Marine Rescue Shoalhaven’s Mark Schwegler retrieves target during the challenge. Photo: ARO. Marine Rescue Sussex Inlet volunteer Glenn Write. Photo: ARO. MARINE Rescue NSW volunteers from the Hunter and Port Stephens regions took part in the Australasian Rescue Organisation’s Australasian Rescue Boat Challenge at Penrith Whitewater Stadium. Port Stephens local Daryl Jurd, from Marine Rescue […]

The Lemon Tree Passage road will receive $715,150 in funding. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Intersection of Gan Gan Road and Frost Road. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. THREE local roads with a history of serious crashes are set for safety improvements after Port Stephens Council secured $2.4 million in Black Spot funding. Frost Road at Anna Bay, Newline […]

Fathers and children bonding together, thanks to woodworking. Photo: Nico Lombardo Fathers and children bonding together, thanks to woodworking. Photo: Nico Lombardo A PRESCHOOL in Nelson Bay prepared for Father’s Day with a workshop bringing parents and children together in a hands-on woodworking experience. At Karingal Preschool, Nelson Bay, it is a yearly tradition for […]

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 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. 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]