PORT Stephens creative Lyn Grigor has practised the art of spinning for approximately 28 years. Spinning is the process of drawing out fibres and twisting them together to form a continuous thread or yarn. Advertise with News of The Area…
THE move to establish a regional museum for Port Stephens continues to gain momentum, with the well-attended AGM of the Tomaree Museum Association (TMA) held earlier this month. Active Chairman Doug Cross was re-elected, as was Secretary Mary Sillince and…
GLORIA Jean’s cafes are now trialling cashless payments in some locations, with the business stating the move was due to “customer preferences shifting”. “We believe that going cashless will not only create a safer environment for our staff but also…
AFTER a one hour walk-out strike on 29 August, Tomaree Hospital nursing staff took additional industrial action on Tuesday 10 September. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Branch directed a second action after several meetings with NSW Government officials…
A ‘QUILT of Valour’ has been bestowed upon Keith Bailey for his service in the Vietnam war. The presentation of the quilt was made at the Medowie RSL sub-Branch on Saturday 7 September by Andre and Susanne Stegeman from Quilts…
MARINE Rescue volunteers completed seventeen search and rescue missions in Port Stephens last month. Across the state, Marine Rescue units performed 263 search and rescues in August, the service’s second-busiest August since 2022, when volunteers completed 267 missions. Advertise with…
A FILM documenting the plight of koalas on Australia’s east coast will be screened at Scotty’s Cinema, Raymond Terrace on 29 September at 2pm. ‘The Koalas’, created by filmmakers Dr Georgia Wallace-Crabbe and Gregory Miller, discusses the species’ current predicament…
A POLITICAL spat is delaying housing relief for thousands of Australians, the government claims, as two key policies face fierce resistance. The Liberal Party, the Nationals and the Greens are united in their opposition to the Commonwealth’s Help to Buy…
IT seems that the release schedule for Australian cinema is built around the state to our south, as this week’s slate of family films arrives perfectly timed for Victoria’s school holidays. A heavy favourite for the next great, enduring animated…
IN the 1960s, development applications could be one page long, housing advocates say. Now, documents that run to reams of pages are spending months collecting dust on NSW bureaucrats’ desks, sending waiting times for much-needed homes skyrocketing. Premier Chris Minns…