The southern accessway to Bennetts Beach at Hawks Nest was cordoned off by Surf Club volunteers.
MYALL Coast towns were spared the worst of the recent rain and flooding event, due mainly to their topography, but the connections to surrounding townships are proving as important as ever. North Arm Cove and Bundabah benefited from their hilly, rocky terrain, providing natural drainage for the heavy downpours last week, although fallen tree and […]
PSP Managing Director Charles Andrea, Mayor of Port Stephens Leah Anderson, Koori Colours Art Gallery artist Jason Russell, PSP Manager Kerri Russell and General Manager Rob Peel.
A COLOURFUL new addition to the Taylors Beach industrial landscape is set to be unveiled on 20 June 2025. A strikingly large mural has been completed on the PSP Hospitality Supplies (PSP) building on Port Stephens Drive, owned by Basma and Spiro Andrea. The mural, titled “Creating Connections” and measuring 30m x 10m, was created […]
Aedes aegypti mosquito ready for a meal, followed by laying eggs in your birdbath. Photo: Dr Cameron Webb.
Aedes aegypti mosquito ready for a meal, followed by laying eggs in your birdbath. Photo: Dr Cameron Webb. This backyard birdbath, filled by the recent rains, contains dozens of mosquito larvae that can mature within a week. The black spots are mosquito eggs or pupae, ready to hatch. MOSQUITO numbers are set to soar due […]
Fodder is being air-dropped to farmers in need.
HELICOPTERS have provided isolated farmers with emergency fodder for their stranded livestock, as part of a range of support available to flood-affected farmers across the Mid North Coast, North Coast and Hunter. As of midday Saturday, 24 May, there had been 43 helicopter aerial drops of fodder, and nearly 131 emergency fodder drops by other […]
Authorities are warning that scammers may attempt to exploit the recent natural disaster through fake fundraising appeals. Photo: NSW SES.
PREDATORY scammer activity is predicted to skyrocket in the wake of the recent rains and flood disasters. In the aftermath of severe flooding, the State Government is urging people to remain vigilant when donating to recovery efforts. As communities recover and rebuild, authorities are warning that scammers may attempt to exploit the situation through fake […]
THE Albanese and Minns Governments have activated disaster assistance to communities in Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the Hunter and Mid North Coast following severe weather, including heavy rainfall. The NSW Government’s Natural Disaster Declaration applies to the LGAs of Bellingen, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Dungog, Kempsey, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, MidCoast, Nambucca, […]
CWA members from Nelson Bay: Byril Cossini and Evelyn Wilson (Nelson Bay CWA Evening Branch), Deb Schaefer (Hunter River Group President), Lee Bootland and Nell Carter (Nelson Bay CWA Branch). Photo: Pauline Cain.
NEWS Of The Area joined more than 600 delegates and another 200 observers at the Country Women’s Association’s 103rd State Conference in Wagga Wagga last week. In a statement to media ahead of the conference, CWA of NSW president Joy Beames said, “The high number of motions delegates will be asked to vote on this […]
The survey seeks to evaluate speed behaviour and community attitudes to speeding.
FOLLOWING on from National Road Safety Week (May 11-18), Port Stephens Council is encouraging the community to participate in a survey about road safety as part of the Community Action for Safe Speeds (CASS) study. The CASS study, led by researchers from The George Institute for Global Health, aims to find innovative ways to reduce […]
The Hunter region is lagging on indicators of a shift to an economy powered by decarbonised exports. Photo: Michael Gorton/AAP PHOTOS.
SLOW project approvals, energy storage gaps and investment uncertainty are proving hurdles to cutting greenhouse gas emissions from heavy industry. For the Hunter, a region eyeing off green industrial exports as global demand for its coal wanes, the transition has not been all smooth sailing. Government support for clean tech innovation and steps to retrain […]
This roof leak went unnoticed until the heaviest rains fell, again using wood as transmission to the lowest point.
HIDDEN dangers exist in practically every house and property, many only exposed after an incident like the heavy rainfall that the region received over the last weeks. Mould, which naturally exists almost everywhere, loves moisture and poorly-lit areas that lack decent ventilation, such as walls or wallpaper, ceilings, bathroom tiles, carpets, insulation material and wood. […]
