THE Combined Probus Club of Medowie recently celebrated its 21st birthday. ”A birthday lunch was held at the Greenhouse at the The Dunes at Medowie, where members enjoyed a fine lunch and the birthday cake,” the Club’s Kevin Tomlinson told…
THE NSW Government released the latest data on development application (DA) processing times for councils across the State this month, with Port Stephens coming out in the lead. According to the NSW Planning Portal data, in the 2023-2024 financial year,…
FAMOUS for fish and chips on the waterfront in Nelson Bay, the name ‘Bub’s’ has a history that few are aware of. Lillian Sutton, from a Parramatta family, couldn’t possibly have foreseen her future when she married Maurice Henry ‘Bub’…
MICHELLE Heyman has proved the never-say-die Matildas’ late, late hero, scoring their 90th-minute winner as they scrapped to a 6-5 victory over Zambia in one of the most extraordinary Olympic soccer matches ever played. Trailing 5-2 after 56 minutes in…
THREE runners from Tateyama in the Chiba Providence of Japan participated in the Hunter Valley Winery Run on Sunday 21 July, as part of the Port Stephens Sister Cities exchange program. Hirokazu Ebato and Masashi Abe ran in the H…
FOURTEEN years ago, Corlette resident Tony Compton traded in his triathlon lycra for the streamlined carbon fibre deck and comfortable cockpit of an outrigger canoe. Having cheered on his wife Carol in her first paddling regatta, Tony believed his competitive…
I LAUNCHED ‘Stinkpot’ off Kiddies Corner early last week after persistent westerly winds had flattened the sea. Calm water means no snapper for me so I decided to troll a lure off the Outer Light in the hope of catching…
AFTER three years of gathering information, old photographs and documents, John Clarke’s new book ‘Marsh Road’ is almost ready to be sent to the printer. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
ANYONE who takes an interest in local history would know exactly what I mean when I say that it is very frustrating when a photograph lands on your desk and you have no idea of its origin. Such is the…
PORT Stephens bushcare and landcare groups have welcomed the decision by the states and territories to support Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s announcement of a national plan to tackle escaped garden plants and aquatic weeds. In a statement released last week,…