A stallholder with her handmade paper flowers and models at the Medowie Lions Art and Craft Fair. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Visitors browse the artwork on display at the fair. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. A young visitor points out artwork in the Medowie Preschool display. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Visitors browse the handmade goods and chat with stallholders […]

Nicole Chaffey, curator and director of Murrook Cultural Centre, with the striking Regent Honeyeater display she created. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. A visual representation of the Regent Honeyeater’s remaining population hangs from the ceiling, highlighting the plight of this critically endangered bird. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. HUNDREDS of small yellow and black birds hang overhead in Murrook […]

LIONS Club of Raymond Terrace recently hosted yet another successful High Tea in aid of the Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation. For the fifth year, the club has worked to promote the worthy cause – raising $10,000 to support groundbreaking research into childhood cancer. “Things got a bit out of hand with our white […]

An undersea diorama is the perfect spot to snap a selfie to commemorate your visit to the exhibition. A section of the Shipwrecked exhibition, on display until 23 October. Photos: Supplied. SHIPWRECKED, Tomaree Museum Association’s third and largest public exhibition of the year, is off to a booming start with 1,032 visitors in the first […]

Haylea from Wildlife In Need of Care with an injured lorikeet. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Possum and bird cages built by Newcastle Men’s Shed. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Members of the rescue organisations had advice for Port Stephens residents who encounter injured wildlife. Photos: Nico Lombardo. Members of the rescue organisations had advice for Port Stephens residents […]

The finalist entries for the Wings over Wetlands competition. Photo: Nico Lombardo. The finalist entries for the Wings over Wetlands competition. Photo: Nico Lombardo. The finalist entries for the Wings over Wetlands competition. Photo: Nico Lombardo. EVERY year, from the distant islands of northern Japan, migratory birds fly an astounding 8500 km to Australia, only […]

Fire spread to the rear of Catherine McAuley Catholic College. Photo: Ruby van de Wijgaart. The Salt Ash Rural Fire Service truck. Photo: Ruby van de Wijgaart. The fire nears to Medowie Road. Photo: Ruby van de Wijgaart. JUST one week after Medowie Rural Fire Service held its ‘Get Ready Weekend’, a hazard reduction burn […]

Logan Currie, winner of the Primary School category. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Overall winner Emily Anderson took home $2000. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Chloe Maguire, runner-up in the High School category. Photo: Nico Lombardo. DOZENS of talented young students submitted their artwork to the Wings over Wetlands art competition, signalling a renewed interest in the environment and […]

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 […]

A volunteer from the Port Stephens Koala Hospital cutting browse for the koalas. Photo: Port Stephens Koala Hospital. Volunteers from the Port Stephens Koala Hospital at their plantation. Photo: Port Stephens Koala Hospital. Port Stephens Mayor Leah Anderson and Port Stephens Koala Hospital General Manager Karen Varker with the new Koala Tree Guide. Photo: Port […]