Sincere Apologies puts the audience at the forefront of the performance. Photo: @pscouncil/Instagram.
SENIORS week is in full swing in Port Stephens with “Sincere Apologies” – an interactive theatre experience performed in Soldiers Point Hall on Friday 6 March – giving the community a chance to appreciate the value of saying sorry. The unconventional performance begins with the opening of a sealed envelope. “If you’re reading this, it […]
The festival is an open-air celebration of food, wine and coastal vibes. Photo: Council.
CELEBRATED celebrity chef Darren Robertson will headline the Shoal Bay Food and Wine Festival. Returning to the Shoal Bay foreshore on Saturday, 14 March, the festival is an open-air celebration of food, wine and coastal vibes. The event brings together local hospitality, producers and performers in one of the state’s most spectacular coastal locations. Mr […]
George Trinkler knows where all the snapper hide.
SO, you want to catch a snapper. There are many ways to do this, but I will tell you how I do it. The very first question to ask is: where do snapper gather? The best snapper fisher in the world will not catch a fish where they are not. Perfect underwater habitat for ‘reddies’ […]
The regatta developed into a huge social gathering with some families staying on the lake for up to a month.
OLD timers may recall the great days of the Annual Mungo Brush Regatta. Nestled in a protected corner of the Myall Lakes, on the eastern shore of the Broadwater, Mungo Brush was the perfect setting for the regatta conducted by the Port Stephens Regatta Club since 1903. As documented by Publicity Officer Tim Motum the […]
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School leaders from across Port Stephens with Kate Washington MP.
School leaders from across Port Stephens with Kate Washington MP. Ms Washington addresses the school leaders. Colleen Mulholland-Ruiz and leaders for Irrawang High School. Raymond Terrace Public School leaders with Kate Washington MP and principal Salena Langholz. KATE Washington MP held her annual Port Stephens Student Leader morning tea on Friday, 20 February. Hosted by […]
A typical Outer Light snapper.
IT seems to me that every time I go fishing in “Stinkpot” there is a story to tell. Something happens that has not happened during any of my numerous excursions out into the wild water off the Point Stephens Outer Lighthouse. Recently a solid southerly wind kicked in, building what was a flat sea into […]
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Riot FM’s founder Rohan Brown (left) plays music other stations are ‘too afraid to play’. He is also a member of Port Stephens band FIST with fellow musicians Luke De Oglou and Josh Morgan.
SINCE launching ten years ago, Riot FM has become a hub for alternative, heavy and unconventional music across Port Stephens and the Hunter. Built “from the garage up”, the independent narrowcast station has carved out a space for emerging artists and passionate listeners who don’t always see themselves reflected in mainstream radio. “Ten years is […]
