MARKETPLACE Raymond Terrace has been there since day one for the Positive Behaviour and Learning program which operates across nine schools in the area. It is a testament to the team at MarketPlace and the wider community which has…
TILLIGERRY Aquatic Centre is to be given an upgrade during its winter shutdown. The pool will be closed between 5 July and 30 September 2021. During this time the pool will be drained, the existing vinyl membrane removed and…
BILL Doran has decided to run for Central Ward once again in the upcoming Port Stephens Council elections. “My main objective for the term is to rebuild community trust and confidence in Council through open two way communication and…
THE NSW Government has handed down its 2021-22 NSW Budget which includes millions of dollars in new funding for Hunter projects and initiatives. Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter and Cost of Living Taylor Martin said the budget takes the…
NAIDOC Week is held from Sunday 4 July until Sunday 11 July 2021, with the theme this year being ‘Heal Country!’. Heal Country calls for greater protections for lands, waters, sacred sites and cultural heritage from exploitation, desecration, and…
WHEN is a road not a road? The Old Swan Bay Road is a road that many locals get frustrated about. The condition isn’t good but perhaps there is more to the situation than initially meets the eye. Advertise…
JUST when we thought we’d seen the last of face masks and physical distancing, restrictions have come roaring back into Port Stephens and the Myall Coast. From 6pm Saturday 26 June, everyone must wear a mask whilst inside commercial…
LEMON Tree Passage was a stop-off point for solo circumnavigator Lindsay Warner on Sunday 27 June. The South Australian resident started his epic jet ski journey on April 1 this year from Albany WA and after crossing the Great…
THE members of the Anna Bay Fishing Club have always supported their local community. Today the Fishing Club donated $9,000 to local community groups. Organisations funded included Port Stephens Koalas and Hunter Horse Haven. Advertise with News of The…
THE Independent Planning Commission has advised that Austasia Leefield has withdrawn its state significant development application for the proposed Pindimar Abalone Farm project. The community remembers only too well the environmental impacts of the last failed aquaculture project for…