A COMMUNITY cultural celebration and flag raising ceremony in Raymond Terrace will launch the 2025 NAIDOC Week activities across Port Stephens on Thursday 3 July. This year’s national NAIDOC Week theme, ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy’, honours the powerful contributions of past generations while celebrating the leadership and resilience of young Aboriginal and […]

Carol Young and her featured work. A striking painting from the centre’s latest exhibition. LOCAL artists have used their creative skills to manipulate light and colour in the latest exhibition at Port Stephens Community Arts Centre (PSCAC). “Luminosity” explores the interplay of light in art, with innovative works that highlight brightness, shadow, and transformation. The […]

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 […]

“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 […]