AFTER an impressive 45 years of dedicated service, Captain Malcom Smith of the Salamander Bay Fire and Rescue Station has hung up his helmet. On Saturday 6 July, 84 representatives of the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), alongside Deputy Commissioner…
PORT Stephens Council gathered for their ordinary meeting on Tuesday 9 July. On the agenda was a development application on Government Rd at Nelson Bay, the approval of a section of the Port Stephens Development Control Plan dealing with trees…
CONSTRUCTION has commenced for a new 4.4km shared path to ensure a safe and convenient route for residents, school children and cyclists in Brandy Hill. The $4 million project has been funded through a Voluntary Planning Agreement with Hanson Australia,…
THE $4.2 million reconstruction of the Avenue of the Allies in Tanilba Bay is officially complete, the result of a funding partnership between state, federal and local governments. The project involved the reconstruction and widening of the area between Poilus…
THE approval of a hard rock quarry at Eagleton/Balickera has left a local environment group “shocked and dismayed”. Last Monday the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) approved a state significant proposal by Eagleton Rock Syndicate Pty Ltd for the development…
AI TECHNOLOGY is expected to disrupt 40 percent of all jobs by the end of the decade but its impact on smartphones could be even more widespread. More than half the world’s phones are expected to use artificial intelligence technology…
VOLUNTEER weed-fighters are worried a very toxic weed is getting out-of-hand in and around the Hawks Nest area. Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Bitou Busters fear that the invasive mother-of-millions is rapidly re-establishing itself along the dunes despite their regular weeding…
The Tarrants ‘GINGER’ Tarrant, a fisherman from Wallsend, worked the waters outside Newcastle before moving into Nelson Bay in the early 1900s. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –…
A TRANSGRID helicopter will take to the skies in the Hunter next week to inspect high-voltage electricity transmission lines for the network’s annual bushfire prevention program. The comprehensive inspections help identify any potential bushfire risks and assess the condition of…
GREENS MLC Abigail Boyd joined local candidates Kim Scott and Mark Adamski in Salamander Bay on Saturday 6 July to launch The Greens campaign for the Port Stephens Council elections on 14 September. A key theme of the day, according…