TOMAREE Breast Cancer Support Group held their annual fundraiser, known as The Pink Breakfast, on 9 October. All funds raised will be used to assist those in the Port Stephens area who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and are…
IT may be the smallest education institution in the region but Bobs Farm Public School in Port Stephens is standing tall in the pantheon of representative school athletics. Multi-talented twins Pippi and Fern Cullimore, and Ruby Mercer and Emilia Symon,…
PORT Stephens officially convened its new Council at a meeting on Tuesday, 22 October, following the swearing-in ceremony for newly-elected Mayor, Leah Anderson. In her introductory address, Cr Anderson acknowledged the previous council’s longest serving member, Steve Tucker, thanking him…
THE Lions Club of Bellingen has launched one of its biggest fundraisers for the year; its popular Christmas cake stall and raffle. “We’ve got a goal of raising $100,000 to buy life-changing equipment for Bellingen hospital,” said Lions Club of…
AS a re-elected Mayor I am looking forward to working collaboratively with the newly elected Councillors and the returning Councillors. Some of the new Councillors have a wealth of government and corporate experience, and they all bring different skills to…
LOCAL non-profit group Time2Talk Nambucca Valley will host an early morning event to support mental health and remember those lost to suicide on Saturday, 2 November at Main Beach, Nambucca Heads. From 6am attendees are invited to participate in a…
THE 2024 Port Stephens Liveability Survey was recently distributed, so the News Of The Area asked the community for early feedback on what they think needs improving. Responses included the following: Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
THE members of the new-look Port Stephens Council swore their Oaths to Office at the first meeting of the new term on 22 October. Newly elected Mayor Leah Anderson said councillors were ready to “hit the ground running and deliver…
24/10/24 SATURDAY’S game was the October Monthly Medal round for the ladies, with 33 entrants including Anne Kessell, visiting us from the Forster Tuncurry Golf Club. The strong winds presented the field with some extra challenges today, though there were…
SAWTELL’S Scott Schindler has returned home as a World Champion after winning Gold in the Men’s Grand Masters (over 50) at the 2024 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship (WMSC) in El Salvador. Finals Day provided ideal conditions, with some of…