RUNNERS from Port Stephens’ sister cities Bellingham in Washington State and Tateyama in Japan have much to be proud of after participating in the Hunter Valley Marathon (Winery Run) on 20 July. Two visitors from Bellingham (Molly and Nathan Bock) and one from Japan (Toshiyuki Hirayama) ran the full marathon while Masashi Abe ran the […]

AS Australia and the world grapple with global warming and increased bushfire risks, University of South Australia ecologists are turning their attention to the impact of prescribed burning on native animals. In a new study published in “The International Journal of Wildland Fire”, researchers investigated the maximum temperatures that lizards could experience during prescribed (controlled) […]

THE Term 3 Week 1 winners of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards have been revealed. Irrawang PS: Cooper exemplifies the values of a safe and responsible learner, consistently showing respect in all interactions. As a sporting champion representing IPS in various competitions, including the recent Hunter Cross Country event, he demonstrates good sportsmanship by […]

Stanley Park stands today in Fullerton Cove. Stanley Park stands today in Fullerton Cove. WHILE researching my latest book “Marsh Road” I came across the name “Gentleman Smith”. It was he whose cattle were tended in the Fullerton Cove and Anna Bay area by a convict assigned to him who was simply referred to as […]

Christine Prietto will be representing the Hunter Wetlands at the Ramsar Conference. Melissa New’s photograph of a swan and its cynets. Sarah Nelson’s photograph of a spider. THE region will be represented on the world stage when the Hunter Wetlands Centre attends the 15th Conference on the International Convention for Wetlands this month. The Hunter […]

PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese has backed a greater role for the government in childcare as he prepares to push through legislation tightening up the sector following horrifying allegations of child abuse at Melbourne early learning centres. Universal affordable childcare was identified by the prime minister during the recent federal election as the one reform he’d […]

The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays and and other marine life. The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays and and other marine life. MARINE algal blooms […]

Tomago Aluminium staff. Danny Eather and Graeme Rowe from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, Tomago Aluminium CEO Jerome Dozol, Potline Operator and AWU Union Delegate Troy Doherty, and AWU NSW Vice President Cameron Wright. TOMAGO Aluminium donated $150,000 to local charities and community organisations in June, the result of 12 months of fundraising through its […]

Dad Sam Gliddon wrestles with a cracker Dhufish. Young Jack Gliddon struggles with a Geographe Bay squid as big as himself. I HAVE just returned from a trip to Western Australia which can be best described with one word – big! Everything in WA seems to be bigger than we have to offer in NSW. […]

SSS Salamander. Photo: State Library Victoria. Just imagine what the Worimi thought as the ‘Salamander’ sailed into the port. STUDYING local history, one of the most fascinating events was the sailing of the ship “Salamander” through the heads into the calm waters of Port Stephens late in 1791, becoming the first ship to enter the […]