ANY Australian family can attest the importance of making time for friends and family, working well with colleagues and getting along with the neighbours. When circumstances become difficult – as many throughout the nation find the present cost-of-living crisis –…
THE Murrook Culture Centre at Williamtown has been shortlisted in two categories of the 2024 National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards. A celebration of outstanding practice that recognises excellence in conservation of Aboriginal, built, natural and cultural heritage, 2024 marks the…
WALKING track access to the summit of Tomaree Headland will change during May as the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) completes maintenance to tracks and heritage restoration works at Fort Tomaree. The iconic Tomaree Headland Summit walk, including…
PORT Stephens’ West Ward Councillors are calling on community members to work together to improve the vibrancy of the Raymond Terrace central business district (CBD). West Ward Councillor Giacomo Arnott said the Raymond Terrace CBD Town Improvement Project will build…
SCHOOL journeys will now be safer for Port Stephens students, with the completion of a $10 million program to provide 92 additional seat belted school buses across the Hunter. Following an extension of the Rural and Regional Seatbelt Program to…
A CHARITY golf day has raised almost $25,000 for the Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group. The ladies of the Nelson Bay Golf Club arrange an event each year to raise funds and promote awareness of the local support group. Advertise…
INTERMITTENT rain showers did not dampen spirits on this year’s ANZAC commemorations in Nelson Bay. A large crowd gathered at the Nelson Bay War Memorial at Apex Park to observe proceedings beginning at 5:30am on the morning of 25 April.…
THE recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Tilligerry Community Association resulted in the formation of a new committee. During the meeting, attended by approximately 30 people, outgoing President Fran Corner was congratulated for her dedication to the Tilligerry community…
PORT Stephens Council unanimously agreed to adopt the Shoal Bay Place Plan at its ordinary meeting on Tuesday 23 April 2024. The town’s Place Plan has been developed in partnership with local residents and business to guide future land use…
THIS story is part two of an ongoing series on Port Stephens fishing identity Jimmy Chalkley. JIMMY was sixteen-years-old when he became a licensed professional fisherman in 1960 but, as previously explained, he had been catching and learning about fish…