APPLICATIONS are now open to establish up to fourteen ‘Suburban University Study Hubs’. The hubs aim to give students from the outer suburbs of major cities – potentially including in Port Stephens – access to tertiary education. Advertise with News…
ELITE Port Stephens athletes Dixie Conlon, Jack Deguara and Shari Hurdman will soon be running and jumping for Australia at prestigious international athletics events. The talented trio will don the green and gold when they travel to Fiji and South…
INDEPENDENT Mark Watson has announced his intention to challenge for the position of Mayor in September’s Port Stephens Council election. Mr Watson, who will also run as an East Ward candidate, previously contested the seat of Port Stephens in the…
CANDICE and Taylor know better than most how difficult it can be, some days, just to get up in the morning. “Candice has struggled since she was ten years old with various medical conditions,” says her father, Steve. Advertise with…
PORT Stephens shoppers will have the opportunity to give directly to those in need through an innovative new program led by the Rotary Club of Salamander Bay. In support of the Tomaree Neighbourhood Centre, once a month on different days…
PORT Stephens Council will receive $80,500 in grant funding from the State Government to build two new bus shelters and upgrade twelve existing shelters. The new bus shelters will be located on South Street, Medowie and 2129 Nelson Bay Road,…
THE Rotary Club of Medowie-Williamtown has recognised three members who have been instrumental in the organisation and running of the very popular Medowie Christmas Carnivals each December. “These volunteers – Katrina Becker, Megan Spiller and John Tunbridge – have worked…
THE Rotary Club of Salamander Bay recognised some of the area’s most proactive volunteers at its Pride In Workmanship Awards held during National Volunteers week. The Pride of Workmanship awards acknowledge an employee or community member who displays outstanding qualities…
WORKS to improve access and safety at the popular Pipeline Dive Site in Nelson Bay are set to begin this week, following a significant landslip that occurred during the March 2021 natural disaster. Director of Facilities and Infrastructure Greg Kable…
THE Positive Behaviour for Learning Program award nominees this week are a well-deserving group of students who have shown positive attitudes within their school and wider communities. Craig Partridge, Principal, Seaham Public School told News Of The Area, “Seaham Public…