DEAR News Of The Area, THE NSW National (Mining) Party has been making a lot of noise lately about “youth crime”. In their quest for relevance they have chosen a campaign against a group that we all have a legitimate…
GOLFERS at Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club embraced the spirit of competition and camaraderie in their monthly four-ball, best-ball event last Sunday. Dylan Mann, who has only been playing for less than a year, highlighted the unique appeal of the…
DEAR News Of The Area, It is sobering to learn that, fourteen years after the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, the three destroyed nuclear reactors still have not been ‘cleaned up’. On 11 March 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake shook…
THE people who call Port Stephens home have long held the notion that they live in paradise. That belief has been ratified by Wotif, which has named the East Coast destination Town of the Year for 2025. Advertise with News…
HUNDREDS of student leaders from across Port Stephens filled the Tomaree High School Hall on Monday, 17 February for Kate Washington MP’s annual school leaders morning tea. The Member for Port Stephens has held the school leaders morning tea annually…
THE Federal Government will ensure the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has access to RAAF Base Williamtown to support aerial firefighting operations, with an extension to the current agreement through to 2029. “This agreement will ensure the NSW RFS can…
PLANS to build a new public high school in Medowie are progressing, with the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) now open for public exhibition until 30 March 2025. The Department of Education acquired 6.6 hectares of land at 6 Abundance…
THE Tomaree Museum Association has announced the staging of a new exhibition at the Port Stephens Visitor Centre in Nelson Bay from 14 March. Titled “Islands of Port Stephens”, the exhibition will showcase the geology, fauna, flora and history of…
A NEW on-site office has been established at Tomaree Lodge, with two site officers recruited to staff it. Located near the site’s entrance in Cottage 11, the officers will oversee operations, enhance community safety and support visitors. Advertise with News…
A NEW gallery exhibition with over 350 artworks is about to open at Port Stephens Community Arts Centre. Works cover the themes of painting, mixed media, miniatures, photography and earth and fibre. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…