PORT Stephens retirees are definitely back out and about and the Probus Club of Fingal Bay is no exception. It doesn’t take much to get the members of this Probus Club to try something new. Julia Redlich of the Probus…
A MAN has been charged with commercial drug supply following a vehicle stop in Newcastle. About 5.30pm on Friday 7 May 2021, police from Port Stephens – Hunter Police District stopped a car on Maitland Road in Sandgate. Officers…
THE ‘Boats off the Beach’ cleanup has seen most of the dinghies, sailcraft and canoes removed from our foreshores or stored in the racks provided by Port Stephens Council. This ongoing campaign saw all craft not stacked in the…
WITH the Royal Commission into Aged Care in Australia findings damning there is a new push to improve the lot of Australians that find themselves in need of residential aged care. This is considerable concern to residents of Port…
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison visited Williamtown last week alongside Senator Hollie Hughes and David Gillespie, Member for Lyne. He touched down on the runway at Newcastle Port Stephens Airport where he announced game changing funding for the airport which…
NATIONAL Cabinet usually takes place from an office in Canberra for Prime Minister Scott Morrison, however, last week Williamtown hosted the Prime Minister for the crucial meeting of our leaders. In March 2020, in response to the pandemic, the…
LIGHTHOUSE Baptist Church, Nelson Bay is holding a Youth Art Competition and Exhibition. Young people between the ages of 5 – 18 can apply. It is free to enter and there are great prizes in three different age categories.…
MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES and recycling emerged as the big winners in this year’s Tomago Aluminium Innovation and Excellence Awards. Tese awards focus on changing things up and doing things better than they have been done in the past. Tomago Aluminium…
THE NSW Government has announced over $768 000 in funding to the City of Newcastle Council presented as three successful grants to help assist with coastal erosion. This funding is part of the 2020-2021 Coast and Estuary Grants Program,…
WORKS to ‘spruce up’ the Shoal Bay foreshore are underway, with new amenities now complete and a new shared pathway, landscaping and park furniture on the way. Mayor Ryan Palmer says the improvements will make Shoal Bay an even…