NEW places for people to gather and spend time are on the way for William Street in Raymond Terrace to create a more vibrant town centre and support local businesses. In the first stage of works, Port Stephens Council…
A CORLETTE dance teacher will appear in court today charged over the alleged sexual abuse of students in the Port Stephens area. In March this year, detectives from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District established Strike Force Wairakei to investigate reports…
MEMBERS of the Tomaree Residents and Ratepayers Association (TRRA) have met recently and there was a lot on the meeting’s agenda. Over 30 members of the public were in attendance including Mayoral Candidate for Port Stephens Leah Anderson, West…
WITH the recent announcement of a $1,200,000 makeover of the Lemon Tree Passage waterfront, few people will be able to recognize anything left from the early days once this has been added to the previous redevelopment of Henderson Park.…
THERE is a rare and beautiful coral which calls Port Stephens home, however researchers predict that the purple cauliflower coral may be extinct within the next 10 years. For many when it comes to what sits below the water…
THE Port Stephens community has enjoyed relationships with other cities through the sister cities program. Now the Sister Cities Committee has teamed with Destination Port Stephens to offer a unique competition to the youth of the region; the Incredible…
PORT Stephens-Hunter Police Districts will welcome five new probationary constables after they graduated at a ceremony at the Goulburn Police Academy last week. The new probationary constables have been assigned to police area commands and police districts across the…
IF you look at the two photos you will notice that a lot has changed in the 100 years since the 1894 photo was taken of the Salt Ash pupils and their teachers. These pictures and hundreds of others…
HELP is at hand for local children affected by domestic violence through Friends with Dignity’s Little Friends Scholarships, which opened on June 21. Young people aged between five and 18 can gain up to $500 to help them with…
PLASTIC Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution. Plastic Free July was started by Rebecca Prince-Ruiz (the founder of the Plastic Free Foundation) and a small…