THE NSW United Hospital Auxiliaries’ (UHA) Hunter Region Forum was held at the Nelson Bay Golf Club on Friday 8 April 2022. The Forum is held annually throughout Hospital Auxiliaries in NSW and is used for the interchange of…
FEDERAL Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson has hit back at claims that Labor has abandoned the region’s mining community. The Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt, visited Newcastle last Monday, stating now was not the time to risk…
THE Australian Labor Party has announced an investment to support defence personnel and veterans in the Port Stephens and Maitland region, by providing $5 million in funding for a new Veteran Wellbeing Centre. Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and…
LIBERAL candidate for Paterson, Brooke Vitnell, has announced her mobile blackspot campaign to eradicate frustrating and dangerous mobile phone blackspots in communities throughout the Paterson electorate. Minister for Communications, the Hon Paul Fletcher, and Ms Vitnell attended a mobile…
THE SES do more than help out people in need – they often end up helping out our four-legged friends as well. Last NSW SES – Port Stephens responded to a large animal rescue at Nelson Plains. Advertise with…
THE planning proposal for a caravan park in Anna Bay has been approved. After a deferral at the March Port Stephens Council meeting, councillors voted to accept the outcome of the exhibition period of the planning proposal for 70,…
YOUR local Landcare Group is holding a series of events which will be held at 109 Foreshore Drive, Salamander Bay. These picnics in the park are a series of ‘Stepping Up Socials’ events, designed to keep the community aware…
THE Combined Probus Club of Medowie recently held their Annual General Meeting. Like many community based organisations the club has experienced considerable interruptions throughout 2021 and the start of 2022. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
COLLABORATION has been key to the production of a stunningly beautiful book which showcases local produce from the region. The book Port to Plate by Port Stephens author Lynda Sloan was launched at an event at The Poyers at…
IT is hard to fathom the incredible forces of nature and the devastation that they have wreaked on the communities of Lismore and the Northern Rivers. As the communities to our north are clearing out the mud and attempting…