Medowie’s 7 Day Makeover
MEDOWIE is now a town centre that everyone living in Port Stephens has a right to be proud of. It has undergone a huge transformation at the hands of volunteers, and the team from Creative Communities. The program was…
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Worimi Conservation Lands on Stockton Beach closed to driving
THE Worimi Conservation Lands on Stockton Beach front is currently closed to driving north of Lavis Lane to the Gan Gan access due to the recent weather and rough sea conditions causing erosion on the beachfront. In the past…
Port Stephens Is Not For Sale
CONCERNS have been raised around the potential sale of 615 lots of land within the Port Stephens Local Government Area. This comes off the back of a newly launched Government Property Index which lists all land owned by the…
NSW Police urge residents to only call Triple Zero in emergencies
NEW South Wales Ambulance, joined by the New South Wales Police Force are urging residents to only call Triple Zero in emergency situations. From March 2020 to 31 March 2021 NSW Ambulance responded to more than 200,000 Triple Zero…
Scammers target NSW citizens in re-emerging Remote Access Scam
THE New South Wales Police Force, supported by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) are informing local community members about a re-emerging Remote Access Scam that has recently been detected by the Police Force. This scam includes scammers…
In The Pink Golf Fundraiser for Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group
AFTER a hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group Inc. has finally held one of their major fundraisers, the ‘In The Pink Golf Day’. The event was postponed twice once in 2020 due…
Port Stephens faces housing crisis
PORT Stephens is facing the worst housing crisis it has seen in decades. On 5 May 2021, Port Stephens MP Kate Washington spoke at Parliament House pleading for the Berejiklian Government to recognise the severity of the crisis. “Year…
ATO Offers Support For Those Impacted By March Floods
WHILE the severe weather event is now just over a month ago many are still being impacted by flood waters, insurance claims and damage bills. We don’t often think of getting good news from the ATO but people in…
Council Climate Claim Gas Fired Recovery Is Driving Climate Change
POWER is being consumed by Australians at an alarming rate with Australians being some of the biggest carbon emitters per capita in the world. A few days out from the Federal budget, Energy Minister Angus Taylor has announced $58.6…
Port Stephens Hunter Police District fly Aboriginal flag at three stations in support of improving relationships with Indigenous Communities
PORT Stephens Hunter Police District have set the precedent for all regional NSW Police Districts by joining only fifteen other Police stations in flying the Aboriginal flag. On 4 May 2021, Raymond Terrace, Maitland and Nelson Bay Police stations…