A PRIDE of Lions will descend on Lemon Tree Passage for the 2023 Lions District Convention on 3-4 November 2023. The District (N3) covers 55 Lions Clubs and five Leo (for young people under 30) across Port Stephens, Newcastle, Central…
PASSION was evident in the voices of local residents and councillors who spoke to the issue of proposed offshore wind farms at the Port Stephens Councils’ 24 October meeting. While there was tension surrounding the conversation, and various Council members…
PEOPLE in the Hunter, New England and the Mid-North Coast are more than seven times more likely to die on roads than their metropolitan Sydney counterparts. Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics data shows in the twelve months to…
A MAN and a woman have been charged with drug offences after NSW Police carried out a search at their Fingal Bay home. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us…
MEDOWIE is being primed for further development by Port Stephens Council following their most recent Council meeting. Three lots located off Brocklesby Rd, measuring a combined 5.1 hectares, will be rezoned from the current RU2 Rural Landscape to R2 Residential.…
THE Minister for the Environment has released the NSW State of the Beaches 2022-2023 report, with all tested beaches within the Port Stephens LGA rated Very Good. Four swimming sites were monitored in the Port Stephens local government area. Advertise…
MEDOWIE is a small community but one that is stepped in tradition when it comes to honouring its service men and women. As home to many who currently serve at the Williamtown RAAF Base, Medowie’s Remembrance Day service is one…
TEAM members from Port Stephens Council were present alongside volunteers and staff at the Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary on Monday 16 October to celebrate the completion of the Koala Strike Zone Project – an initiative to protect the iconic native…
HUNTER WATER, in collaboration with the NSW Environment Protection Agency, has commissioned a series of Best Practice Guidelines to provide additional support for developing and maintaining green open spaces in the Lower Hunter. Our region’s turf sporting fields are under…
LAST week another great crop of local students were recognised for their community building efforts through the Raymond Terrace Community Positive Behaviour for Learning Program. – Irrawang Public School’s Peter Weber was nominated for being a responsible student – going…