Dennis Massoud at work on Fingal Bay beach.
Dennis Massoud at work on Fingal Bay beach. Dennis Massoud at work on Fingal Bay beach. Some of the art works created on the day. Some of the art works created on the day. Some of the art works created on the day. WORLD-RENOWNED sand sculptor Dennis Massoud gave a unique workshop on Fingal Bay […]
Mav (left) and Alby Nancarrow with a couple of 42cm bream caught off Fingal Beach last Sunday. The boys were using live nippers and ended up with 18 bream, seven whiting and one flathead.
HERE we go! Bream are pouring onto all the beaches from Stockton north to Fingal. Young Maitland visitors Alby Nancarrow and his cousin Nav wandered along Fingal Beach last weekend with a bucket of nippers that were pumped on the sand flats at Corlette. Tossing just behind the shore break the boys hit the jackpot […]
Students from across the region have been recognised for their positive impacts.
A MASSIVE group of local students have been recognised for having a positive impact on the people and communities around them. Here are the latest recipients of Raymond Terrace Community Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards. Irrawang PS: Sage has been nominated for respectfully representing Irrawang Public School at the Raymond Terrace ANZAC Service. She […]
THE NSW Government says it is “working around the clock” to help flood-affected communities get back on their feet following the recent severe weather event on the east coast. Service NSW Centres that were closed due to dangerous conditions, including in Taree, Wauchope, Kempsey and Port Macquarie, have now reopened, with the last centre resuming […]
Marine Parks are not all about fishing.
WITH the Marine Park Advisory Committee soon to be announced it is time for all of us in the community to consider the best possible outcome for the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park (PS-GLMP). The largest by area of the six Marine Parks in NSW, the PS-GLMP stretches from Forster in the north along the […]
The corner of Cunningham St and Curlew Ave shows sand washed over the low beach, cutting access.
KING tides flooded the coastlines and estuaries around Port Stephens from Thursday 29 May, coinciding with the riverine flooding that rocked the hinterland and Mid North Coast. Masses of seaweed and sand were lifted by the tides over the roads at Pindimar North and South, leaving salty flooding, seaweed and debris in its wake. This […]
On Wednesday 28 May strike force detectives executed a search warrant and arrested Mr Pene.
THE former director of the Connect Global drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility has been granted bail after being charged with allegedly perverting the course of justice by falsifying reports about client drug use. Ross Pene, 68, was arrested last Wednesday at the controversial Swan Bay facility, following a year-long investigation. Strike Force Toopuntul was established […]
Authorities are warning that scammers may attempt to exploit the recent natural disaster through fake fundraising appeals. Photo: NSW SES.
PREDATORY scammer activity is predicted to skyrocket in the wake of the recent rains and flood disasters. In the aftermath of severe flooding, the State Government is urging people to remain vigilant when donating to recovery efforts. As communities recover and rebuild, authorities are warning that scammers may attempt to exploit the situation through fake […]
THE Albanese and Minns Governments have activated disaster assistance to communities in Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the Hunter and Mid North Coast following severe weather, including heavy rainfall. The NSW Government’s Natural Disaster Declaration applies to the LGAs of Bellingen, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Dungog, Kempsey, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, MidCoast, Nambucca, […]
Surfing champion and local coach Eden Hasson with star pupil Phenix Ashby-Shaw of Corlette. Phenix charging in the surf. SIX-year old Corlette surfing sensation Phenix Ashby-Shaw has taken the Port Stephens boardriding scene by storm. After picking up his first surfboard five months ago, the Year One St Phillip’s Christian College student at Salamander Bay […]
