Flooding at Riverside Park, Raymond Terrace in May this year. Photo: Joseph Richards.
RAYMOND Terrace has been listed as NSW’s fourth worst severe weather hotspot over the past three years, after analysis of data by insurance company AAMI. Analysis of thousands of natural disaster claims from July 2022 to June 2025 revealed a variety of severe weather events had affected areas all over the state, with widespread damage […]
PICTURE this: you’re 23 years old, and while most of your peers are still navigating university or working out what to do with their lives, you’ve already chosen your destiny. Not fame, not fortune – but Mars. That’s the life of Alyssa Carson, a young American who has devoted almost every waking hour to one […]
Grand old fishermen Ken Barry, Athol Sproule and Glynno Tarrant.
BORN on 10 March 1940 to a family of fishermen and lobstermen, it was only a matter of time before Glyn Tarrant joined the crew. At the age of nine or ten Glyn recalls some of the family – mum Rita, dad Bobby and brother Colin – moving from their home in Nelson Bay into […]
IF you’ve ever needed a reason to step outside, tilt your head back, and marvel at the heavens, August is it. This month, the night sky becomes a stage for some of the most breathtaking celestial performances you’re likely to witness in years – and here in Australia, we have front-row seats. It all began […]
Students from local schools attended the workshop at Anna Bay Public School.
PORT Stephens students came together at the end of Term 2 for a High Potential and Gifted Education Writing Workshop. The event took place at Anna Bay Public School and gave students the opportunity to use their imaginations to produce a piece of creative writing. Thirteen local schools were involved in the event, bringing together […]
Captain Gino, owner Kerrie Jeffreys and John ‘Stinker’ Clarke. Photo: Henk Tobbe.
Captain Gino, owner Kerrie Jeffreys and John ‘Stinker’ Clarke. Photo: Henk Tobbe. Stinker gives a history talk. Photo: Henk Tobbe. Monica with the morning tea set up. Photo: Henk Tobbe. A sailing boat passes the ferry with Yacaaba Mountain as the backdrop. Photo: Henk Tobbe. Captain Gino in the wheelhouse. THE ORIGINAL Tea Gardens Ferry […]
The Tomaree Lodge site in Shoal Bay.
STATE funding of $4.6 million has been announced for the Tomaree Lodge site in Shoal Bay. In a statement, a government spokesperson said, “The NSW Government is improving access and amenity at the Tomaree Lodge site at Port Stephens to enhance the local community and visitor experience. “The Government is committed to ensuring the site […]
Geoff Zipper on the Kokoda Trek.
Geoff Zipper on the Kokoda Trek. HE may be 76 years old and have survived cancer, but that’s certainly not slowing down Geoff Zipper, who will set off on the gruelling 96km Kokoda Trek next week for the fifth time. The Nelson Bay resident, known as ‘Swampy’, was a Fire and Rescue worker for 36 […]
Prelude will connect Hunter-based early childhood educators with allied health workers, early intervention teachers and other experts.
Prelude will connect Hunter-based early childhood educators with allied health workers, early intervention teachers and other experts. The Men’s Table takes a peer-led, placed-based approach to combatting social isolation and mental health challenges faced by men. FIVE Hunter projects are set to benefit from a share in almost $750,000 as part of Newcastle Permanent Charitable […]
Legatees Foz Breckenridge, Wendy Barwick, Doug Jacka, Bob Brown and Barbara Williams.
AT the recent annual general meeting (AGM) of Port Stephens Legacy Group (PSLG), changes were made to the Executive Committee. Legatee Bob Brown stepped down from the Chair to become a Vice Chair, and was replaced by Legatee Doug Jacka. And after many years on the executive team, Legatee Carol Selkirk stepped aside from her […]
