THE holiday season has arrived and so has summer. Whether you’re a local or visitor, there’s nothing quite like spending the summer in Port Stephens. From beaches to shops and places to eat, there’s something for everyone. We also have plenty of events and activities throughout the season to keep the family entertained. The It’s […]
PORT Stephens, the surrounding reefs and islands have the well-earned reputation as being a graveyard for shipping. It was thought that the establishing of a lighthouse on Point Stephens in 1862 would solve the problem. Unfortunately this was not to be the case, particularly for Captain Thomas Kehoe who continually ran aground. From the 1860s, […]
THE NSW Government is rewriting the framework that determines road management in NSW, announcing a new road recategorisation system this week. The move comes in an attempt to provide local councils with certainty over who will manage and maintain different roads, allowing for more targeted investment where it is most needed. Road recategorisation is the […]
LOCAL parents have raised concerns after discovering that Physics will not be offered to Years 11 and 12 students at Irrawang High School in 2026 and 2027. The decision has prompted broader questions about subject availability in regional public schools. University of Newcastle sociologist Dr Karen van Lonkhuyzen said common challenges for regional students include […]
THEY said it couldn’t happen, but the Federal Labor Government has worked with the Greens to pass reforms to the Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act after negotiations fell through last November. The reforms include a new environment watchdog agency; national standards to safeguard nature; federal laws to apply to native forest logging by mid-2027; […]
The smoke clouds as the fire began. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Smoke drifts over the coast, leaving a thick blanket above the water at Bennetts Beach. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Recon and water-bombing aircraft land, refuel and take off from Bulahdelah Showground,Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The blackened median and verge forest along the Pacific Highway north of Nerong […]
ANNA Bay siblings Brayden and Landen Weine are regarded as two of the most promising young athletes in the region with an impressive collection of silverware in both track and field. Now their gifted six-year-old sister Indiana, has proven a phenomenal talent after her gold medal haul at the recent Port-Hunter Zone Athletics Championships at […]
Whiting season in full swing.
DECEMBER means warm water, Christmas Bush, growing excitement and whiting. Big, broad shouldered, bright eyed, 40cm whiting swimming onto all the beaches between Stockton and Fingal. Recent reports suggest we are in for a bumper season as schools of whiting have taken up residence in the shallows on the beaches. Catching a whiting is not […]
Premier Chris Minns discussed flood recovery on the Mid North Coast in May with Oxley MP and former NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders.
MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp has called out Premier Chris Minns for “out-of-touch comments” on morning TV show Sunrise regarding the recovery of communities impacted by flooding in May. When asked by host Matt Shirvington what NSW should be most proud of in the past year, the Premier responded: “I think the thing we should […]
