Paul, Dru and Patrick, cooking for the community. Photo: Supplied by Medowie Lions Club.
Paul, Dru and Patrick, cooking for the community. Photo: Supplied by Medowie Lions Club. Ann and vice-president Patrick get ready for their next fund-raiser. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. MEDOWIE Lions Club members have had one of their busiest years yet, giving more than $54,000 back to the community while clocking up thousands of volunteer hours. Club […]
Kiralea at Rankin Park with her son, who lives with autism, and her daughter.
Kiralea at Rankin Park with her son, who lives with autism, and her daughter. Kiralea at her mother’s home with her sisters. (Photos: Courtesy of Kiralea Powell.) THE turning point in Kiralea Powell’s life came in October 2020, when she was first diagnosed with a brain tumour. The aggressive meningioma would soon upend her health, […]
Bar-Tailed Godwit. Photo: Stephanie Owen.
Bar-Tailed Godwit. Photo: Stephanie Owen. Latham’s Snipe. Photo: Stephanie Owen. WINNING artworks of the Wings over Wetlands competition, which celebrates the annual arrival of migratory shorebirds in local wetlands, will be showcased at Roy Wood Reserve on Sunday, 13 September, from 11 am to 2 pm. Wings over Wetlands is the result of a partnership […]
The Port Stephens Unplugged board. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
PORT Stephens Unplugged, the nonprofit movement that aims to empower the community to counter children’s overuse of technology, was launched recently. “Unplugged is a movement that was created because no one – no parent, no school, no part of the community – is to blame for what’s happening with kids overusing screens,” psychologist and founding […]
23 Soldiers Point Road, Soldiers Point: the Blackbutt tree on the right will be removed under the DA. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
PORT Stephens Council has approved a controversial development application for eight multi-dwelling houses at 23 Soldiers Point Road, Soldiers Point, following a split among councillors. The site is currently occupied by a single-storey house, boat sheds and vegetation, which will be removed. Four councillors raised objections to the development, which aims to encourage more infill […]
Rotary scholarship recipients Zoe Beks and Olivia Smith with Geoff Robinson, president of Rotary Club of Nelson Bay. Photo: Rotary Club of Nelson Bay.
Three local students pursuing careers in engineering, social work and medicine have received a helping hand with their studies, with the benefits of that support expected to flow back into the Tomaree community. The Rotary Club of Nelson Bay has awarded its 2026 Centenary Scholarships to Salamander Bay’s Billy Diemar and local women Olivia Smith […]
PORT Stephens Council’s investigation into the large electrical cabinets appearing across Medowie and surrounding suburbs is ongoing, with the operator still yet to provide clear information about the purpose or contents of the units. Council previously confirmed the boxes were installed without prior notification and that, during a meeting with the company believed to be […]
“Are there many sharks around Port Stephens? Yes, there are, not as many as there were."
IT’S about this time of the year that we all become increasingly jumpy at the prospect of coming face-to-face with a creature from the deep. Port Stephens has a long history involving sharks.They were so common in the 1930s that an industry was based in Pindimar to catch and process sharks for their oil, skin, […]
Sing Port Stephens founders are proud of the creativity, social connectivity, and gentle workout for the heart, lungs, brain and body that singing provides. Photo: Supplied by Sing Port Stephens.
Sing Port Stephens founders are proud of the creativity, social connectivity, and gentle workout for the heart, lungs, brain and body that singing provides. Photo: Supplied by Sing Port Stephens. From left: Ray Dean, Pam Cleland and Mark Doro at Sing Port Stephens in July 2026. Photo: Supplied by Sing Port Stephens. A SIMPLE invitation […]
Port Stephens Council staff dressed in green during Homelessness Week. Photo supplied by Port Stephens Council.
MORE than 650 people in Port Stephens were assigned a homelessness case worker last financial year, underscoring the growing demand for support across the local community. The figure includes 170 children, while 213 people said domestic and family violence was the reason they became homeless. Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Services (PSFaNS), the region’s specialist […]
