PORT Stephens Council has resolved to improve moderation on its social media accounts. The motion was introduced by Mayor Leah Anderson in response to a perceived increase in negative comments and interactions on various social media pages related to the Council and local community groups. “For too long, we have been tolerating poor behaviour on […]
WINC volunteers help care for recovering wildlife like this feather-tailed glider.
AS any pet owner will tell you, with no government subsidies such as Medicare, treating injury and illness in companion animals can be an expensive prospect. What hope is there, then, when native animals are struck by cars, or traumatised by bushfires? That’s where the volunteers of Wildlife In Need Of Care (WINC) get involved. […]
Aerial view of Birubi Point Aboriginal Place.
PORT Stephens Council has received a grant of $40,000 for the Birubi Point Aboriginal Place. The grant was awarded under the NSW Heritage Grants Program. This year the program awarded a record $8.56 million to 140 grant recipients, with the aim to protect and restore heritage sites across NSW. “Our record investment highlights the Minns […]
Worimi/Bundjalung woman Whitney Ridgeway.
PORT Stephens Council and the Worimi Green Team are delivering another culturally informed cool burn educational workshop to round out a successful three year project aimed at improving koala habitat, enhancing biodiversity and fire management in the region. This workshop is being delivered as part of a number of on-ground burns in collaboration with Worimi […]
Roadworks along Nelson Bay Road.
RESIDENTS near Lemon Tree Passage Road are questioning why it was not sealed in the days leading up to last week’s forecasted storms. The road has been subject to multiple repairs in the past few years, with the adequacy of the work a subject of debate. Local Warwick Williams wants to see a permanent fix. […]
DO you remember the good old days when catching calamari squid was simple? Inside the harbour, excited “squidders” gathered around the Nelson Bay Marina or drifted over the sea grass in Shoal Bay on calm days. Tossing a squid jig and slowly retrieving it ensured a bucket or so of thumping squid to be prepared […]
The smoking ceremony at the base of the mural. Additional paintings by artist Jason Russell and gifted to PSP owners Basma and Spiro, represent the Andrea family. The scale of the mural as seen through the smoking ceremony. A MAMMOTH mural was unveiled at the Port Stephens Packaging (PSP) building in […]
Port Stephens Celtic Association and Rotary Club members present the cheque for the Starlight Room. REPRESENTATIVES from the Port Stephens Celtic Association and the Rotary Club of Raymond Terrace presented a cheque for $2,000 to the Starlight Room at John Hunter Children’s Hospital on Thursday, 19 June. The funds were raised during the 2024 Clans […]
Undrained water at an exercise park in Nelson Bay.
DRAINAGE across Medowie will be evaluated following unanimous support for a motion put forward at last week’s council meeting. Port Stephens councillors Chris Doohan and Ben Niland, and Port Stephens Deputy Mayor Jason Wells, said that poor drainage was particularly impacting residents in Medowie, Salt Ash, and in the Hinterland. “We need to get community […]
PBL award winners receive their awards.
THE latest winners of the Raymond Terrace Community Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards have been revealed. Irrawang PS: Claire has been nominated for her willingness to assist others at school and in the community. She goes out of her way to support children with diverse learning needs, helping them to regulate their emotions so […]
