SURF Life Saving drones will be in the air earlier and for longer this summer as the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) steps up shark surveillance. The NSW Government has allocated an extra $2.5m for shark management following the recent deaths of a female tourist near Crowdy Bay and a local surfer on Sydney’s Northern […]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with workers at the Tomago smelter.
MORE than 1000 jobs at a troubled aluminium smelter are secure after the federal government confirmed it would keep the site running with taxpayer support. Rio Tinto, majority owner of the massive Tomago smelter, had for months been threatening to shut down the plant due to spiralling energy costs after 2028, when its electricity contract […]
These School Holidays the Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary is open daily from 9am to 5pm (last entry at 4pm). Photo: Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary.
THESE summer holidays, step into the heart of one of Australia’s most iconic nature-based destinations. Port Stephens is renowned for its stunning beaches, coastal landscapes, and unforgettable wildlife encounters – making it the perfect place for families seeking fresh air, exploration and discovery. Right at the centre of it all is Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary, […]
Some of the symbols and decorations associated with Christmas date to ancient times.
HAVE you ever wondered why we decorate cone-bearing trees, eat turkey and ham, light candles, pull bonbons, hang Christmas stockings, decorate homes, make wreaths and credit Santa with delivering presents via flying reindeer? Most of us know that many Christmas traditions from the Northern Hemisphere sailed south with immigrants. But many so-called Christmas traditions originated […]
Raymond Terrace club junior athletes Asher MacDonald, Sydnee Farrelly, Audrey Russell and Clair Cousins combined to claim silver in the Senior Girls 4 x 100m Relay at the Port Hunter Zone Athletics Championships at Mallabula Sports Complex.
RAYMOND Terrace Athletics Centre is bubbling with junior talent in their track and field ranks. Twenty five of the club’s best young hopefuls demonstrated their athletic prowess at this year’s Port Hunter Zone Athletics Championships at Mallabula Sports Complex. A feature was the record-breaking feats of top prospects Scarlett Lodge, Asher MacDonald, Audrey Russell and […]
Grab a board and carve, slide and race down the slopes. Photo: Guy Dixon.
CHASING an adventure you’ll never forget? 4WD Tours R Us in Anna Bay delivers heart-pumping thrills, jaw-dropping scenery, and pure fun on the legendary Stockton Sand Dunes, the largest moving coastal sand mass in the Southern Hemisphere. “Proud recipients of the Silver Award for Major Tourist Attraction and the Bronze Award for Tour & Transport […]
IMPROVED methane capture at six high-emission coal mines appears the state’s best bet to hit climate targets. A report released by climate advisory group Common Capital said NSW could help reach emissions targets with best-practice abatement at the six mines, which produce half the state’s coalmine emissions despite delivering less than 10 percent of the […]
NELSON Bay’s top rugby juniors have described their Under 18s goodwill tour of Vanuatu as the best week of their sporting lives. Fourteen prospects from the Gropers’ powerful junior nursery have just returned from a seven day sojourn to the South Pacific island where they embraced the rich Melanesian culture and educated the locals on […]
Stockton Beach bream.
THIS Christmas give rock fishing a miss and concentrate your efforts on the beach. Family-friendly, the local beaches have loaded up with cracker whiting and thumping big snowy white bream. Unlike their cousins that live in the estuary, beach bream are broad shouldered and pearly white. In the kitchen the beach bream can be filleted […]
