PORT Stephens Council’s employee wellness program PSCare and the Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary have been announced finalists at the 2021 Hunter Business Awards this week. Group Manager Corporate Services Tim Crosdale said the announcement is a tribute to the…
PORT Stephens Council has won a Gold Award in the Australasian Reporting Awards for its accessible and transparent 2019 to 2020 annual report. The awards provide a benchmark for world best practice in annual reports and recognise those who…
WITH cross referenced computer records and private companies researching our history, it’s a relatively easy task these days to trace our forebears. Lemon Tree Passage’s Mark Skidmore is one local resident who has traced both sides of his family…
THE Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020 and the past few weeks have seen an explosion in the number of people owning dogs as isolated residents seek companionship. With both on-lead and off-lead waterfront exercise areas as well as an active…
A GROUP of Salamander Bay residents have expressed their concerns about the clearing of the littoral rainforest which sits between Bannisters and the foreshore at Salamander Bay. The strip of littoral rainforest sits on Port Stephens Council managed public…
LOCKDOWN is an ideal time to release your creative spirit and to tell that story you have always wanted to put down on paper. What’s more, you don’t have to be highly educated or a literary lion to write…
THE Combined Probus Club of Medowie managed to have a day out together on the Newcastle Historic Tram Tour just before the lockdown. Grahame Henderson, Secretary of the Combined Probus Club of Medowie told News Of The Area, “Chris,…
LOCAL birdwatcher Neil Fraser has shared the news that a pair of nesting White-bellied Sea Eagles have returned to Mambo Wanda Wetlands. Neil has been watching birds for thirty odd years. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
WE all know the sound of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and we all know what it means. It means someone in our small community is in great need of urgent medical help. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
BEES have been getting plenty of press lately and it’s mainly due to their critical role in pollinating plants we depend on for food, timber, textiles and more. While we generally think of the farmed honey bee, locally we…