One of the first TOFFs classes run by Laraine Dunn - circa the 1990s.
TOFFs founding member Laraine Dunn raises her glass to 38 years of exercising in The Bay. Some of the TOFFs club members corralled for an exercise class at the PCYC at Nelson Bay. One of the first TOFFs classes run by Laraine Dunn – circa the 1990s. THE Tomaree Over Fifties Fitness (TOFFs) community recently […]
Urgent care clinics provide walk-in, bulk-billed treatment for urgent but non-life-threatening emergencies.
AN expressions of interest (EOI) process to establish a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) in Maitland closed on 15 July. The EOI was open to existing general practices, community health centres and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. Fifty new Medicare UCCs were announced in the 2025-26 Budget, set to provide walk-in, bulk-billed treatment for urgent […]
Facilitators Chris Rapaport and Ben Grover opening the community catch-up event at Little Beach.
Facilitators Chris Rapaport and Ben Grover opening the community catch-up event at Little Beach. Conch player Donna May calling in a sense of unity and connection. Anna Bay attendee Dylan Brown in the ice bath. THE air was crisp but the rising sun took the edge off the fresh Port Stephens dawn as Talk2MeBro held […]
Whiteley Executive Chairman Dr Greg Whiteley with Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington at last Thursday’s opening.
Whiteley Executive Chairman Dr Greg Whiteley with Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington at last Thursday’s opening. The new Human Therapeutics Plant will create 30 new jobs. FAMILY-OWNED Australian manufacturer Whiteley has officially opened its new Human Therapeutics Plant in Tomago. The $25 million purpose-built plant will manufacture alcohol-based hand rubs and over-the-counter medicines for […]
Private insurers will soon cover some complementary treatments. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS.
WHEN Peter Hill walked into his first pilates class, he had to warm-up for the warm-up. With a feeble lower back and taut hamstrings, the then 63-year-old was hoping the therapy could aid his pain. Six years later, he can dart and dash with little-to-no trouble. “Occasionally I might have a bit of a twinge […]
Aedes aegypti mosquito ready for a meal, followed by laying eggs in your birdbath. Photo: Dr Cameron Webb.
Aedes aegypti mosquito ready for a meal, followed by laying eggs in your birdbath. Photo: Dr Cameron Webb. This backyard birdbath, filled by the recent rains, contains dozens of mosquito larvae that can mature within a week. The black spots are mosquito eggs or pupae, ready to hatch. MOSQUITO numbers are set to soar due […]
This roof leak went unnoticed until the heaviest rains fell, again using wood as transmission to the lowest point.
HIDDEN dangers exist in practically every house and property, many only exposed after an incident like the heavy rainfall that the region received over the last weeks. Mould, which naturally exists almost everywhere, loves moisture and poorly-lit areas that lack decent ventilation, such as walls or wallpaper, ceilings, bathroom tiles, carpets, insulation material and wood. […]
Students were keen to get into the discussion about sports dreams and goal-setting.
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) […]
RN Claire, training a new staff member.
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 […]
BOAT Harbour’s Sarah Chippindale, a beloved member of the Port Stephens community, podcast co-host of the popular The Chronically Unbalanced, and marriage celebrant, is the inspiration behind an ambitious fundraising effort for MS Australia. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) as a teenager, Sarah has lived bravely with the condition for 16 years. However, a recent […]
