A student on one of the first Marine Rescue on-water General Boat Licence training courses. Photo: Marine Rescue NSW. Training vessel TX 10. Photo: Marine Rescue NSW. MARINE Rescue NSW has taken its boating education program to the water for the first time, with Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage and Hawkesbury now delivering the practical […]
A flying fox caught in netting around a fruit tree. Photo: WINC. Tears and holes in a flying fox’s wing membrane, from netting or barbed wire around the fruit they are desperately trying to access. Photo: WINC. Two young flying foxes being hand-fed while in care. Photo: WINC. FLYING foxes weakened by hunger, injured in […]
The former road reserve at 9A Bareena Street, Raymond Terrace, has been sold to Hume Housing, which is assessing its future use. Photo: Althea Guinsberg.
A BLOCK of land in Raymond Terrace could become home to an affordable housing development, following its sale by Port Stephens Council to Hume Housing. The 1765-square-metre site at 9A Bareena Street was previously a road reserve, which Council closed before selling the land. While the land was sold for affordable housing, Hume Housing is […]
MARINE Rescue Lemon Tree Passage volunteer David Aselford was surprised to hear his name called at the Hunter Volunteer of the Year Awards at NEX in Newcastle on Tuesday, 20 October. The former unit commander was named the 2026 Hunter Emergency Volunteer of the Year. Fellow member Lisa Lodding also received the Hunter Adult Volunteer […]
Year 12 Medowie Christian School graduating body dressed to impress at life. Photo: Medowie Christian School.
Year 12 Medowie Christian School graduating body dressed to impress at life. Photo: Medowie Christian School. Graduating students reflect on their proudest moments and achievements as they prepare to leave school Photo: Medowie Christian School. FOR students completing Year 12 in 2026, the end of school is about far more than finishing exams and collecting […]
Community barn dancing is coming to Soldiers Point in November. Photo: The Hoedown Band.
Community barn dancing is coming to Soldiers Point in November. Photo: The Hoedown Band. The Hoedown Band will play live while a caller guides dancers through the steps. Photo: The Hoedown Band. THERE is something special about a community hall filled with music, laughter and neighbours coming together, particularly when the occasion also supports a […]
A UNIVERSITY acceptance and a career in the Australian Defence Force are on the horizon for two Irrawang High School students who have just begun their HSC exams. But on Tuesday 13 October, Liam Bennet and Emalynne Hunter-Hahn were focused on getting their first English paper out of the way. Speaking with News Of The […]
Leah Veksins is calling for a safer intersection where the Pacific Highway meets the Bucketts Way and Medowie Road. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. The intersection of Medowie Road and the Bucketts Way, where residents are calling for improved safety measures. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. CLOSE to 7,000 signatures have been collected in a renewed push to improve […]
Transgrid's bushfire prevention helicopter patrols. Photo: Supplied.
WITH much of Australia bracing for heightened bushfire danger this summer and authorities calling for early preparations for the season ahead, Transgrid has completed its bushfire prevention throughout NSW. Transgrid’s transmission network spans 12,200km and its prevention work included extensive surveys, inspections and preventative maintenance. About half of Transgrid’s annual maintenance expenditure is directed to […]
Telco representatives with Federal MP Meryl Swanson at last Wednesday’s community telecommunications forum. Photo: Althea Guinsberg.
PHONE calls dropping out, poor reception and worries about getting help in an emergency were among key issues raised by residents at a telecommunications forum in Medowie last week. Federal Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson hosted the forum at Pacific Dunes, with representatives from Telstra, Optus, TPG Telecom, and NBN answering questions. A Sunrise resident […]
