MEMBERS of the Tomaree Ladies Probus Club enjoyed their annual Christmas Party recently. Julie McAlister told News Of The Area, “President Daphne Smith welcomed members and partners to their annual Christmas Luncheon at Nelson Bay Golf Club. “It was…
CHRISTMAS is being celebrated all over Port Stephens at the moment with different organisations taking different approaches on making their celebrations memorable and fun. Port Stephens Women in Business (PSWIB) members met in late December for a fun Christmas…
FOR the Probus Club of Port Stephens the Christmas period started with a difference in this Covid year. Father Christmas’ vaccine records were, like so many of us, somewhere in that big bad bureaucratic machine, and to top it…
THE Probus Club of Fingal Bay is a small, mixed Probus Club that has been operating for 25 years in the Bay. There are meetings on the second Monday of the month at the Fingal Bay Sports Club. Advertise with…
IT has been a year since The Port of Newcastle hired a contractor to kill a colony of cats on Stockton Breakwall. On the night of 17 December 2020, a contractor killed and severely injured many stray cats who…
PORT Stephens certainly has its share of groups that do good things in the community. One that many may not know if is the Busy B’s which was established about 30 years ago with a dozen members. Advertise with…
FINALLY Port Stephens residents have their elected councillors confirmed after the contest for Mayor went down to the line. Past Mayor Ryan Palmer has been returned to the position, by the smallest of margins. Advertise with News of The…
NATURAL disasters have hit the region hard and there are many different Landcare groups that are actively working to undo the results of some of mother nature’s more severe tempests. Our Mambo Wetlands are cared for by Landcare as…
WOODSTOCKTON was billed as a great family day out and it didn’t disappoint. Stockton Bowling Club ramped up the energy and event attendees embraced their inner hippie as Woodstockton delivered a range of music that defined a generation. Advertise…
TOURISM is certainly booming in the Bay with plenty of people holidaying here this year and summer is set to sizzle with locals and visitors alike stripping down to swimwear and making a splash. For locals it’s a staycation,…