SHOAL BAY whiz kid Ali Mitchell was always destined to shine in the touch football arena. With her mother Nicole a legendary link in her heyday with the Australian Emus and father Calvin a Blues State of Origin ace, sixteen-year-old…
PORT Stephens Power AFL Club are set to create history in 2024 by fielding a men’s team for the first time in the Hunter Central Coast AFL Black Diamond Plate competition. The Power still requires players for their inaugural men’s…
THE WORLD came to Palm Lake Resort Tea Gardens (PLR-TG), so to speak, for the annual ‘Australia vs Rest of the World’ lawn bowls tournament on Saturday, 27 January. As a way to observe and celebrate the Australia Day weekend,…
ANNUAL PUTTING OUTING TWENTY ONE ladies from the Paramount Putting Club attended their annual putting outing on Friday 9 February, taking a trip around Port Stephens on the Wangi Queen for two and half hours as something different from going…
FUN, friendship and fishing are the hallmarks of the Bulahdelah Bass Bash, now in its 29th iteration. This annual event brings keen anglers from near and far to pit their skills against each other; offering fishers a chance to compete…
DEAR News Of The Area, IT IS amazing how fast our current Mayor and Councillors have learnt the bad habits of the previous Council. Most of us will remember how the previous Mayor and four Councillors totally disregarded a huge…
DEAR News Of The Area, WE have followed the ‘fortunes’ of the Jetty Foreshores lands for many years, always wondering why nobody mentions the likely effects of sea level rise and increased cyclone activity in the not-too-distant future. Now, we,…
HARRY passes-away leaving an estate worth $3 million. Harry’s will, prepared 30 years ago, leaves his whole estate to his son, George. He makes no provision for his three daughters. The three daughters make “family provision” claims against Harry’s estate.…
12 Moola Street, Hawks Nest Price: contact agent INTRODUCING a rare and exceptional opportunity at 12 Moola Street, Hawks Nest. This charming two-bedroom, two-bathroom house is perfectly positioned on an expansive 984 sqm level block, just a short distance away…
I’M advised that many local properties change hands in the months of December and January each year. Assuming this is the case, new buyers will be looking to purchase insurance for their property at this time of the year. It…