February 8, 2026
Fundraising luncheon supports women’s healing
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Fundraising luncheon supports women’s healing

STORYTELLING, connection and community support will take centre stage in Salamander Bay on Tuesday 25 February 2026, from 12pm to 2pm, at Tynan Wines in support of Women’s Healing Sanctuary. Readers Retreat bookshop is hosting a fundraising Author’s Luncheon, bringing together book lovers and community members to raise vital funds for women experiencing grief, trauma […]

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Stinker’s Fishin’: everyone needs a boat
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Stinker’s Fishin’: everyone needs a boat

STOP thinking about it and go and buy a boat! What better present at this time of the year than a boat that can take you to all parts of the Port and maybe to the open ocean. Buying a boat requires some thought and consultation with others you intend to share the boating experience […]

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Stinker’s Fishin’: giant snapper Local champ Paul Lennon knows where the monsters hide.
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Stinker’s Fishin’: giant snapper

EVERYONE I know wants to catch a snapper – a big one – to take a photograph to stick on the fridge for years to come. If it is a big snapper you are chasing, you have come to the right spot. Monsters in excess of 10kg are cruising through the perfect habitat that the […]

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Discovering the power of creativity and community at women’s healing workshop Participants at the Women’s Circle Morning Tea putting the finishing touches on their artworks.
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Discovering the power of creativity and community at women’s healing workshop

Participants at the Women’s Circle Morning Tea putting the finishing touches on their artworks. Arty attendees Jacie Whitfield, Jenny Crossey and Linda Jury with their keepsake pieces. SEVERAL women tapped into their artistic intuition at a workshop on Thursday 11 December at the Women’s Healing Sanctuary. The free event was funded through Australia Post’s Community […]

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Tomaree High students and Harbourside residents celebrate Intergenerational Program Students from Tomaree High School received Certificates of Achievement for their contribution to the program.
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Tomaree High students and Harbourside residents celebrate Intergenerational Program

Students from Tomaree High School received Certificates of Achievement for their contribution to the program. Residents at Harbourside worked with the students to create the colourful artworks. STUDENTS from Tomaree High School and residents at Harbourside Port Stephens have completed another year of their Intergenerational Program, marking the third consecutive year the initiative has been […]

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Stinker’s Christmas fishing guide
Fishing

Stinker’s Christmas fishing guide

Blue swimmer crabs and monster flathead can be found inside the port. Blue swimmer crabs and monster flathead can be found inside the port. LIKE so many, Christmas is my favourite time of the year. Time for the family to gather and time to all sit at the same table. This year give the turkey […]

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Port Stephens-Hunter Police step up community engagement this summer Youth Liaison Officer S/C Leanne Mann, S/C Michelle Chandler, and S/C Fred Saba from Lemon Tree Passage. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
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Port Stephens-Hunter Police step up community engagement this summer

Kids and families checked out the paddy wagon at Karuah police station. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Karuah locals touring the station. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Youth Liaison Officer S/C Leanne Mann, S/C Michelle Chandler, and S/C Fred Saba from Lemon Tree Passage. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. ACLO Jemma McLeay, YLO S/C Leanne Mann and Inspector David Donovan at […]

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Stinker’s Fishin’: Beach Bream Stockton Beach bream.
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Stinker’s Fishin’: Beach Bream

THIS Christmas give rock fishing a miss and concentrate your efforts on the beach. Family-friendly, the local beaches have loaded up with cracker whiting and thumping big snowy white bream. Unlike their cousins that live in the estuary, beach bream are broad shouldered and pearly white. In the kitchen the beach bream can be filleted […]

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