HUNTER Water bills for a typical household customer will increase by 6.9 percent next financial year including inflation and then by 3.8 percent each year plus yearly inflation in subsequent years. The rise comes after a pricing determination by the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). Tribunal Chair Carmel Donnelly said IPART reviewed costs […]
Medowie FC will have 21 players and five coaches in this year’s Newcastle junior representative squads.
MEDOWIE Football Club continues to be a powerbase at junior and senior level in the northern NSW region. The Bumblebees can boast 21 promising Newcastle junior representative players in this year’s Northern NSW Community State Youth Championships. They are part of a strong Port Stephens contingent aged 11-16, who will showcase their skills at the […]
ANOTHER week, another long-awaited “legacy sequel” in 28 Years Later, the pseudo-zombie, post-apocalyptic, horror film from director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire). As the title implies, it has now been 28 years since the “rage virus” was initially unleashed upon the world, causing those exposed to instantaneously become uncontrollably violent. A small group of survivors living […]
DEAR Jasminda, WHEN I was in the hairdresser last week, I overheard the woman opposite me tell the hairdresser that she wanted a new style because she was about to leave her husband after 18 years of marriage. On my way out, I took a quick glance at the person in question, and realised, to […]
Charter champion Paul Lennon knows all the tricks
Charter champion Paul Lennon knows all the tricks Back in the days when I targeted mulloway. IT appears to me that along with catching a giant snapper, catching a mighty mulloway is on the top of every fisherman’s catch list. It may come as some surprise to realise that mulloway are everywhere – on the […]
Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell and Nationals leader Dugald Saunders met with primary producers in Barrington.
Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell and Nationals leader Dugald Saunders met with primary producers in Barrington. NSW NATIONALS Leader Dugald Saunders has slammed the NSW Government over a “complete lack of urgency” to help flood-impacted businesses and primary producers, after visiting residents in Barrington last week. On Wednesday, 11 June, applications opened for grants of […]
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Penny Sharpe at the announcement.
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Penny Sharpe at the announcement. The former BHP Steelworks Intertrade Site. THE state government has announced it will invest $115.5 million to build the Newcastle Logistics Precinct, described as a “critical new hub that will support the delivery of more reliable and affordable renewable energy to homes and businesses […]
Brisbane Water crew searching in challenging conditions.
Brisbane Water crew searching in challenging conditions. Lemon Tree Passage volunteers search on board LM 30. A crew member retrieves a mannikin. A volunteer searches from inside the cabin. Coordinating communication from the radio room. A MAJOR multi-agency Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) concluded successfully on Saturday, 14 June off the coast of the Hunter. […]
Lanterns decorated by local students. Light installations in Boomerang Park. RAYMOND Terrace was lit-up over the weekend for a night of light and community. Illuminate Raymond Terrace took place on Saturday 14 June and featured live music, fire twirlers and light installations. “Illuminate is such a great event for our community, bringing everyone together for […]
A life drawing example by Ileana Clarke.
“LEARNING never exhausts the mind,” said the fifteenth century Italian painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor and architect Leonardo da Vinci. It helps explain why a life drawing group has endured for more than 20 years at the Port Stephens Community Art Centre. Drawing from a life model is a discipline that has been used […]
