Greg Smith in flow through a Tai Chi sequence. Photo: Supplied. Tai Chi Port Stephens students practicing the long form. Photo: Supplied. FOR more than 20 years, local resident Greg Smith has been sharing the ancient practice of Tai Chi with community members, helping people discover a gentle form of movement that combines exercise, relaxation […]

Jess Hodge is an expert in turning waste plastic into 100 per cent recycled materials that can be used for all sorts of purposes. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Some old plastic can be given new life in a sandwich press. Photo: Nico Lombardo EVERYONE knows that recycling plastic is important: bottles go in the yellow bin, […]

NOTA columnist and writer, John ‘Stinker’ Clake was rescued after a boating accident. News Of The Area will bring you more on Stinkers status and story in due course. What we know… About 6pm (Wednesday 24 June 2026), emergency services were alerted after a fisherman failed to return home. A multi-agency marine search and rescue […]

“WHEN our grandson was taken, locked away in a room, we thought the Department of Community and Justice would intervene. They didn’t.” These are the words of local author Denis Bright, who saw his family torn apart by an abuser who, after the end of a toxic marriage to his daughter, attempted to get her […]

AGAINST his wishes, it was organised for young Ken, at the age of five years, to move back into Newcastle to live with his grandparents through the week and attend The Junction Primary School and later Newcastle Boys High School. Ken only ever wanted to become a fisherman like his dad so when he turned […]