Robinson Reserve, Anna Bay - the drop off location for patrons of the Birubi Beach Shuttle Bus.
PORT Stephens Council is trialing a beach shuttle bus service in Anna Bay during the upcoming holiday period to improve connectivity and accessibility and ease congestion around Birubi Headland. The Birubi Beach Shuttle Bus trial runs from Saturday 12 April until Sunday 27 April, on a continuous loop from 9am to 12pm and 12:30pm to […]
Anna Bay residents gathered at Gateway Presbyterian Church to air concerns over the proposed housing development. Photo: Tanya Martin.
RESIDENTS of Anna Bay have galvanised in opposition to the proposed rezoning of around 125 hectares to make way for 580 new residences. At a meeting on Wednesday 19 February, convened by the South Tomaree Community Association, Tanya Martin addressed around 130 residents to outline significant concerns. “We don’t differ from the area’s many stakeholders […]
Tim Davies (Today Show), Jo Thomas, (CEO Destination Port Stephens), Rebecca Hurley (Director Brand Marketing Expedia Group), and Port Stephens Mayor Leah Anderson. Photo: Jo Thomas.
THE people who call Port Stephens home have long held the notion that they live in paradise. That belief has been ratified by Wotif, which has named the East Coast destination Town of the Year for 2025. For eight years, the online travel booking platform has been curating a Top 10 list of top Aussie […]
All the action from the annual school leaders morning tea.
HUNDREDS of student leaders from across Port Stephens filled the Tomaree High School Hall on Monday, 17 February for Kate Washington MP’s annual school leaders morning tea. The Member for Port Stephens has held the school leaders morning tea annually since 2019. Ms Washington designed the event to recognise the students selected to lead their […]
Peter Simmons and Belinda Dorey with some of their artworks, currently showing in The Alcove at The Artisan Collective.
LOCATED opposite the bustling boat terminals at D’Albora Marina in Nelson Bay is a quiet sanctuary of art, sculpture, expression and visual collaboration called the Artisan Collection. Each month, a dedicated space within the gallery, aptly named “The Alcove”, hosts a different exhibition. February’s showcase artists were Belinda Dorey and Peter Simmons. Peter is a […]
Members of the Tomaree Trotters running group covered over 55kms to clean up the Fingal Bay area.
CLEAN Up Australia Day (CUAD) was the brainchild of Ian Kiernan AO, an “average Australian” who had a simple idea, 35 years ago, to make a difference in his own backyard. The event has now become the nation’s largest community-based environmental action, held annually on the first Sunday in March. In the Port Stephens area, […]
Works by Cory Rinaldi.
APPLICATIONS are open for the NSW Government’s 2025 Anzac Memorial Veteran Artist in Residence program, which offers up to $10,000 for a contemporary veteran or group of veterans to engage with the Anzac Memorial and the broader community through art. The program gives veterans an opportunity to share their experience and stories of military service […]
The community response has been swift and overwhelming, with more than 40 locals attending the meeting. Photo: Kim Ambrose.
THE Camden Haven community has come together in a show of support for the Laurieton Fisherman’s Co-op and Laurieton Seafoods after a devastating fire destroyed the building on Wednesday, 15 January. Community members, groups and organisations gathered at the Laurieton United Services Club (LUSC) on Sunday to discuss how best to assist the Co-op […]
