THE Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo) is encouraging Hunter-region businesses to register their interest in working on the Hunter Transmission Project (HTP). The HTP involves building a critical high-voltage transmission line that will run for around 100 kilometres as part…
A 40-YEAR-OLD man has faced Raymond Terrace Local Court after being charged over alleged firearm offences in Williamtown. About 6:30am last Tuesday, officers attached to the Proactive Crime Team Port Stephens Hunter Police District, assisted by Federal Environmental Officers, attended…
MISSILES will be manufactured and serviced at Williamtown through a $850 million partnership between the Federal Government and Kongsberg Defence Australia. Announced last week, a factory will be constructed in the Newcastle Airport precinct that will manufacture and service naval…
RECENT arrivals on the Tomaree Peninsula would not recall the fantastic old Nelson Bay High School opposite the Nelson Bay Rugby Club. Previously a Central School until 1975, the old buildings were falling down due to gravity and white ants.…
BIRUBI Point Surf Life Saving Club’s (SLSC) ‘Dusk Patrol’ program took out the Innovation Award at the Surf Life Saving NSW Awards of Excellence event in Sydney on Saturday. “The dusk program is an initiative that the club started after…
PORT Stephens and the Myall Coast plays host to a range of migratory shore birds each year, with residents asked to support their survival by being considerate during nesting season. “We live in a special part of the world where…
THE Hunter Joint Organisation (HJO) has been awarded a $349,000 Local Government Waste Solutions Fund (LGWS) grant to address barriers to circular waste solutions. The HJO is made up of the ten local governments that cover the Hunter region, including…
DURING the early years of professional fishing, fish caught in Port Stephens had a limited market due to the lack of refrigeration – ice. As there was no ice used on the fish after their catch and in transport to…
GREENS council election candidate Kim Scott is calling for greater transparency around councillor workloads. “All that is on the public record is attendance at council meetings, with only the Mayor also having to publish a diary of meetings,” said Mr…
IF you’ve been feeling a little lethargic this winter, then perhaps you should check out this week’s new releases because heart-pounding thrills seem to be a running theme. Blink Twice is the directorial debut feature of actor Zoe Kravitz, who…