AN event celebrating accessibility improvements to facilities at Little Beach proved popular with locals and visitors last Saturday. The event doubled as the launch of Port Stephens Council’s new Wellbeing Strategy. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
COMPLETE Performing Arts and Classical Coaching (PACC) at Taylors Beach has been recognised as the Diversity and Inclusivity Champion in the 2024 Ready Set Dance Awards. The awards are an opportunity to recognise the tremendous hard work, effort, determination and…
LAST Friday, on day four of a “sustained campaign of disruption at the Port of Newcastle”, anti-coal activist group Blockade Australia promised to make “no compromises”. “Ongoing extraction equals ongoing disruption” a media statement from the group read. Advertise with…
THE students and staff of St Michael’s Primary School in Nelson Bay took ‘Casual Friday’ to a new height on 21 June with their annual Pyjama Day. Everyone was encouraged to attend school for the day dressed for bed. Advertise…
SEX Crimes Squad detectives have charged a Medowie man after he allegedly attempted to groom a child through social media. Strike Force Trawler detectives launched an investigation into the 52-year-old man in May. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
LADIES that quilt together can truly make a difference together. Early in the year the members of Jan’s Patchwork Group out of Anna Bay had the notion of holding a craft fair, having been inspired by a recent visit to…
A GROUP of exceptional local students were recognised by Port Stephens Council last week with Community Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) Awards. Nominated students for PBL awards are featured in News Of The Area each week during school term, with…
THE talented students and supportive staff of St Philip’s Christian College are putting the finishing touches on costumes, going over their lines and preparing to step back into the spotlight in their musical production for 2024: ‘Freaky Friday – The…
MARINE Rescue NSW Deputy Commissioner Darren Schott has praised boaters across the state for heeding advice about monitoring weather and sea conditions last month resulting in the Service’s quietest May since 2020. In Port Stephens ten search and rescue missions…
TOMAREE High School Year 11 student Maria Ilyash has been selected for the High Performing Students Program, a joint initiative of the University of Newcastle and NSW Department of Education. Now running for over ten years, the program is delivered…