March 8, 2026

Local storytellers take centre stage at anthology launch

A CELEBRATION of local creativity and community storytelling took centre stage when the Raymond Terrace Writers Group...

George Trinkler knows where all the snapper hide.

SEVENTY-ONE new apprentices and trainees are kicking off their careers at Transport for NSW worksites this month. From...

Port Stephens Community Arts Centre hosts Modern Contemporary Art and Photography exhibition

THE Port Stephens Community Arts Centre is now hosting the exhibition, “Modern Contemporary Art and Photography”...

Motorists celebrate as bottleneck cleared at Hexham

THE long-awaited widening of the Hexham Straight is complete, clearing a bottleneck infamous across the Hunter...

Hunter trainee lands port role after Newcastle traineeship

HUNTER trainee Tilley Murgatroyd is taking her first steps into a maritime career as a Port Officer with Port Authority...

Learning how to recycle leftovers at Port Stephens composting workshop

AFTER a long career in the coal industry, Jacqui Purcell from “In Our Hands Family Farm” decided to study agriculture...

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