BEES have been getting plenty of press lately and it’s mainly due to their critical role in pollinating plants we depend on for food, timber, textiles and more. While we generally think of the farmed honey bee, locally we…
THERE are concerns about volunteering in sport, with numbers shrinking post COVID-19. As Australia comes off the high from Olympic Gold moments with swimmers Emma McKeon or Ariarne Titmus, or Keegan Palmer in skateboarding, there were many behind the scenes…
A MAN will appear in court next month charged after allegedly assaulting police and escaping police custody. Just after 9am yesterday on Thursday 5 August 2021, officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended a home on Richardson Road, Raymond…
THE Very Popular Theatre Company’s season of ‘Jersey Boys’ starring Medowie local Jarrod Sansom has been postponed. Due to the uncertainty with lockdowns, and COVID-19 restrictions, the company will no longer be performing the show in October 2021. Advertise…
PORT Stephens Council is using a prefabricated solution to the washed out road on Foreshore Drive at Salamander Bay. The culvert was washed out in March and Foreshore Drive has been shut for an extended period of time. Advertise…
THE NSW Police Force is urging everyone in Regional NSW to maintain vigilance and compliance with Public Health Orders to prevent COVID-19 from spreading into their communities. Officers from Police Districts across NSW are conducting high-visibility operations to support…
MEMBER for Paterson, Meryl Swanson MP is proudly supporting the Share The Dignity Drive. Organised by National charity Share The Dignity, the initiative ensures that all women have access to basic sanitary items. Advertise with News of The Area…
SEEING our youth step up and set a positive example is the knock-on effect of the Positive Behaviour and Learning Program which has been operating in parts of the Port Stephens Central and West Wards for many years. The…
AFTER a spike in the sale of priority weeds online, Port Stephens Council is reminding the community that it’s illegal to buy or sell plants, flowers or foliage that put NSW at risk. Council’s Natural Resources Team Leader Jordan…
THE rise of social media has changed the way we seek out information. Findings delivered in the latest Togetherness Index released last week by strategic communication consultancy SenateSHJ, show that people are turning more and more to social media…