TWO days after prolific local children’s author Carmen Allen launched her latest book, it was on Amazon’s “best-seller” list. “Molly’s New Treasure” is book number five in a series. It follows Princess Molly and her friends as they set out on the adventure of a lifetime: a royal treasure hunt across a mysterious island with […]

Molly O’Sullivan is learning the skills of the media industry. Leigh Sales with the season two cohort of The Assembly. NELSON Bay local Molly O’Sullivan will feature on season two of ABC program ‘The Assembly’. The show follows journalism students with autism as they learn the craft and interview celebrities. “My experience on The Assembly […]

Gerry North. Nada O’Loughlin-Yonge. A VIBRANT pop-up art show is set to brighten an empty shopfront on Magnus Street, Nelson Bay for the first two weeks of October. Local artists Gerry North and Nada O’Loughlin-Yonge are the creative minds behind the exhibition, showcasing a selection of their original paintings. The temporary gallery at 112 Magnus […]

Action from the 2024 Beachside Pro-Am. Action from the 2024 Beachside Pro-Am. Action from the 2024 Beachside Pro-Am. THE much-loved Hawks Nest Beachside Pro-Am returns to the Hawks Nest Golf Club (HNGC) from 5-6 September. The Pro-Am has become much more than a golf tournament in recent years; it’s one of the biggest annual highlights […]

ILLUMNATE Raymond Terrace will light up Boomerang Park with colour, creativity and community spirit on Saturday, 14 June 2025. From 4pm to 8pm, Boomerang Park will glow with colour and creativity, offering a free community event packed with live music, family-friendly art, light installations, food zones, and interactive activities. The evening will culminate in a […]

PETER Farrell has “trod the boards” all over the world as a theatrical performer, and has invested many years in training and developing young people’s talent. Now he’s bringing his experience to bear in Port Stephens. “This is such a beautiful place to live, but it doesn’t provide much opportunity for theatre, or performing arts,” […]

HEAD back to the 50s and 60s with a free Rock ‘n’ Roll Night at Hawks Nest Golf Club (HNGC). Get ready to shake, rattle and roll because the clock is being turned back to the fabulous 50s for one unforgettable night at Hawks Nest Golf Club on Saturday 21 June from 6pm. Slip into […]

THREE young Port Stephens performers are on a magical journey down the rabbit hole as cast members of a Young People’s Theatre production of Alice In Wonderland Jr. Xavier Vaughan, a Year 7 student at Irrawang High School, and Isla Bailey and Elizabeth Kilday from Year 8 and Year 7 respectively at Catherine McAuley Catholic […]

THE holidays are upon us and the good news for those who are hoping to catch a fish is that conditions are perfect. The beaches are alive with salmon, whiting and winter bream. Mullet are travelling north on their annual breeding cycle in huge numbers accompanied by a few predatory sharks. Mostly Grey Nurses, the […]

TO our many holiday visitors, a warm welcome to the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park (PS-GLMP). In place since 2007 the park has been designed to protect sensitive habitat and reduce pressure on all creatures inside the boundaries. Shrouded by skepticism in the early years of its existence, the park and the restrictions imposed have […]