Port Stephens Chess Club organiser Rhys Harvey (l) enjoying a game with club member Mike Bass. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Chess fans of all ages at the Naked Alley Cafe. Photo: Port Stephens Chess Club/FB. AFTER noticing that children at his martial arts school were spending considerably more time indoors than outside, chess enthusiast Rhys Harvey […]

Port Stephens schools celebrating the first Lead The Way Student Leadership Day. Photo: supplied, TPS. Breakout groups of current school leaders exploring the themes of the day. Photo: supplied, TPS. TOMAREE Public School (TPS) hosted its first Lead The Way Student Leadership Day on Friday 27 February, bringing together young leaders from across the Port […]

44 fourbies ready to rumble. Photo: supplied. Crowds line up for a sizzling sausage. Photo: supplied. Merch to fundraise for Camp Quality. Photo: supplied. MORE than $18,458 has been raised following the second annual Fourbie Cruise, with the region’s four-wheel drive community rallying behind children facing cancer.  Hundreds turned out to drive, donate, volunteer and […]

ADJUNCT Professor Nicole Turner has been named the NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year for 2026. The Raymond Terrace resident was recognised last Thursday at the NSW Women of the Year Awards ceremony at the International Convention Centre in Sydney. Professor Turner is Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC), […]

A CELEBRATION of local creativity and community storytelling took centre stage when the Raymond Terrace Writers Group launched its most recent anthology, “The Last Word.” The group, which meets every second Sunday at the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club, has produced five anthologies over its history. Each has been shaped by a simple formula: enough compelling […]

THE Port Stephens Community Arts Centre is now hosting the exhibition, “Modern Contemporary Art and Photography”. Featuring local artists, it aims to challenge the public through bold, abstract, and provocative installations across a wide variety of different mediums. These include painting, photography, mosaics, craft, pottery, woodworking, cardmaking, and even bonsai. The subjects are just as […]

AFTER a long career in the coal industry, Jacqui Purcell from “In Our Hands Family Farm” decided to study agriculture and transition to a lifestyle of low environmental impact. At a workshop organised by Port Stephens Council, Jacqui shared her secrets for turning waste into a valuable resource for any garden, through composting and worm […]

Danielle Godfrey in one of her Girl Aware self defense workshops. Photo: supplied, Danielle Godfrey. Taking a student through self defence strategies. Photo: supplied, Danielle Godfrey. FORMER detective Danielle Godfrey has swapped her police badge for a powerful new mission: equipping women and girls with the skills and confidence to stay safe.  After a 12-year […]

Eva Wilson with some of her self-designed and produced Litter Ninja badges. School Captain Eva Wilson, leading the charge against litter ending up in waterways. Photo: supplied, Tomaree Public School. A PROMISE made during a school leadership campaign has grown into an environmental movement at Tomaree Public School.  In 2025, Eva Wilson pledged that if […]

A SMALL army of volunteers mobilised for a Clean Up Australia Day event on Sunday, disposing of rubbish in Wallaroo State Forest. The community clean-up, coordinated by the NSW and ACT Four Wheel Drive Association, the Hunter 4WD Council, and Forestry Corporation was held on Sunday, 1 March from 8:30am. Forestry Corporation Partnership Leader Alex […]