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Mambo-Wanda Wetlands Conservation Group want long-term guarantees

WHILE Port Stephens Council (PSC) has committed not to build on the wetlands buffer zone near the Salamander Bay Town Centre, the Mambo-Wanda Wetlands Conservation Group is concerned about the lack of long-term guarantees for the future of the area. During the Council meeting on 25 August 2026, PSC will discuss an updated footprint for […]

Business, Community, Local News, Regional

New editor for News Of The Area newspaper group

Eve with a few of her favourite things – eight different mastheads of News Of The Area. Photo: Angus Cheetham. Freckle, the sick little bird who grew up and identified as a homing pigeon, with his rescuer. Photo: Angus Cheetham. EVE Nesmith has been named Editor of News Of The Area, the family-owned independent local […]

School

Medowie Christian School’s supported play model builds early confidence and connection

Guided play at Medowie Christian School. Photos: Supplied by the school (MCS). MEDOWIE Christian School is taking a fresh, whole‑school approach to student wellbeing that begins not in the classroom but in the playground. During break times, staff have introduced a structured Supported Play Model that uses guided soccer games to help the youngest students […]

Highlights

Broughton Island wonderland

“I HAVE just returned from a fantastic overseas holiday where the weather was perfect and the fishing excellent. Magnificent scenery and a fascinating local history. Travel time by boat around about 40 minutes from the entrance to Port Stephens. “Broughton Island is an absolute wonderland with high peaks rolling down to long golden beaches. The […]

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Rare native marsupial spotted in Myall Lakes after 13-year absence

A sensor camera captured an elusive phascogale as it moved across the area. Photo: Supplied. With their identifying bushy bottle-brush tail and heart-shaped ears, paired with big, dark eyes, the phascogale are perfectly adapted for their nocturnal, tree-dwelling lifestyle. Photo: Supplied. A BRUSH-tailed phascogale has been captured on motion-sensing cameras in Myall Lakes National Park […]

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Port Stephens Car Show raises $30K for the fight against brain cancer

FUNDS raised in the latest edition of the Port Stephens Car Show will make all the difference in the fight against brain cancer. While brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children and adults under 40 in Australia, funding in the field remains shockingly lacking. According to Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Experimental […]

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Broughton Island fishing hotspots revealed

I AM continually amazed that so many residents of Port Stephens are yet to visit Broughton Island. I recently returned from a few days, fishing, swimming and wandering around the island, which I believe to be a ‘jewel in the crown’ of this beautiful region. Despite the many times I have visited the island and […]

Event, Featured

Thousands gather for biggest Port Stephens Car Show yet

Vehicles of all kinds, both historical and modern, were exhibited in the streets of Nelson Bay. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Thousands of visitors showed up at the biggest edition of the Port Stephens Car Show yet. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Special guest, motorsports legend John Bowe. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Pilot Matt Hall performed nail-biting manoeuvres above the […]

Featured

Port Stephens community celebrates 50 years of NAIDOC Week with flag raising ceremony

During the ceremony, Maddie Lilley performed a rendition of the Australian national anthem in the Gathang language. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Mayor Leah Anderson, Uncle Neville Lilley, Maddie Lilley, Wing Commander Vicky Bezuidenhout and Superintendent Wayne Humprey hoist the flags to signal the start of NAIDOC Week 2026. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Uncle Justin Ridgeway performed the […]

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Lions mark 70 years of volunteer service to Raymond Terrace community

RAYMOND Terrace Lions Club is celebrating a milestone 70th anniversary of service to the local community. Membership chair Annette Clark says the club is “extremely proud” of its achievements as a volunteer service group over the past seven decades. “Year to year we make a huge difference to this community and to the lives of […]