DETECTIVES are appealing for information following a series of recent grass fires in the Hunter Valley. Between Monday 2 March 2026 and Friday 24 April 2026, a total of 24 grass fires were reported in areas surrounding Singleton. The fires have occurred along Golden Highway at Warkworth, and Mitchell Line of Road, Jerrys Plains Road, […]
Staff from Verto at a previous expo. Photo: Tomaree High School.
THE 2026 Port Stephens Support Services and Community Connections expo comes to Tomaree High School on Wednesday 13 May. Hosted annually by Tomaree High, the event was previously called the Port Stephens Disability Expo. “We have expanded the event to include all support services and partnered with Tomaree Neighbourhood Centre to make it a bigger […]
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher are facing questions about the budget. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS.
POTENTIAL changes to negative gearing or capital gains tax in the federal budget would not be breaking the trust of voters, the treasurer says. As Jim Chalmers prepares to hand down his fifth budget, the government faces accusations it is coming after “mum and dad” investors as family trusts join capital gains tax discounts and […]
The Fingal Spit posed no problem to Harry Cleary.
I’VE often wondered how the Fingal Island light keepers and their families survived in the very early years with the unreliability of fresh food, particularly after the land artery was washed away in 1891. Isolated on the island with little to no contact with the mainland, the families relied heavily on dried foods and what […]
EVERY fisherman dreams of catching the big one – the fish that turns an ordinary day on the water into a season-long bragging right. But what if I told you there’s a way to plan your fishing trips like a pro, know when the bite will be at its best, and head home feeling like […]
Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service.
Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service. Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service. Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service. Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service. Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service. […]
Mullet gather in huge schools and are netted by commercial fishermen for an eager market.
IT is that time of year for the mature mullet to leave the peacefulness of the NSW estuary systems and swim out into the open ocean with all its dangers – including fishermen. Anytime now, unless it has already happened, huge schools of sea mullet will pour out of the Swansea Channel and the Hunter […]
Data shows Australian horticulture experiences average food loss rates of about 20 percent per farm.
AUSTRALIAN fruit and vegetable growers are missing out on the sale of up to a million tonnes of produce annually that never makes it to market. That’s a whopping $2.5 billion a year but a figure dwarfed by the costs linked to such a huge loss. Data shows Australian horticulture experiences average food loss rates […]
Premier Chris Minns and Energy Minister Penny Sharpe want to boost NSW's EV charging network. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)
WAR in the Middle East and associated spiralling diesel costs could spell the perfect time for truck fleets to keep edging closer to electrification. On Tuesday, the NSW government announced an expansion of heavy vehicle electrification incentives as part of its EV roadmap, along with investment in more fast chargers and kerbside charging stations for […]
Commodores Cup Div 1 winner Jambo. Photo: Promocean Media.
Commodores Cup Div 1 winner Jambo. Photo: Promocean Media. Div 2 winner Concealed Weapon. Photo: Promocean Media. Div 3 winner Lunacy. Photo: Promocean Media. Div 4 winner Windwood. Photo: Promocean Media. AFTER five days of competitive but fun racing on the spectacular waterway of Port Stephens and its offshore islands, the final results are in […]
