SEVENTEEN Port Stephens students have received a $2,000 scholarship through the fifteenth annual Mayoral Academic Scholarship program. Port Stephens Mayor Leah Anderson praised the strong partnership between local businesses and the community which makes the program possible, highlighting the crucial…
THE best of the best junior surf lifesavers from the Mid North Coast hit the sand and surf on Sunday, 9 February for the highly anticipated 2025 Newcastle Permanent Branch Championships. This annual event brought together the region’s most talented…
DEAR News Of The Area, NED Cowie’s piece on the problem of free campers (14/2/25) is just the tip of the iceberg in regards to this continual annoyance. The free camping community already knows that the Nambucca area is not…
4 bedrooms/3 bathrooms/3 garage WITH spellbinding 180-degree panoramic views across the sparkling waters of Port Stephens, this property offers an unparalleled waterfront experience. The Cottage The cottage has three bedrooms plus a study that can easily serve as a fourth…
HERBALIST Debbie Mutton was the first guest speaker of the year at the Pindimar-Bundabah Community Association Hall on Saturday 16 February. “My recently passed Mum was a real earth-woman and a wonderful home-maker, so thanks to her I have a…
422A&B/61 Dowling Street, Nelson Bay 2 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Car Price: $529,000 CALLING all investors and holidaymakers! Don’t miss this rare chance to secure a dual-key gem in the heart of Nelson Bay. Located on the right most side…
PANTHERA Group is preparing to sell Terrace Central, with an expressions of interest campaign now open. CBRE’s James Douglas and James Sherley, and Savills’ Steven Lerche, have been appointed to manage the sale of the Raymond Terrace shopping centre. Advertise…
AN ENGAGED crowd of nearly 300 packed the Coast Hotel at Coffs Harbour last Friday night for “Politics in the Pub” featuring the first Independent Senator for the ACT David Pocock, and two-time Federal candidate for Cowper, Caz Heise. Despite…
AN 86-year-old cyclist has celebrated his birthday aboard his bike, in a pedalling party of friends. Dressed in high-viz lycra, the Dorrigo, Urunga, Bellingen Bicycle User Group’s (DUBBUG) very own “Poppy John” enjoyed a birthday ride that included a stop…
DEAR News Of The Area, RECENTLY I was bushwalking along Tuckers Rock Road in Bongil Bongil National Park, south of Coffs Harbour, with my bushwalking group when an SUV with Queensland number plates pulled up beside us with all its…