TWICE a year volunteers gather at Nelson Bay don gloves, grab garbage bags and scour the break walls for rubbish that would otherwise end up in the Bay. Still more volunteers pull on their wetsuits, and fill up their…
MEMBER for Port Stephens Kate Washington has launched a scathing attack on the NSW Liberal Government over the future use of public land not only in Port Stephens but across the state. Ms Washington told News Of The Area,…
GABBI has become somewhat of a local celebrity in the world of turtles. For workers in animal rehabilitation there is no more magical moment than when a creature in your care is returned to the wild. In Gabbi’s case…
WITH COVID-19 and vaccination against the virus that has seen Australian borders slammed shut there are fears around lower than usual rates of vaccination against the flu. Flu vaccination rates are significantly lower than last year – fewer than…
IN what looks like a response to community feedback to date Council has launched yet another survey into dog use of beaches in and around the Anna Bay area. There was keen interest in maintaining the status quo for…
YOUTH Mental Health services in Port Stephens received a boost in funding this week when Taylor Martin MLC presented COPSY Inc which operates the free jupiter youth counselling services in the region with $94,500 to continue their work. Sadly…
WE’RE a nation of sport lovers and participants who are proud of and inspired by our Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games athletes, with new data from Sport Australia showing four in five of us are proud of the athletes…
KERRY Strydom, CEO of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation visited a recent Probus Club Of Fingal Bay meeting. Julia Redlich told News Of The Area, “Kerry was a very knowledgeable speaker, she held everyone’s attention as she told how…
POLICE are re-appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from Pindimar. Allan Bentley, aged 63, was reported missing to the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District on Thursday 29 April 2021; CCTV footage has confirmed he was last seen…
WHILE Foreshore Drive is a key focus for Council, as the rebuild continues after the devastating severe rain event in March, this is only one of many areas that needs addressing. Other priorities include repairing damage caused by landslips,…