AS the world battles on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are some still working hard to eradicate the pandemic which struck in the 1940’s and 1950’s – Polio. The World Health Organisation tells us, “Poliomyelitis (polio)…
A NELSON Bay man has been charged with commercial drug supply after GHB and cash were located at a Newcastle unit. About 9am on Thursday 6 May 2021, officers attached to Hunter Region Enforcement Squad (RES), Northern Region High…
THE Rotary Club of Nelson Bay were out in force for one of their major fundraisers – an annual charity golf day. The weather gods were smiling on the club for their twenty ninth annual event. 130 players tee’d…
ASHYLN Louden-Gamble has lived in Port Stephens her whole life, but recently her normal life was flipped on its head when she was cast as the titular character, Monday in the new Australian feature film, Moon Rock For Monday.…
TANILBA Bay service station owner Jaz Saluja is deeply concerned about his family in India with the Covid-19 pandemic out of control. Here, so far, the disease has claimed some 238,000 lives and infected at least 21 million people.…
IT’s been three decades of continuous support for families facing some of the hardest times ever. This month, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Northern NSW celebrates 30 years of providing a home away from home for families with a…
LOCAL musicians in New South Wales are being invited to apply for one of six $15,000 grants as part of the NSW Government’s support of Make Music Day. Classified as ‘small project grants’, musicians who have been affected by…
THE Probus Club of Port Stephens cara-campers five day visit to Mudgee, which was impeccably organised by Phil and Petah Dodd in April, was timed to perfection for Mudgee entertainment and things to do. Apart from country town hospitality,…
KING Street Heritage Festival is coming to Raymond Terrace for its fourth year on 15 May. It’s a festival that celebrates the history of the region which is peppered by red coats, muscats, mop caps and long dresses. Event…
FOURTEEN clubs from across Newcastle and the Hunter will do battle for local bragging rights in the 2021 Your Local Club Perfect Plate Awards. The new club culinary competition, which launched on Thursday, 29 April, will see clubs from…