PORT STEPHENS koala lover Casey Freeman is back installing koala warning signs for motorists along Port Stephens Drive, two years after her initial sign-making endeavour caught attention at the local government level. In 2022, Ms Freeman began installing colourful signs…
WALKING track access to the summit of Tomaree Headland will change during May as the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) completes maintenance to tracks and heritage restoration works at Fort Tomaree. The iconic Tomaree Headland Summit walk, including…
THE Seaside Singers are daring to dream under the leadership of new Musical Director Robyne Egan. In 2022, stalwart group leader Christine Latham left the area, leaving the popular singing ensemble without a musical director. Advertise with News of The…
WEARING a seatbelt will be enforced by existing mobile phone detection cameras from July 1. Correctly wearing a seatbelt while in a moving vehicle has been a legal requirement in NSW for more than 50 years, but data shows 150…
PORT Stephens’ West Ward Councillors are calling on community members to work together to improve the vibrancy of the Raymond Terrace central business district (CBD). West Ward Councillor Giacomo Arnott said the Raymond Terrace CBD Town Improvement Project will build…
ENVIRONMENTAL groups are urging immediate remediation action at Shoal Bay Road, Shoal Bay in response to worsening coastal erosion. “EcoNetwork Port Stephens and the National Parks Association Port Stephens group are urgently calling for Council action to stabilise the section…
THE NSW Government is extending the waste levy waiver to Port Stephens communities grappling with the aftermath of heavy rainfall and flooding in early April. Residents in affected areas of Port Stephens can now dispose of flood-affected items at landfill…
RURAL landholders across Port Stephens are invited to share their views on proposed changes to water laws that would give property owners and farmers improved access to water for firefighting. The State Government has put forward changes that aim to…
SCHOOL journeys will now be safer for Port Stephens students, with the completion of a $10 million program to provide 92 additional seat belted school buses across the Hunter. Following an extension of the Rural and Regional Seatbelt Program to…
A CHARITY golf day has raised almost $25,000 for the Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group. The ladies of the Nelson Bay Golf Club arrange an event each year to raise funds and promote awareness of the local support group. Advertise…