November 6, 2026

Friendship grows through years of volunteering at Hunter Region Botanic Garden

WHEN Bill Mason first offered to volunteer at Hunter Region Botanic Gardens, he wanted to make one thing clear. “I don’t...

Branch Lane campaigner calls for sealed alternative to Twelve Mile intersection.

FOR Rod Zemanek, sealing the remaining gravel section of The Branch Lane could do more than make the weekly drive...

Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage now offering on-water training as part of General Boat Licence coursework

A student on one of the first Marine Rescue on-water General Boat Licence training courses. Photo: Marine Rescue NSW...

Pesticide misuse kills native birds

Carnivores like this local kookaburra are prone to poisonings via the food chain Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. WINC volunteers...

Port Stephens wildlife carers struggle to keep up as flying foxes go hungry

A flying fox caught in netting around a fruit tree. Photo: WINC. Tears and holes in a flying fox’s wing membrane, from...

Hume assesses future use of Bareena Street site after Council sale

A BLOCK of land in Raymond Terrace could become home to an affordable housing development, following its sale by Port...

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