TOMAREE High School’s (THS) annual careers showcase will be bigger and better than ever in 2024, and the community is invited to participate. “The school conducts an annual careers expo but this year is different in that we are inviting…
THE Mara! Big Band is coming to Newcastle. The Big Band is an expanded version of the dual ARIA-winning Mara! Quintet, which has been at the forefront of the world/jazz movement in Australia for the past four decades, with multiple…
IN the hope of offering readers further insight into the work of Port Stephens Council and to create opportunities for the community to engage with local government, News Of The Area has invited recently-elected councillors to respond to a few…
NEWS Of The Area author and Fingal Bay fisherman John “Stinker” Clarke launched two new publications last week. A large gathering of 300 pioneering families and friends attended the launch of “Marsh Road” and “Milly the Magnificent Flying Mullet” at…
BENNETTS Beach at Hawks Nest hosts regular sightings of dangerous and injured animals and last Sunday was no exception. The Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club had already put up signs warning that deadly king brown snakes were…
LEGEND has it that a 99-year-old lady living in the incredibly beautiful town of Fingal Bay was widowed over a century ago. Grief stricken and pining for the love of her life, she took one last, slow and compelling lap…
IT wasn’t so long back when I reported that any attempt to review the Port Stephens – Great Lakes Marine Park (PSGLMP) had been shelved. This inactivity was a disappointment to me as I have always been of the belief…
SENIOR Constable Alison Stewart from Port Stephens Hunter Police District is this year’s Rotary NSW Police Officer of the Year. The NSW Police Officer of the Year awards is a joint initiative by Rotary Clubs of NSW and the NSW…
THE prime minister has ramped up campaign efforts ahead of a looming federal election, but some question his approach. Anthony Albanese last Tuesday helped open a new TAFE facility in Newcastle, emphasising its role in bolstering the area’s renewable energy…
HUNTER Water has submitted its pricing proposal to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for the period of 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030. Hunter Water proposes that the typical bill for a household receiving water, wastewater and…