AUSTRALIA’S rarest seal species has recorded a case of bird flu for the first time, with an animal dying from the disease while recovering from a shark attack. The first case in an Australian sea lion has raised concerns for the species’ already dwindling population. A sea lion at South Australia’s Seal Bay on Kangaroo […]

Irrawang High School Irrawang High School is proud to be a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school and a valued partner in the Raymond Terrace Community PBL program. Through our PBL framework, students are encouraged and recognised for consistently demonstrating our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Personal Best. These values are reinforced both in […]

North Entrance – Elsie and dad Mike plant along the creek where Giant Reed once stood. Photo: Supplied by Friends of Tomaree National Park. North Entrance – Restoring and connecting habitat below the Tomaree Coastal Walk. Photo: Supplied by Friends of Tomaree National Park. South Entrance – Amy enjoys planting in the carpark lookout on […]

Young Westy at work. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke. Young Westy at work. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke. THERE were two fishermen by the name of “Westy Davis”.  “Old Westy”, Alfred George, was born in Nelson Bay in 1890, enlisted in the First A.I.F in 1915 and was a member of the first group to […]

Frogbit discovered in the waterway around Anna Bay. Photo: Port Stephens Council. The waterway after the Frogbit infestation was removed. Photo: Port Stephens Council. MORE than 100 tonnes of Frogbit has been removed from properties around Anna Bay after Port Stephens Council uncovered the region’s first known infestation of the invasive aquatic weed. The discovery […]

The winning photograph, ‘R.I.P. Queen’. Photo: Nikki Kenwrick. Usually the one behind the camera, Nikki Kenwrick captured “in the wild”. A RARE moment in a Port Stephens backyard has earned local wildlife photographer Nikki Kenwrick two major honours in the 2026 Australian Native Bee Association Photography Competition. Nikki was named both Overall Winner and People’s […]

DRIVERS on Tomago Road are set for a safety boost, with more than $9.2 million announced for upgrades along the busy Port Stephens Road. The funding will target key sections of Tomago Road with curve improvements, shoulder widening, clearer line-marking and new safety barriers among the planned works. The announcement follows crash figures that underline […]

NELSON Bay local Molly O’Sullivan is reaching for the top spot in the REELise Film Festival, a competition all about powerful stories told by young Australian storytellers. Molly’s short film, titled “The Strength of Small Trees”, talks about the challenges of living with autism. It started as a university group assignment gone wrong before taking […]

Urban and Open category winner Jennifer Newman. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Wildlife category winner Greg West. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Landscape category winner Natalie Poole. Photo: Nico Lombardo. People’s Choice Award winner Andrew Irish. Photo: Lion Studios. Junior category winner Emilee Hillman. Photo: Lion Studios. THE winners of Port Stephens in Print, the annual photography competition dedicated […]

Aquarist Cyrus LeCaine from Irukandji releasing Gobat the turtle back into the ocean. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Gobat making its way into the ocean. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. The magical moment Gobat takes to the surf. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. AFTER 10 months of care, countless meals and a long road back to health, Gobat has finally returned […]