember and pause to reflect with a minute’s silence at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month. Members of communities across the State are…
A PLACE plan for Karuah, designed to improve liveability, increase well being and deliver economic growth in the area, was endorsed for exhibition at last week’s Port Stephens Council meeting. The Karuah Place Plan will provide the framework for…
COUNCILS could have more say in protecting NSW’s invaluable heritage and history under recommended changes to the State’s Heritage Act. Local Government NSW (LGNSW) President Linda Scott said a Parliamentary report released following a review of the almost 50-year…
AS the Local Government Elections approach, Labor Party candidates for Port Stephens have made promises to involve and listen to the community. With low scores in the recent community satisfaction survey, it’s clear that Port Stephens residents have high…
RECOGNITION continues for Ampcontrol’s excellence with Peter Cockbain AM, the co-founder of the Tomago based business, winning the 2021 Alumni Medal for Professional Excellence in the University of Newcastle Alumni Excellence Awards. The Alumni Medal for Professional Excellence recognises…
IT’s a dream many of us share when we drop into the local newsagency and buy a lottery ticket – perhaps this time we will win BIG! For one person who bought a ticket at Anna Bay Newsagency that…
THE Tomaree Residents and Ratepayers Association (TRRA) is holding a meet the candidates meeting on 15 November. The Forum will be held in the Nelson Room of the Nelson Bay Bowling Club. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
HYDROGEN is one of the future paths of green energy in the Hunter. The 2050 target of zero emissions is one which offers opportunity to regions such as Port Stephens. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…