Photo: Supplied by Port Stephens Council.
The Garage Sale Trail, Australia’s biggest second-hand festival, is coming to Port Stephens for its last edition. Residents are encouraged to participate to clear out extra clutter and, hopefully, make some money. Started in 2010 in Bondi Beach, the Garage Sale Trail has since then expanded into a nationwide movement, supported by over 120 local […]
There were lots of activities to keep the kids busy throughout the evening. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Port Stephens Council Road Safety and Traffic Officer Anna Brown chatting to locals about motorcycle safety. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Raymond Terrace Men’s Shed selling their beautiful creations. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Locals getting the chance to write on the huge […]
Artistic Director Phillip Relf at the beginning of the lantern build, holding up what will become the wing of the flying fox. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Phillip Relf standing next to the bamboo skeleton of the lantern. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Angie Darr and Deirdre Ray, who had been helping to build the lantern. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. […]
Come and meet the brigade and get a closer look inside the fire trucks. Photo: Althea Guinsberg.
Come and meet the brigade and get a closer look inside the fire trucks. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Medowie Rural Fire Brigade Community Engagement Officer, Jolene Smith. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Photo of the information packs available for the community at Medowie Rural Fire Brigade’s Get Ready Weekend on 12 September. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. WITH warmer weather […]
Metta had to learn how to properly utilise many plants, such as this gymea, for weaving. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
Metta Henderson in front of her creations, featured in the Botanical and Printmakers exhibition. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Metta had to learn how to properly utilise many plants, such as this gymea, for weaving. Photo: Nico Lombardo. LOCAL artist Metta Henderson, featured in the latest Port Stephens Community Arts Centre exhibition, has been a milliner for […]
Vehicles of all kinds, both historical and modern, were exhibited in the streets of Nelson Bay. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
Vehicles of all kinds, both historical and modern, were exhibited in the streets of Nelson Bay. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Thousands of visitors showed up at the biggest edition of the Port Stephens Car Show yet. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Special guest, motorsports legend John Bowe. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Pilot Matt Hall performed nail-biting manoeuvres above the […]
Australian Idol Casey Donovan joined the event with a special performance. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
From the left: Kirrah McClelland, Head of Community and Sustainability at Greater Bank; painter Jasmine Christie; digital artist Nicole Smede; musician Aimee Hannan; writer Aaron Taylor; dancer Holly Faulds; director Liam Forrest; accessory designer Robbie Hartigan; fashion designer Kartika Medcraft-Smith; photographer Raymond Kelly; and Indigenous Employment Partner Simone Jordan. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Jasmine Christie’s artwork, […]
Traffic stopped in Raymond Terrace as hundreds marched in the streets to celebrate NAIDOC Week. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
Traffic stopped in Raymond Terrace as hundreds marched in the streets to celebrate NAIDOC Week. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Uncle Justin Ridgeway invites onlookers to join in the smoking ceremony. Photo: Nico Lombardo Riverside Park was full of stalls and activities for the whole family, with the biggest turnout at a Raymond Terrace NAIDOC event yet. […]
Two Dudes founders Tomas Tappin and Michael McRae outside of Coles Medowie with the camel who helped them deliver. Photo: Supplied.
SHOPPERS and motorists in Medowie did a double-take this week when two camels carrying bathrobe-clad riders made an unexpected delivery. In a scene more suited to a desert caravan than a suburban shopping centre, two New Zealand entrepreneurs arrived at Coles Medowie on camelback to celebrate the launch of their products into Australia. The founders […]
Canadian author Yann Martel in conversation with ABC Radio National’s Claire Nichols, live from Tomaree Library and Community Centre. Photo: Nico Lombardo
Canadian author Yann Martel in conversation with ABC Radio National’s Claire Nichols, live from Tomaree Library and Community Centre. Photo: Nico Lombardo Thanks to Live and Local livestreams, book enthusiasts can follow the Festival for free without having to go to Sydney. Photo: Sydney Writers’ Festival. THE 2026 edition of the Sydney Writers’ Festival has […]
