THERE are a growing number of industries and businesses making their stances clear on vaccines; stating that their employees will need to get the jab or not have a job as NSW heads into Week 11 of Lockdowns. QANTAS…
ONCE the highlight on the breakfast social calendar for October the ‘In The Pink’ Breakfast has once again been canned due to the current COVID-19 outbreak. The event usually attracts over 300 guests and raises vital funds to assist…
HOSPITALITY businesses in Port Stephens have reverted to take-away only service during the current lockdown, and Taylors Bistro at Soldiers Point Bowling Club have stepped up to do their bit for the community. There are many families across Port…
PORT Stephens has a diverse and incredible set of natural assets. There is more to our being ‘Incredible By Nature’ than our beaches and waterways. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message…
THE biblical texts have it that Jesus once performed two miracles when he turned water into wine and fed five thousand followers with just five loaves of bread and two fish. Tanilba’s Baptist Church is doing something along the…
SWAN Bay resident Robert McCormack has been a part of a team which has identified a new Australian Crayfish species. It only took 15 years of rigorous research but finally the team have formally described a new species of…
WE are all aware of the impacts of COVID-19 on our contact with other humans, however many haven’t considered just how animals are coping with the lack of visitors and wildlife parks. Oakvale Wildlife Park is usually filled with…
IT has been a week of ups and downs as lockdowns continue throughout the state. Sadly, we have seen more cases of COVID-19 in the Port Stephens LGA which were active in the community while infectious. Advertise with News…
THE 30% rise in real estate prices in Tilligerry in just 12 months can be partly attributed to urban dwellers relocating to get away from the problems of the city to a more tranquil place close to the water…
COMMUNITY groups, landholders, and schools across NSW are involved in Waterwatch. It’s all about citizens taking on a role as scientists in the Waterwatch program in Port Stephens. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…