21 TALENTED and inspiring students have been awarded a share of $40,000 as part of the 2022 Port Stephens Mayoral Academic Scholarships, thanks to the financial support of local businesses. Each year Council partners with businesses to support the…
THE sale of 109 FORESHORE Drive, Salamander Bay has been permitted. Put forth in a Mayoral Minute by Mayor Ryan Palmer and seconded by Councillor Chris Doohan, the sale of 109 Foreshore Drive was permitted following a heated debate…
LAST week Jeanne Socrates sailed in the Saturday afternoon race with Port Stephens Yacht Club. She is considered yachting royalty by some, having circumnavigated the world in her yacht solo. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
50 MEMBERS of the Probus Club of Port Stephens enjoyed another great activity recently, with the February BBQ transferring to the Nelson Bay Community Hall due to the rain. A bit of precipitation wasn’t going to stop the get…
ST John’s Anglican Church, Raymond Terrace has hit a milestone as it is about to celebrate 160 years of worship. The church stands on the beautiful grounds on 45 Sturgeon Street, Raymond Terrace. Advertise with News of The Area…
IT’S time for your weekly emergency services update. False Alarm Three fire trucks were dispatched from Raymond Terrace Fire & Rescue, Fire and Rescue Tarro and Raymond Terrace Rural Fire Brigade to Windsor Street on 16 February 2022. Advertise…
‘USE it or lose it.’ This is the problem senior citizens face in their twilight years. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us…
IT was a very special fortieth birthday party that was held for local garden lovers when the garden club named after the locally endemic Christmas Bush plant which has become symbolic around Nelson Bay celebrated its 40th birthday on…
THE numbers of apprentice and trainee completions in the region have plummeted, leaving many businesses in Paterson short-staffed. According to Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson the number of traineeships and apprenticeships completed have almost halved. Advertise with News of…
STUDENTS at Tanilba Bay Public School have returned in 2022 to find some exciting changes have occurred over the summer break. The Department of Education has invested over $320,000 in an upgrade of the administration block of the school.…