Tea Tree Drive’s community street library encourages locals to exchange books. Photo: Ruby van de Wijgaart. The street library on Tea Tree Drive in Medowie. Photo: Ruby van de Wijgaart. STREET libraries across Medowie are helping build community connections while encouraging locals of all ages to read.   Tea Tree Drive is a particular hot-spot, with […]

Ben and Kristen Nicol at the Gresford Show. Photo: Allynview Farm. Kristen Nicol placed third in the Food and Beverage category of the Women Changing the World Awards. ALLYNVIEW Farm’s Kristen Nicol has been recognised on the global stage, placing third in the Food and Beverage category of the Women Changing the World Awards. It […]

THE enigmatic Latham’ s Snipe, after departing early autumn on an epic non-stop 8,500-kilometre flight from the Hunter Estuary wetlands, is now taking time out to breed in northern Japan. Come July, Latham’s Snipe and other migratory species will commence their journey back to the Hunter wetlands to fatten up on invertebrates, insects and seeds […]

The four local women who helped shape the ‘Nellies’: Fiona Brown, Mayor Leah Anderson, Janine Hanna and Maddie Lilley. Photo: PSC. Professor Tamara Blakemore and Mayor Leah Anderson unveiling one of the “Nellies”. Photo: Nico Lombardo. The ‘Nellies’ lighting up Yacaaba Street at night. Photo: Nico Lombardo. FOUR interactive installations called the “Nellies” were unveiled […]

THE Port Stephens community is remembering the life and legacy of dedicated volunteer Peter Murray, whose passion for people and place has left a lasting imprint on Boat Harbour’s coastline. A long-time leader with the Boat Harbour Parks and Reserves volunteer group, Mr Murray played a pivotal role in transforming the Noamunga headland into one […]

A NEW multi-agency taskforce has been launched to accelerate hazard reduction and better protect communities across NSW. Launched by the NSW Government, Taskforce Fire Guard will bring together fire agencies and land managers to strengthen coordination and prioritise high risk areas over the coming months. Operating from the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) State Operations […]

A SHUTTLE bus trial in the Tomaree Headland precinct has sparked renewed calls for a broader, long-term transport strategy across Shoal Bay and Fingal Bay, as pressure from tourism and development continues to mount. At its meeting on 24 March, Port Stephens Council resolved to review the findings of the Tomaree Headland shuttle bus trial […]