SURF lifesavers will have state-of-the-art communications systems following an $800,000 upgrade to the radio network servicing the Hunter and Lower North Coast regions of NSW. Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Taylor Martin was joined by the Minister for Police…
IT’S time for your weekly emergency services update. Truck Crash On 25 October there was a truck crash off the Pacific Highway just off Bucketts Way. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business.…
MYALL Lake prawns always bring a higher price than the school prawns from the Hunter River. In fact the professional prawners who seek them are limited in number. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
STRIKE force detectives have released an image of a similar vehicle of interest as they continue to investigate the shooting death of a woman in Stockton earlier this year. Just after 8pm on Wednesday 9 June 2021, emergency services…
RESIDENTS of Stockton are being given the opportunity to transform Newcastle’s street verges into flourishing road-side gardens. For green thumbs the new Street Garden Initiative will see gardeners provided with the guidelines they need to develop attractive, safe and…
ON 1 November in 1971, Daddy Cool was top of the charts with Eagle Rock, Australian films Walkabout and Wake in Fright were wowing international audiences, and NSW Premier Robert Askin opened the Stockton Bridge to traffic. Transport for…
WHEREAS spangled drongos, channel billed cuckoos and white bellied sea eagles are a dime a dozen in Port Stephens, bird watchers are on the lookout for a very rare species. It breeds on secluded islands around the Port during…
IT’s not rocket science, it’s simply good horse sense. When we are on the roads we need to take extra care when driving near horses. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message…
IT’S official, researchers have proven that people who live near poker machine venues are more likely to gamble and experience financial hardship, become insolvent or bankrupt, and report mental health problems. The statistics are alarming with data from the…
THE NSW Government is calling for nominations from the community to recognise our multicultural harmony champions. While Port Stephens is made up mostly of people who were born in Australia we do have a diverse range of nationalities represented…