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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The new action plan is designed to curb the increasing homelessness rates. Photo: Affordable Housing Action Plan, Port Stephens Council. While more than 20,000 households qualify for affordable housing in Port Stephens, very little is available. Photo: Affordable Housing Action Plan, Port Stephens Council. PORT Stephens Council (PSC) has put the new draft Affordable Housing […]

AFTER more than two years of construction, $2.24 billion in funding and 1.6 million cubic meters of earth removed, the M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace has finally been opened more than a year ahead of schedule. Last month, locals got to walk on foot on a section of the newly completed road, but […]