PORT Stephens is at the centre of a new trial to create a greener road network through the use of bio-bitumen. Transport for NSW recently laid the bio-bitumen asphalt, also known as ECO5, on a section of road at Raymond…
PORT Stephens residents Sally-Anne Marshall, Emma McMillan, Brodie Oxlade and Jacie Whitfield are the recipients of the 2024 International Women’s Day Scholarships. Port Stephens Council Deputy Mayor Leah Anderson thanked the Rotary Club of Salamander Bay, who not only hosted…
158 NEW Probationary Constables were sworn into the NSW Police Force last Friday, set to start at their new home stations across the state this week. 20 new police are destined for NSW Police’s Northern Region, with one headed to…
PORT Stephens Council is in stage four of its Coastal Management Program, which is the final opportunity for the community to provide feedback and have their say. The draft Port Stephens Coastal Management Program (CMP) outlines 60 management actions aimed…
AS youth violence surges and data reveals a troubling correlation between multiple school suspensions and incarcerations, it’s evident that young people facing suspensions represent some of the most marginalised young people in Australia. A pilot program launched by the Y…
THE Port Stephens Community Arts Centre is hosting the highly anticipated Nelson Bay Quilters 2024 Quilt Exhibition and Postcard Challenge from 7 March. The awards will be held on Wednesday 7 March at 10:30am, when the centre will unveil the…
TILLIGERRY Country Women’s Association (CWA) member Marie Towler has been honoured for her 40 years of service to the CWA of NSW with Life Membership. Over this four-decade period Marie has been a member of the Boggabri, Yenda, Nyngan, Nelson…
TWENTY budding soccer juniors from Medowie Football Club experienced a big thrill recently when they turned A-League mascots for a night at Newcastle International Sports Centre (McDonald Jones Stadium). Realising their sporting dreams, the young brigade walked the Newcastle Jets…
SCHOOL captains, prefects and student body representatives were invited to St Philip’s Christian College on Friday 23 February to be recognised and encouraged in their roles at the annual School Leaders Morning Tea. This event, sponsored by the office of…
THE annual Country Hope Pig Races at Anna Bay Tavern was yet again a wonderful success, raising $22,250 for Country Hope, an organisation providing family centred support programs to country children diagnosed with cancer or other life threatening illnesses. “The…