SCHOOLS across the region can now apply for grants from the Coalition Government to deliver digital literacy programs to students in engaging and innovative ways. The 2016 Digital Literacy School Grants program was looking for projects that demonstrated new and…
SIGNIFICANT funds will be pumped into the region’s public reserves Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead has announced. Mr Bromhead said the NSW Government will invest close $60,000 to preserve Myall Lakes’ important public reserves and community hubs. “Public reserves…
MAYOR of Port Stephens, Bruce MacKenzie will write to every Council in New South Wales to garner support for a free vote in Federal Parliament on same sex marriage, after Council last night voted in favour of a…
MEMBER for Port Stephens, Kate Washington MP, has called on Newcastle’s Liberal Councillors, to stop supporting the Baird government’s plan to forcibly merge Port Stephens and Newcastle Councils. Newcastle City Council recently voted to obtain legal advice about joining one of the…
PORT Stephens Council will receive a $33,000 NSW Government grant to target litter in the Port Stephens LGA. Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter, Scot MacDonald MLC announced last week that Port Stephens Council would receive a share of more than…
AS the dust settles on another federal election campaign and the ramifications of a BREXIT continue to unravel, the light begins to shine on the somewhat unscrutinised NSW Government’s budget release. Member for Port Stephens, Kate Washington, has turned her…
TWO weeks on from the Defence Minister’s visit to the Williamtown base and residents reactions are mixed. A dozen members from the community were escorted into the base, leaving the scheduled meeting an hour late. The meeting came only days…
MEMBER for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead welcomed Mid Coast Councils successful application for a $340,000 NSW Government grant to help keep food and garden waste out of landfill. This Environmental Trust grant is part of the NSW Government’s Organics Infrastructure Large…
P-TECH will see a collaboration between Hunter River High, and locally based Williamtown (and surrounding area) businesses such as BAE Systems, Varley Group, Jetstar Airways, Ampcontrol and other local aerospace industries, aimed at providing new pathways for students to link…