LAST Thursday Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fronted media in Queensland to announce the ‘Future Made in Australia Act’, a plan to “boost investment and create jobs” through seizing opportunities in the green resources and renewable energy space. “We will bring…
THE public is invited to have their say on the best path forward to reform the way emergency services are funded via a consultation paper which is now online. The NSW Government is encouraging views on the design and scope…
A ‘SAFER Together’ community lunch was held by the Australian Red Cross and Pacific National, partnering with the First Nations community at Gumul Corporation in Raymond Terrace on Wednesday, 10 April. The event served as a platform to foster cultural…
PRIMARY school students in Port Stephens will soon become champions of the NSW marine estate, with a new education program released by the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Fisheries. DPI Director, Marine Estate Management, Mr Heath Folpp, said the…
MEMBER for Paterson Meryl Swanson last week opened a new junior school building at the Salamander Bay campus of St Philip’s Christian College. The development project was supported by Australian Government funding of $1,750,000 through the Capital Grants Program. Advertise…
PORT Stephens resident Tracey Tancred has taken out first place for her craftsmanship at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. In a celebration of traditional craftsmanship, Tracey, a dedicated member of Port Stephens Community Arts Centre’s Spinning and Weaving group, clinched…
PORT STEPHENS businesses have an opportunity to have a say on what’s working and what they’d like to see improved as part of the Port Stephens Business Health Check. Running during April 2024, the online survey takes just ten minutes…
A NEW $7 million NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) facility for 40 staff in the Hunter coast area was officially opened last week. This is the first time a property has been jointly funded by both the NSW…
A PACKED audience filled the Tomaree Community Centre on April 7 to hear Dr Mark Diesendorf discuss Australia’s transition to renewable energy and the forces undermining action on climate change. Dr Diesendorf, an Honorary Associate Professor in Environment and Society…
THIS is the first part of a series on master fisherman Jimmy Chalkley. MY wife Ella and I arrived in Nelson Bay in 1974. After settling in to our home in Fingal Bay I regularly dropped into the Country Club…