HUNTER WATER, in collaboration with the NSW Environment Protection Agency, has commissioned a series of Best Practice Guidelines to provide additional support for developing and maintaining green open spaces in the Lower Hunter. Our region’s turf sporting fields are under…
LAST week another great crop of local students were recognised for their community building efforts through the Raymond Terrace Community Positive Behaviour for Learning Program. – Irrawang Public School’s Peter Weber was nominated for being a responsible student – going…
THE Raymond Terrace Lions Club recently hosted their second ‘Biggest High Tea’, raising over $5000 for the Lions Childhood Cancer research Foundation. The event was held at the St John’s Anglican Church, with 100 guests in attendance. Advertise with News…
IN a community where offshore wind has long referred to preferable surf conditions and not a renewable energy source, the potential arrival of offshore wind farms off the Hunter coastline continues to cause tension. Objectors to renewable energy projects off…
LOCAL Land Services and Clean4Shore are partnering to remove marine debris from Port Stephens waterways and are seeking more volunteers to join. The Clean & Cruise events help reduce harm to marine life – and humans – by removing plastic…
GET your dancing shoes on for the 23rd annual Nelson Bay Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival this weekend (20-22 October). Kicking off on Friday afternoon and rocking through to Sunday evening, the action packed weekend consists of three live bands and…
NEWS Of The Area (NOTA) is proud to announce the addition of ex-Paralympian Pat Jensen to the Port Stephens NOTA editorial team. Pat, in his chosen sport of Para-alpine skiing, contested both the Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang in 2018…
ARTIST Mark Wojcik has put the call out for local businesses and community organisations to partner with on the installation of a Port Stephens-based art project. The project consists of photos taken at various locations around Port Stephens highlighting wildlife,…
LOCAL members of Renew’s Hunter Region Branch attended a Hunter Innovation Festival Roadshow event last Wednesday exploring energy storage systems. Hosted by Varley Group at their Tomago plant, this special event, supported by Port Stephens Council, recognised the contribution of…
FOR 32 years, Deeps Engineering have made it their focus to reduce their environmental footprint by getting as much plastic waste out of our bins and recycled correctly. Deeps Engineering, based in Salamander Bay, specialise in custom plastic injection moulding.…