MEMBER for Port Stephens Kate Washington has launched a scathing attack on the NSW Liberal Government over the future use of public land not only in Port Stephens but across the state. Ms Washington told News Of The Area,…
GABBI has become somewhat of a local celebrity in the world of turtles. For workers in animal rehabilitation there is no more magical moment than when a creature in your care is returned to the wild. In Gabbi’s case…
WITH COVID-19 and vaccination against the virus that has seen Australian borders slammed shut there are fears around lower than usual rates of vaccination against the flu. Flu vaccination rates are significantly lower than last year – fewer than…
YOUTH Mental Health services in Port Stephens received a boost in funding this week when Taylor Martin MLC presented COPSY Inc which operates the free jupiter youth counselling services in the region with $94,500 to continue their work. Sadly…
KERRY Strydom, CEO of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation visited a recent Probus Club Of Fingal Bay meeting. Julia Redlich told News Of The Area, “Kerry was a very knowledgeable speaker, she held everyone’s attention as she told how…
MEDOWIE is now a town centre that everyone living in Port Stephens has a right to be proud of. It has undergone a huge transformation at the hands of volunteers, and the team from Creative Communities. The program was…
THE Worimi Conservation Lands on Stockton Beach front is currently closed to driving north of Lavis Lane to the Gan Gan access due to the recent weather and rough sea conditions causing erosion on the beachfront. In the past…
AFTER a hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group Inc. has finally held one of their major fundraisers, the ‘In The Pink Golf Day’. The event was postponed twice once in 2020 due…
WHILE the severe weather event is now just over a month ago many are still being impacted by flood waters, insurance claims and damage bills. We don’t often think of getting good news from the ATO but people in…
POWER is being consumed by Australians at an alarming rate with Australians being some of the biggest carbon emitters per capita in the world. A few days out from the Federal budget, Energy Minister Angus Taylor has announced $58.6…