THE LAKES Trail Festival is Australia’s newest off road ultra running event, with endurance athletes set to arise en masse to traverse the Myall Coast this July. Runners can compete in gruelling 100km, 70km, 50km or 30km event categories, while…
KEEPERS and their families who manned the Port Stephens Outer Light lived a Spartan lifestyle which, for them, became increasingly difficult when in 1898 a mighty sea, referred to as the Maitland Gale, roared from the south and continually battered…
YOUTH Action Meeting (YAMs) will be rolled out across the Hunter to identify and support vulnerable young people. The NSW Government will fund YAMs in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens-Hunter and Hunter Valley Police Districts. Advertise with News of The…
NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisations can now apply for funding under the first round of Transgrid’s Community Partnerships Program this year. Community groups in eligible areas of the Hunter region can now apply for grants of up to $5,000 to deliver services, facilities,…
THE Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has determined that the Port of Newcastle would need to make a one-off compensation payment to the NSW Government of $13 million if it intends to become a competitive container terminal. If the…
LOCAL vocal ensemble Port Harmony is inviting all music lovers to an open rehearsal on Wednesday 24 April at the Uniting Church Hall in Salamander Bay. They want to thank their regular audience for the amazing support as well as…
THE Geographical Names Board (GNB) is seeking community feedback on a proposal to formalise the name Stockton Channel, for a part of the Hunter River that leads to Newcastle harbour. The channel sits east of Walsh Point in the Hunter…
PORT STEPHENS Council has endorsed the exhibition of a new Draft Local Housing Strategy designed to ‘set the vision for future housing growth across Port Stephens’. The draft Local Housing Strategy will be on public exhibition from Tuesday 2 April…
THE Fingal Haven Craft Group will once again be holding their annual Fingal Haven Village Craft Fair on 20 April. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981…
A FIXTURE of the Anna Bay community for more than 20 years, the members of Jan’s Patchwork are on a mission to turn their hobby into key funds for vital local services. The group has been meeting weekly to pour…