COVID-19 has changed many facets of our lives including stealing the joy found by choirs in song. The SeaSide Singers choir is still here and looking forward to re-forming again after a year of enforced isolation. The Choir started…
THE 500 visitors who attended the 190th birthday celebrations of Historic Tanilba House were astounded by the restoration of the old convict built mansion. Working in tandem with the heritage authorities and at great expense, Deirdre Hall and Glen…
WITH a record 600mm (24inches) of rain falling on Tilligerry in March 2021, the harvesting of local oysters has stopped at one of the peak demand times of the year. Two sewerage spills have seen an automatic three week…
THE tennis club at Medowie is all set for a resurgence of line calls and volleys as new coaches join the team to promote the sport in the area. The Medowie Tennis Club currently has around 30 members and…
FLOODS leave a track of destruction behind them and it isn’t over when the waters reside. They can pollute our water supplies and leave waterways hazardous, not only due to floating debris which has ranged from whole houses, to…
THE University of UNSW has conducted the first in-depth review specific to coastal drownings. “We found that evaluation of coastal drowning prevention strategies is rare,” said William Koon, the lead author of the study and a PhD candidate in…
DURING the Covid lockdown last year, community gatherings were banned and Tanilba’s Baptist Church services went online. This meant that parishioners could follow the services from home, and indeed, they could be viewed from anywhere on the planet. Such…
HAROLD Phipps grew up in Port Stephens and has been surrounded by theatre since he was a child. He has recently gained a position at one of Australia’s finest Drama and Theatre Schools, NIDA, the National Institute of Dramatic…
OUR homes are our castles but sometimes the place where we feel the safest are far from safe. The cooler months often see us bringing out old heaters and piggybacking multiple sockets in power points. This is often true…
CLICK clack front n back, it’s a mantra, one that has saved many lives here in Australia. For kids there is more to it than simply putting on the manufacturer supplied seat belt in a vehicle. Neuroscience Research Australia…