Kerry Porter braced herself against the quake.
Kerry Porter braced herself against the quake. The location of the earthquake. BULAHDELAH woke to an earthquake at 7.50am on Tuesday, 16 September. The earthquake occurred about two kilometres southwest of Bulahdelah at an initial depth of about 10.4 kilometres below the epicentre (surface), as reported by Geoscience Australia. The quake registered a magnitude of […]
Newcastle Airport received four major awards last Friday night in Newcastle.
NEWCASTLE Airport has taken out four major honours at the 2025 Business Hunter Awards, including the coveted Business of the Year title. The airport also received the Contribution to the Region and Excellence in Sustainability awards, while Airlines and Partnerships Manager Matthew Borger received the Outstanding Employee award. The honours were handed out in front […]
OYSTER farmers are reporting a mass mortality of oysters from leases in the Myall River, estimating stock losses worth over $4 million. They believe run-off from acid sulfate soils entering the estuary to be the cause. The leases in question are opposite the Winda Woppa reserve, downstream from the Singing Bridge that connects Tea Gardens […]
Mikayla and Sharon in care. Photo: Port Stephens Koala Hospital.
WHEN koala mum Mikayla was hit by a car, the dedicated volunteers and staff at Port Stephens Koala Hospital swung into action. The hospital’s vets operated on Mikayla’s multiple facial injuries while her uninjured joey, Sharon, was cared for in the hospital facility. To help more injured koalas like Mikayla, the hospital is calling for […]
Week 9 PBL winners.
THE Term 3 Week 9 winners of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards have been revealed. Week 8 winners: Irrawang PS: Aubree has been nominated for her outstanding teamwork, sportsmanship and respect to everyone at the recent NSW Oz Tag Championships’. Aubree represented Irrrawang with pride and demonstrated that she is a safe, responsible learner […]
IMAGINE waking one morning to find the sky torn open by a glowing fireball racing towards Earth. It sounds like science fiction, but it isn’t. Our planet sits in a cosmic shooting gallery. Asteroids and comets – leftovers from the birth of the solar system – cruise through space, and sometimes their paths cross ours. […]
LAURENCE Gordon was born in Ashfield in 1922. His parents Valentine and Marg were lightkeepers and arrived on the Port Stephens Outer Light in the same year with elder children Rex, Gloria and Trevor. At the time father Valentine was the assistant keeper to Ted Priest whose wife Nelly was Laurence’s godmother. Lawrence lived on […]
A PARLIAMENTARY committee will review the NSW Reconstruction Authority’s response to May’s record-breaking flood event. After entire townships were left isolated and thousands of homes and businesses were damaged, the NSW Reconstruction Authority has been leading recovery operations, including coordinating clean-up and repair efforts. A NSW Parliament Joint Select Committee has recently commenced an inquiry […]
Groups will be demonstrating various arts and crafts.
A photographic exhibition at the Arts Centre. Groups will be demonstrating various arts and crafts. EVERYONE will be welcome at the Port Stephens Community Arts Centre Annual Spring Affair on Saturday 20 September. With 17 different groups working together, visitors will see demonstrations of Bonsai tree shaping, working with fabrics, life drawing, mosaic work, painting, […]
THE Term 3 Week 8 winners of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards have been revealed. Week 8 winners: Irrawang PS: Savannah has been nominated for her willingness to assist others. She goes out of her way to include others in games and activities showing them care, kindness and patience. Her respectful behaviour and positive […]
