THE members of Soldiers Point Uniting Church marked the end of an era when they held their final service in the building on Soldiers Point Road on Sunday 24 September. The service was a bittersweet affair, paying homage to the…
ESSENTIAL overnight safety maintenance work continues across Port Stephens, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie this week. Transport for NSW will carry out shot blasting work on the road surface at seventeen separate sites, which is designed to increase road friction during…
UPON a review of the implementation of Smart Parking in Nelson Bay, Port Stephens Council have voted to extend the application further into Fly Point, and begin the process of installation for Shoal Bay as well. The program saw paid…
GATHERING on Tuesday 26 September, Port Stephens Council members discussed and made decisions on two development applications, one in Nelson Bay and one in Corlette. These applications presented a challenge to Council who had to weigh genuine community benefit and…
LAUDING a trial program which sought to raise community awareness of and engagement in the development process within Port Stephens, councillors have elected to extend the campaign. DAs submitted for council approval will continue to be made available to Port…
NEWS Of The Area’s own John ‘Stinker’ Clarke was guest speaker at a recent meeting held by the Combined Probus Club of Medowie. Kevin Tomlinson, Publicity Officer of the Combined Probus Club of Medowie told News Of The Area, “John…
PORT Stephens Council is encouraging the local community to rally behind a road safety campaign to increase awareness of motorcyclists. The Joe Rider campaign encourages all road users to be on the lookout for motorcyclists, particularly at round-a-bouts, intersections and…
HOME prices in the Hunter (excluding Newcastle) increased by 1.36 percent in the past quarter, contributing to a year-on-year increase in home prices of 2.61 percent, according to PropTrack’s Home Price Index, released on October 1. In regional NSW, home…
MOTORISTS are advised changed traffic conditions will continue on Masonite Road for site establishment works for the M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace. The work will require temporary lane closures, traffic control and reduced speed limits during work hours…
“THIS voice is wrong in principle; it would be bad in practice.” Twelve words to summarise the message from former prime minister Tony Abbott to No vote supporters at a rally at the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club last Thursday. Advertise…