BIRUBI Point Surf Life Saving Club has been awarded $111,790 for the construction of a shade structure to protect patrolling members, nippers and families from harsh weather conditions. The funding has come from the NSW Government’s Surf Club Facility Program.…
FLOODING has been prevalent all around the Myall Coast with the recent heavy and relentless rains, and floodwater experts at Stroud State Emergency Service (SES) hope to help residents understand the differences between flash flooding and its riverine counterpart. “Flash…
THE launch of the annual whale watching season was celebrated at Nelson Bay and off the heads of Port Stephens last week. Worimi Elder Uncle John Ridgeway OAM provided a welcome to country to open the event. Advertise with News…
ON Thursday 16 May the Rotary Club of Nelson Bay awarded Rotary International Centenary Scholarships to Vanessa Thompson and Kathy Rimmer to assist with further studies. The scholarship will assist Vanessa, a registered nurse, to obtain specialised clinical nursing qualifications.…
PORT Stephens has been announced as one of the top locations in Australia for road trippers to travel in a battery-electric vehicle (EV). Port Stephens was named as part of the ‘Power Town’ shortlist of Australian locations bursting with culture,…
APPLICATIONS are now open to establish up to fourteen ‘Suburban University Study Hubs’. The hubs aim to give students from the outer suburbs of major cities – potentially including in Port Stephens – access to tertiary education. Advertise with News…
ELITE Port Stephens athletes Dixie Conlon, Jack Deguara and Shari Hurdman will soon be running and jumping for Australia at prestigious international athletics events. The talented trio will don the green and gold when they travel to Fiji and South…
INDEPENDENT Mark Watson has announced his intention to challenge for the position of Mayor in September’s Port Stephens Council election. Mr Watson, who will also run as an East Ward candidate, previously contested the seat of Port Stephens in the…
FISHERMEN could do anything in the early days. They often had to as mechanics, doctors, dentists and certainly veterinarians were rarely seen. One such fisherman, Charlie Asquith, has a hundred stories. “I was talking to Vic Whitney down the pub…
MAINTENANCE work is set to start on the Old Karuah Bridge from this week. The six-span Pratt Truss style bridge was built in 1957 to replace an earlier punt ferry crossing, which formed part of the original route of the…