STAYING safe in the surf has changed over the years. Now swimmers will be protected by two additional layers of protection on Port Stephens Beaches with Drones and listening devices being employed to detect sharks. Advertise with News of…
TWO Port Stephens roads will receive much-needed improvements to the tune of $665,000 thanks to a successful grant application by Port Stephens Council. A section of James Road at Medowie will be rehabilitated while Hannah Parade at One Mile…
IT’S time for your weekly update on Crime and Police in the district. PPE Delivery Teaming up with the Port Stephens Council, Port Stephens-Hunter Commander Superintendent Chad Gillies helped to deliver 6000 face masks, 48 bottles of hand sanitiser…
NELSON Bay has a history of DA’s where heights are challenged. Today an application is in place for a tower that could come to dominate the landscape. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
AS work progresses on the revitalisation of the Shoal Bay Foreshore precinct and moves towards completion, Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer is touting the project a success. However for some locals the issue of glare reflecting off the Skillion…
LINDSAY Warner, the 63-year-old jet ski adventurer, has completed his circumnavigation of Australia. He will now be entered into the Guinness Book of Records once his amazing feat is verified by observers and satellite tracking data. Advertise with News…
OVER the past week, the Port Stephens Hunter Police District has been hard at work with a number of notable events. Search for AJ Throughout the week the NSW Police Force, Port Stephens Hunter Police District and SES worked…
A NUMBER of Port Stephens’ beaches are designated as on-lead areas for dogs to protect fragile environments and species living under threat. According to Local Land Services the Beach Stone Curlew which can be found at Soldiers Point is…
LOCKDOWN isn’t a reason to get aggressive or abusive. In a recent study by Queensland University of Technology Centre for Justice, a nationwide survey revealed that domestic and violence (DFV) in Australia has increased greatly since the beginning of…
A MAN has been charged after assaulting an officer at an unauthorised protest in the state’s north last month. About 9.30am on Tuesday 31 July 2021, officers attached to the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended Port Stephens Council Chambers,…