THE feasibility of a shade sail at Robinson Reserve in Anna Bay has been discussed in a recent Port Stephens Council meeting. After an initial notice of motion in August, the Council resolved that a report would be made…
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AFTER 17 years of community service on Port Stephens Council, Councillor Steve Tucker was looking forward to a break but has changed his mind. “Helen and I were contemplating some overseas travel,” Cr Tucker said. Advertise with News of…
WHILE October is the month we are finally allowed out, we can also do something positive by staying in. Breast Cancer Trials is Australia’s largest breast cancer clinical trials research organisation. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
RESIDENTS from Port Stephens have been rolling up their sleeves to get vaccinated with an impressive turnout. As of 3 October, 80.9% of the Port Stephens population has received their first dose and 50.1% are fully vaccinated. Advertise with…
IT’S time for your weekly fire services update. Lithium-Ion Batteries The local fire brigades remind all locals to check their charging stations to avoid accidental fires. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business.…
IN the wake of former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and former deputy premier John Barilaro resigning last week, a new leader has emerged. Treasurer Dominic Perrottet was elected leader of the NSW Liberal Party and therefore NSW Premier, beating…
DISABILITY advocates hold grave concerns that sluggish efforts to vaccinate people with disability in NSW will mean many disabled people now face sickness and death as the state starts to open up this week from COVID lockdown. National peak…
WHILE NSW celebrates the return of various freedoms, the Hunter remains on high alert as Covid-19 cases continue to rise across sections of the community. On Sunday, a day prior to NSW reopening, Hunter New England Health recorded 56…
OLDER Australians have always been at higher risk from COVID – and now there is now evidence that people living with Dementia are also more vulnerable. Dementia Australia supports mandatory vaccinations across the aged care sector and urges people…