MUSICNSW has released a new report detailing how to strengthen regional and remote music, setting a map for action for government, industry and communities across NSW. The report gathers insights from 80-plus representatives from across the NSW music sector. The contributors participated in a NSW Roundtable held at the 2025 Regional and Remote Music Summit […]
The Italia Star aground in the middle of the harbour.
IT WAS in the early evening of Sunday March 15 1959, that a cyclone had built a huge sea with crashing surf and whitewater breaking across the entrance to Port Stephens. The sea was rolling into the Port as far as Corlette. Conditions on the water were extremely hazardous. Sydney based, Italian owned trawlers had […]
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate a woman missing from Nelson Bay. Brittany Cleary, 32, was last seen on Teramby Road on Wednesday 31 December. When she was unable to be located or contacted, she was reported missing on 2 January. Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District have commenced inquiries into her […]
East of the Outer Light.
WITHOUT doubt January is the craziest month of the year in Port Stephens. We are a tourist town and we survive on tourism so for all the local business houses this is the time to pay the rent. For we fishers problems do arise including access to boat ramps and cleaning tables. There is an […]
Dolphin friendships can last decades - they surf waves together, rest side-by-side and build deep, stable alliances that look remarkably like human relationships. Photos: Dr Simon Allen, Shark Bay Dolphin Research.
Dolphin friendships can last decades – they surf waves together, rest side-by-side and build deep, stable alliances that look remarkably like human relationships. Photos: Dr Simon Allen, Shark Bay Dolphin Research. Dolphin friendships can last decades – they surf waves together, rest side-by-side and build deep, stable alliances that look remarkably like human relationships. Photos: […]
Free camping is available at Chichester State Forest, near Dungog. Photo: NSW State Forests.
NSW State Forests are open for free, pet‑friendly camping from the coast to the high country. There are almost 500 State Forests and many offer camping facilities where dogs, under their owner’s control, are welcome. Campfires are also permitted, outside of fire bans. “State Forests are a fabulous resource for the community,” Manager Tourism and […]
Champion Wayne Coles with a monster mulloway caught in one metre of water at Soldiers Point.
MULLOWAY are remarkable fish for many reasons. Growing in excess of 40kg, huge mulloway can be caught in knee deep water or deep water over the outside reefs. Inside the Port, mulloway will roam from the upper reaches of the Karuah River and Tilligerry Creek, throughout North Arm Cove into the Port from Swan Bay […]
Adelaine road testing her mobility scooter as Lions Club members look on.
A SPARKLE of Christmas joy has rolled into the life of Anna Bay resident Adelaine, who has been gifted a brand-new Charger Top Gun Avenger mobility scooter thanks to the Soldiers Point Lions Club, in conjunction with the Lions NSW-ACT Sight and Health Foundation Ltd. The much-needed scooter will allow Adelaine to move independently around […]
A MAN has been charged with murder after an elderly woman was found dead at a home in Fern Bay. About 12.30pm on Thursday 18 December 2025, a 61-year-old man attended Newcastle Police Station in relation to an incident at a home in Fern Bay. Officers attached to Port Stephens Hunter Police District attended a […]
Georgie, Indie, Mila, Alice and Harper enjoyed a night of wholesome family fun. Photo: KPA. Indie and Georgie got their order in for Christmas Day. Photo: KPA. Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage came from across the bay. Photo: KPA. THE Karuah community came together for a special night of carol singing and festive fun at […]
