THREE leading builders based in the Hunter region have been ranked among the largest residential builders in the nation, according to the HIA-COLORBOND® steel Housing 100 Report for 2024/25. The annual report ranks Australia’s top 100 builders by the number of homes commenced. Leading the way with a total of 2,898 starts in 2024/25, NEX […]
Groundswell Collective volunteers have planted 16 tiny forests in schools and parks across NSW.
LIVING in one of Australia’s fastest growing regional areas, Anna Noon was watching in despair as nature made way for sprawling housing developments. “There was a lot of land clearing happening,” she says of her home at Lake Macquarie in the rapidly-expanding Hunter region. “I knew that was leading to habitat loss, species extinction and […]
BARNARDOS Australia warns that children in regional NSW are bearing the brunt of coercive control, as new crime statistics reveal rural communities are experiencing dramatically higher rates than other areas. The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research quarterly report shows regional NSW recorded 170 coercive control incidents from July 2024 to June 2025 compared […]
Joining the Premier at Medowie was Acting Education Minister Courtney Houssos, Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington and students from Wirreanda and Medowie public schools. Photos: Amanda Green.
Joining the Premier at Medowie was Acting Education Minister Courtney Houssos, Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington and students from Wirreanda and Medowie public schools. Photos: Amanda Green. Joining the Premier at Medowie was Acting Education Minister Courtney Houssos, Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington and students from Wirreanda and Medowie public schools. Photos: Amanda […]
Local students assisted in deploying the hotels.
Local students assisted in deploying the hotels. A diver with the seahorse hotels. A RECORD 1200 White’s seahorses have been released in Port Stephens as part of an effort to save the endangered species. They are Australia’s only threatened seahorse and the second most endangered worldwide. The Minns Labor Government is committed to saving the […]
Artist's impression of the proposal.
MYALL COAST residents are being invited to provide feedback on a proposal to develop an apartment complex on controversial beachside land at Sanderling Avenue, Hawks Nest. An informal drop-in session was held last Wednesday at the Hawks Nest Community Hall by development consultants Mara Consulting, on behalf of developers Core Property Developments and Leric Group. […]
The first koala for this season captured on Council's 'Koala Cam', safely moving through the underpass at Taylors Beach.
SEPTEMBER is Save the Koala Month, offering an opportunity to promote efforts aimed at improving local koala habitats. Mayor Leah Anderson said protecting koala habitats in Port Stephens for future generations is a top priority for Council. “Koalas play an important role in our region’s identity, economy and environment, so it’s incredibly important we work […]
TO help drive the transition to net zero, the Australian Government has set a target to reduce emissions to 62-70 percent below 2005 levels by 2035. It is a step up on Australia’s 2030 target – to reduce emissions to 43 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The government says it represents a “credible contribution […]
Inside the new childcare centre located in the grounds of the Tomaree Community College.
Inside the new childcare centre located in the grounds of the Tomaree Community College. The welcoming frontage of the childcare service. UNDER a brilliant Spring sky, the Tomaree Community College’s new Preschool and Long Day Care Centre was officially opened last Friday, marking a milestone moment for early childhood education in the region. The event […]
With the help of family, carers and Oakfield Ranch staff, Dawn made it to the camels
With the help of family, carers and Oakfield Ranch staff, Dawn made it to the camels Dawn was elated at the opportunity to ride the camels. NINETY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Dawn Byatt has a dream of riding a camel at Birubi Beach each year on her birthday, for as long as she’s able to. Last week carers, family […]
