COUNCIL has endorsed the appointment of Tim Crosdale as the new General Manager of Port Stephens Council. Mayor Ryan Palmer said the appointment follows the recent resignation of Wayne Wallis who had been with Port Stephens Council for thirteen years.…
AT the recent Port Stephens Council meeting on 23 August, Councillor Peter Kafer spoke up about the lack of community communications with Port Stephens’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Whilst discussing ‘Our Funded Future’ Cr Peter Kafer expressed his…
YULONG Oval in Medowie has received funding from the NSW Government as part of the latest round of the ClubGrants program. NSW Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Taylor Martin said $200,000 in NSW Government funding will go towards upgrading this…
FOR those of us that have turned up at the Tomaree Community Hospital in an emergency we know the value of the service that this hospital offers to our community. The staff are caring, and while there is a brand…
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Medowie Grass Fire ON Friday 19 August, Medowie Cat 1 and Medowie Cat 7 attended a small grass fire that started from a pile burn that a resident was conducting. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
SCHOOL principals, teachers and staff have all embraced the Positive Behaviour for Learning Program run across the area’s schools for one simple reason – it works. Stacy Mathieson, Principal Irrawang Public School told News Of The Area, “Irrawang Public School…
THE annual fete on the grounds of Tanilba’s Baptist Church will this year change format. Tanilba Reverend Anthony Gentle said setting up the fete was time consuming and laborious and this year it will be transformed into “one big car-boot…
THE ongoing lack of rental housing availability across Port Stephens has forced local families into homelessness, and one group of passionate residents have banded together, determined to create change. No Fixed Address, a community event and homelessness fundraiser for the…
PORT Stephens Council hosted a business networking and educational event on Friday which explored the opportunities available to business in the region. The event featured a lively panel discussion which shone a light on several innovative opportunities in the manufacturing…