RESIDENTS and visitors to Port Stephens now have access to two new electric vehicle (EV) charging spots, located conveniently in the car park of the Albatross Marina in Lemon Tree Passage. “We are trying to go more green here at…
THE Sawtell Club Ricochet Doubles Championships kicked off last Friday in windy conditions. Doubles teams were pushed to their limits and, at the close of the first day, three teams were separated by three points. Optimal weather conditions on Day…
ESSENTIAL to all life, MidCoast residents have a unique opportunity to discover where their water comes from, and where it ends up, in a Water Treatment Plant tour on Saturday, 7 October. Starting at 10am at Tea Gardens Public School…
CELEBRATIONS are underway at 109 Foreshore Drive after what is being seen as a massive win for Port Stephens’ koalas and the community. 109 Foreshore Drive was slated for sale by Port Stephens Council and after five years of community…
FORMER Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a one time ‘special envoy on Indigenous affairs’ under Scott Morrison, will visit Raymond Terrace this week to attend a Voice to Parliament ‘No’ vote campaign event ahead of the Referendum on October 14. Mr…
MAJOR MidCoast Council strategies are on public display, ready for your input on some significant long-term strategic planning, open until 2 November. Two Strategies, Playspaces and Skate Parks, are currently on display at Council’s ‘Have Your Say’ website, and will…
HOT weather could not stop the artistically-minded Galleries in the Gardens artists from staging their traditional Long Weekend show all around the Garden on Sunday, 1 October. While much of the twin towns sweltered in a 36 degree early dash…
THE HEAT ignited at the Tea Gardens Country Club this long weekend, with the annual Rural Fire Service (RFS) fundraiser Pig Races held on Saturday, 30 September. Hundreds herded to the Country Club to witness porcine glory through six races,…
FITNESS has found providence at Hawks Nest’s Providence Bay Park, with brand new outdoor exercise equipment unofficially opened to public use early, as of Friday, 29 October. Designed and manufactured in Australia, the UrbanFit equipment sits in three distinct stations,…
MIDCOAST Council continues to build on its tourism brand by releasing a new draft Destination Management Plan and inviting feedback on the document while on public exhibition. It comes off the back of its highly successful predecessor which was completed…