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Advocacy on the agenda as Nelson Bay CWA branches attend state conference

NEWS Of The Area joined more than 600 delegates and another 200 observers at the Country Women’s Association’s 103rd State Conference in Wagga Wagga last week. In a statement to media ahead of the conference, CWA of NSW president Joy Beames said, “The high number of motions delegates will be asked to vote on this […]

Community, Government, Police

Community urged to participate in road safety study

FOLLOWING on from National Road Safety Week (May 11-18), Port Stephens Council is encouraging the community to participate in a survey about road safety as part of the Community Action for Safe Speeds (CASS) study. The CASS study, led by researchers from The George Institute for Global Health, aims to find innovative ways to reduce […]

Community

Nelson Bay CWA warming up for annual Winter Fete

THE Nelson Bay Branch of the Country Women’s Association of NSW (CWA) is preparing for its annual Winter Fete. The Winter Fete will be held from 8:30am to 1pm on Saturday, 7 June at the CWA Hall, on the corner of Achilles and Gowrie Streets in Nelson Bay. The branch regularly fundraises for local outreach […]

Community, Government, Regional

Call for patience as area’s long road to recovery begins

PORT Stephens Mayor Leah Anderson has thanked community members for their patience as the flood emergency makes way for a long and messy clean-up. The priority, she shared, is to “work through recovery – safely, thoroughly, and as quickly as possible”. “Sadly, for many of our residents across Port Stephens, the impacts of this natural […]

Community

Stinker’s History: Lobstering story time

LOBSTERING is a major industry in Port Stephens and has been since the mid 1800s. One of the major problems confronting the lobstermen was to keep up a regular bait supply for their traps. The preferred baits over the years have been salted and sun-dried mullet, salmon and luderick. These species of fish gather in […]

Community

Stinker’s History: Pioneering families of Marsh Road

In the late 1800s, with simple shovels and strong backs, the men dug the main drain from Anna Bay to Taylors Beach so that the rich soil could be farmed. The Holliday family were but one of the wonderful families that called Marsh Road home: (L-R) Eric, Irene, Edith and Gordon Holliday. The Maslens were […]

Community, Health, School

Olympian Matthew Gray inspires Tea Gardens students

Students were keen to get into the discussion about sports dreams and goal-setting. Some students got to try on Olympic uniforms (L-R): Maddie, Kayleigh, Karim, Otto, Sonny, Christine, Zachary, Hudson and Tegan. Olympic archer Matthew Gray gave Tea Gardens student Owen Dennis a go at pulling the bow. STUDENTS at Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS) […]

Community, Health

Port Stephens care home celebrates International Nurses Day

RN Claire, training a new staff member. The nurses station in Harbourside Port Stephens’ hospital. Care staff competed in a ‘bandage race’. Care staff competed in a ‘bandage race’. INTERNATIONAL Nurses Day is celebrated on 12 May – the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. This year, the occasion was marked stylishly at Shoal Bay’s Harbourside […]

Community

Tomaree Triathlon Club to host another Point2Pub race

TOMAREE Triathlon Club has announced the return of the Bannisters Point2Pub Swim Classic, scheduled for midday Saturday 31 May at Soldiers Point. This favourite community event returns for its fourth edition and will again feature the main Point2Pub 2km open water swim along with the McCauley K, 1km option. Swimmers start from Soldiers Point jetty […]

Community, Event

Singers and community band unite for Autumn Concert

THE long-awaited Seaside Singers Autumn Concert is set to take place on 31 May at the Soldiers Point Bowling Club, marking the first collaboration between the choir and the Port Stephens Community Band. “This event promises to be an entertaining, nostalgic afternoon filled with familiar and not-so-familiar music from Australia and afar,” said Irene Heywood […]