Coast to the Barringtons could be grand for council merge FEATURED Port Stephens LGA by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 20, 2017 AFTER the long, drawn out fiasco that was the to and fro indecision of whether Port Stephens and Newcastle Councils would be forced to merge by the State Government, it is little wonder that many Port Stephens locals are feeling less than enthusiastic about the voluntary merger with Dungog that