NGM Group's Rubi Stitt and Alexandra Tompkins with the Salvos' Joey Newman.
AS the donation period draws to a close, The Salvation Army, Newcastle Permanent, and Greater Bank are encouraging the community to support their annual Christmas Toy Drive Appeal and help share the spirit of the season. Each year the annual Toy Drive delivers thousands of gifts to children and families facing hardship at Christmas time. […]
Barnaby Joyce MP at an anti-wind farm rally in Port Stephens. Photo: Doug Connor.
MAVERICK MP Barnaby Joyce will join Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party. After weeks of speculation, the New England MP and former deputy prime minister has confirmed he would move to the far-right party, after previously representing the Nationals. He will sit in the House of Representatives for the rest of the parliamentary term as a […]
Head of Airport Paul McFarlane and CEO Linc Horton.
NEWCASTLE Airport has taken out two major honours at the Australian Airports Association’s 2025 National Airport Industry Awards, held last week in the Gold Coast. The Williamtown airport won the Airport Excellence Award for Infrastructure for its landmark International Terminal Expansion project, as well as the Airport Excellence Award for Sustainability. CEO Linc Horton said […]
THE state government launched the $20 million Aquaculture Industry Development Program on Monday, aiming to strengthen and expand the seafood industry’s economic contribution to NSW. The program is designed to boost productivity and increase sustainability across farming operations for oysters, mussels, kelp, and algae, plus freshwater and marine fish hatcheries and bioproducts. “By investing in […]
A NEW red-light speed camera has been installed at the intersection of Pacific Highway and Hank Street, Heatherbrae. The new camera will target red-light running and speeding from 5 December 2025. “We know that running red lights can lead to serious T-bone crashes or vehicles hitting pedestrians,” Transport for NSW Executive Director of Road Safety […]
Week 7 PBL winners.
THE Term 4 Week 7 winners of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards have been revealed. Week 7 winners: Irrawang PS: Aria has been nominated for demonstrating school and community expectations during a recent League Tag inter-school competition. She was an exceptional role model for others, showed great sportsmanship and proudly represented IPS Raymond Terrace […]
PORT Stephens Council has voted to support a shuttle bus trial at Tomaree Headland these Christmas holidays. At its meeting on 10 June 2025, Council resolved that the General Manager report to Council an evaluation of a shuttle bus service, including potential costs, operational options and funding models. A number of potential operational models were […]
Scores of climate protesters have tried to block coal ships from Newcastle port. Photo: Darren Pateman/AAP
CLIMATE protesters are ramping up efforts to disrupt the fossil fuel industry, scaling and blocking a ship bound for the world’s largest coal port. Three Greenpeace activists scaled the ship on Sunday morning at Rising Tide’s annual “protestival” at Newcastle Harbour, unveiling a banner reading “Phase Out Coal and Gas”. After police confirmed 11 people […]
Council has published its Port Stephens Housing Strategy Annual Report 2024/2025.
THE Port Stephens Housing Strategy Annual Report 2024/2025 is now available to be viewed by the community. Mayor Leah Anderson said the report is a “great way to show the community insights on where Council is at in meeting our housing strategy targets”. The Annual Report has been developed and published as an action of […]
Newly-elected Nelson Bay FC president Amber Grosser was the recipient of the 2025 Northern NSW Football Local Champion Coach of the Year Award. Photo: Northern NSW Football.
TWO milestones in the space of 48 hours have put a spring in the step of hard-working Nelson Bay Football Club official Amber Grosser. After being named the Northern NSW Football Local Champion Coach of the Year at a recent Gala Dinner, the dedicated leader was elected Nelson Bay’s volunteer Club President for 2026 just […]
