WHILE cats prowling around Port Stephens is an issue, our LGA has missed out on a new initiative to help curb the toll on native wildlife caused by domestic cats across the state, announced recently by Environment Minister Matt…
ALL HSC students will get the opportunity to complete their studies in 2021, with the full complement of HSC exams to go ahead from 9 November 2021. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell today announced that students will be able…
WHILE many of NSW’s regional areas have come out of lockdown, Port Stephens is still reporting cases and Stay At Home orders remain in place. As NSW races towards its 70% double vaccination target, Port Stephens residents are able…
ACON has received a share of the NSW Government’s $8 million Suicide Prevention Fund. The LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual) community is one of the most at-risk communities in terms of suicide attempts, with LGBTQIA+ youth…
AFTER a long and difficult struggle supporting her husband suffering from Motor Neurone Disease, Daad Ruelle from Mallabula was dealt another devastating blow. A mini cyclone tore down her street lifting tiles from roofs, flattening fences and sending trees…
THE bushland on Seaview Crescent at Soldiers Point must certainly be one of the most contentious tracks of land on the Port Stephens foreshore. Recent work on the bushland, conducted by Bannisters and sanctioned by Port Stephens Council, has…
PORT Stephens SES volunteers are always ready to put their hands up to help not only the local community but the wider community whenever there is need. Last week saw the team join some 400 other emergency service workers…
ANYONE who has lost a family member or friend to Cancer is aware of just how heartbreaking it is. For Medowie local Karen McVey, within a matter of years she had lost her mother to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, and…
LOCALS are up in arms at the time it takes to get COVID-19 test results back. This is now more important than ever with the region experiencing a growth in exposure sites and cases. Fortunately there is some hope…
A PLANNING proposal to rezone 42 Fullerton Cove Road, Fullerton Cove is in early stages. This proposal aims to rezone the land to suit a neighbourhood centre, with neighbourhood supermarket, for local day to day retail convenience and services…