THE clever Wednesday Craft Group ladies hosted their annual Christmas sale at the Hawks Nest Community Hall on Wednesday, 27 November. The hall was decked out with handcrafted goods, including placemats, aprons, tea cosies, tote bags, macrame creations, kids toys…
THREE local runners are to participate in the 45th Wakashio Marathon in Tateyama Japan, a sister city of Port Stephens, on 26 January, 2025. They are Neil Kearton and Cheryl Hickey of Corlette, and Rebecca Dennis of Raymond Terrace. Advertise…
THE Seaham Christmas Carols return on Saturday, 14 December, organised by the Lions Club of Raymond Terrace. This year’s event will feature carols sung by the Hope Choir, music by The Jumpin’ Jukebox, children’s games and, of course, Santa will…
THE Port Stephens Mayoral Academic Scholarships are offering a total of $34,000 to help local students pursue TAFE or university studies in 2025. Students can apply for one of 17 $2,000 scholarships to help cover the cost of their studies…
DEAR News Of The Area, READING the article with excerpts from Oxley MP Michael Kemp’s recent speech about the logging industry and the planned Great Koala National Park, I didn’t see any costing of the NSW Forestry Commission subsidies and…
CLUB Triples Final Sunday 30 November 2024 The final of the Club Triples finally took place on Sunday 1 December. In what proved to be a highly entertaining match, the team of Ray Finch, Ian Trengrove and Corey Daley overcame…
DEAR News Of The Area, I am not convinced by Mr Robert Harding’s (Letters, 5 December 2024) attempt to downplay the risks and consequences of nuclear accidents caused by sudden offsite power outages. The reality is that loss of external…
NELSON Bay Junior Rugby Club are rich in talent and boast some of the best young prospects in the NSW Country region. Last Friday evening the Gropers experienced grand final heartbreak when three of their teams stumbled at the final…
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BULAHDELAH Bowling Club recently hosted its two major events of the year. The first was the one-day “Queen of the Mountain” carnival held by Bulahdelah’s women bowlers. Seventy-eight bowlers represented clubs from Harrington, Old Bar, Taree West, Tea Gardens, Maitland…