THE Nelson Bay branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) is holding its annual Christmas Fete this Saturday, 30 November. It will be held in their hall at the corner of Gowrie Avenue and Achilles Street and run from 8.30am…
TOMAREE Cultural Development Group is seeking support for an Arts and Cultural Centre. The group was formed in 2022, partly in response to NSW government plans to transfer the site known as Tomaree Lodge to the Port Stephens LGA. Advertise…
NARROMINE High School (NHS), a remote school of 240 students, recently embarked on a three-day adventure to the coast, hosted by Tomaree High School (THS). After a long seven-hour bus ride, the students arrived at Shoal Bay Holiday Park, where…
A HEALTHY and vibrant gum tree that had been slated for removal from the Carindale apartment complex in Nelson Bay has been spared, following a vote of strata members. The tree had been the subject of some division between owners…
EMERGING Nelson Bay rugby juniors Axel Kelman, Ollie Hoffman and Kade Lawson can reflect on a bumper 2024. Coming across from rugby league, the talented trio enjoyed a wave of success at club and representative level to impress keen judges…
HAWKS Nest Ladies Golf held their annual Presentation Day last Tuesday. 77 ladies, both current and past players as well as guests, enjoyed a delicious lunch provided by the club restaurant, Sando’s. President Deb Matheson and Captain Denise Sainty presented…
CHRISTMAS came early in Tea Gardens on Sunday 24 November, as a few dozen members of the Zonta Club of Hunter/Newcastle held their annual lunch to raise funds for women and girls around the world. Visitors and ‘Zontians’ alike travelled…
SANTA Claus made an unscheduled drop-in at the Tea Gardens Men’s Shed last week, to inspect his upgraded sleigh ahead of the Tea Gardens Lions’ Christmas Festival on Friday 13 December. The big man in the red suit was thrilled…
HANDMADE Christmas crafts and gifts are currently on show at Port Stephens Community Arts Centre. From front door wreaths to the fairy on top of the tree, visitors will find a wide variety of decorations for homes. Talented local patchworkers…
ALMOST 200 people have been arrested for pausing activity at the world’s biggest coal port as part of a climate protest. Protesters formed a “blockade” in the Port of Newcastle on Sunday in the third day of unrest, calling on…