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 […]
Medowie boasts beautiful bushland, which could benefit from the formation of a local Landcare group. Photo: Althea Guinsberg.
MEDOWIE’S bushland is part of what makes it a special place to live. Now, the woman behind a proposed local Landcare group is calling on residents to help care for it. Organiser Dee Murdoch hopes to bring together residents who want to protect the natural areas that surround them. An initial meeting is planned for […]
The team getting ready for the crowds at King Park last weekend. Photo: Department of Customer Service. With 40,000 people expected at King Park, the Mobile Service Centre was kept busy. Photo: Department of Customer Service. A TRIP to last weekend’s Koori Knockout offered First Nations families more than football, with help to navigate household […]
Dogs can die in hot cars and can suffer burns from ute trays. Photo: magnific.
EVERY year in NSW, authorities receive hundreds of calls about animals left in hot vehicles. Temperatures inside a car can rise to dangerous levels and can rapidly reach more than double the outside temperature – even on mild days. Tinting, parking in the shade or leaving the windows open do not help to reduce the […]
KNOW a local identity whose work deserves recognition? Nominate them for a Port Stephens Annual Award. It might be someone who has spent years volunteering or helping young people, or a neighbour who keeps turning up when the community needs a hand. Mayor Leah Anderson said the awards depend on residents taking the time to […]
Salamander Bay counselling space with counsellor, Nicole Shields, and a young person. Photo: Jupiter.
Salamander Bay counselling space with counsellor, Nicole Shields, and a young person. Photo: Jupiter. Clinical Service Manager and counsellor, Avril Saunders. Photo: Jupiter. A LOCAL young person seeking counselling might be dealing with bullying, refusing school, anxiety, or conflict at home. Then they have to work out how to get to an appointment. Jupiter Clinical […]
Marquees are going up at King Park in Raymond Terrace ahead of the NSW Koori Knockout next weekend. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Event and parking maps show entry points, facilities, pedestrian routes and areas where traffic congestion is expected during the NSW Koori Knockout. Photo: Port Stephens Council. RAYMOND Terrace businesses are getting ready for a […]
The Port Stephens Friendship Group in front of the 83-year-old Catalina flying boat being restored in Beresfield. Photo: Keith Hobbs.
A SOCIAL outing just 45 minutes from Port Stephens has given a group of locals an unexpected window into aviation history and highlighting the value of staying curious, connected and engaged with the wider community. Members of the Port Stephens Friendship Group recently travelled to Beresfield to see the painstaking restoration of an 83-year-old Catalina […]
