Women should not have to choose between public office and personal safety. Photo: Magnific.
GENDERED abuse and intimidation is discouraging strong female candidates from standing for office or applying for executive roles, a NSW survey has revealed. The Women for Election survey found 89 per cent of respondents, or almost nine out of 10, had experienced online abuse. Three-quarters said it had worsened over the past two years, and […]
“Are there many sharks around Port Stephens? Yes, there are, not as many as there were."
IT’S about this time of the year that we all become increasingly jumpy at the prospect of coming face-to-face with a creature from the deep. Port Stephens has a long history involving sharks.They were so common in the 1930s that an industry was based in Pindimar to catch and process sharks for their oil, skin, […]
THE Soldiers Point New Vogue & Ballroom Dance Group enjoyed its continued successful comeback following the COVID pandemic period with its milestone Winter Ball on Thursday 30 July. Since the pandemic, the Soldiers Point group has had an average of about 20 dancers per night and the club is working to recover its numbers and […]
Dr Peter Hodges and his medal, certificates, and images of Orélie-Antoine de Tounens and Gustave-Achille Laviarde (photo: Thomas O’Keefe)
RESTAURATEUR Dr Peter Hodges, of Tea Gardens’ Tillerman’s Restaurant, has been named as the Australian Consul for the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia. In August 2025, Peter was awarded the Médaille de la Légion de la Constellation du Sud (Medal of the Legion of the Southern Constellation) by Prince Phillipe III. This honour comes from […]
Be quick - last time this program ran, all available washing machines were snapped up within a week. Image: pvproductions on Magnific.
IF you have a top-loading washing machine and are a pensioner, veteran, social housing tenant or part of a low-income household, you may be eligible to trade your machine in for a brand new 8kg water and energy-efficient front-loader for just $250. The NSW Government’s Washing Machine Exchange Program is back with another 6,000 discounted […]
AN urgency motion calling on the NSW Government to review new restrictions on councillors has been passed by Port Stephens Council, with elected representatives arguing the changes are making it harder to make informed decisions. The motion centres on the NSW Government’s updated Model Code of Meeting Practice, which governs how councils conduct their business. […]
PORT Stephens is no stranger to dangerous bike riders threatening community safety and Council has vowed to handle the matter by requesting that the NSW Government expand police power and review current legislation. There have been several recent reports from Port Stephens locals regarding electricity- and fuel-powered bikes being used to trespass and damage land, […]
MORE than 5000 visitors viewed the Tomaree Museum Association’s (TMA) expanded exhibitions during the past year, and 100 new members joined the historical group. Other highlights from the exhibition program included June’s month-long Valerie Taylor exhibition at the Tomaree Headland Precinct, the annual ANZAC exhibition at the Port Stephens Visitor Information Centre, and the permanent […]
A MAN has been charged over numerous alleged shoplifting incidents in the Port Stephens area. Last month, officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District began an investigation into a number of reported shoplifting incidents that affected retailers in the Salamander and Nelson Bay areas. Around 8;30pm on Saturday, 8 August 2026, police arrested a 27-year-old […]
Some of the glitz, glamour, dance and song on stage at the 2026 NSW Premier’s Gala Concert. Photo: NSW Seniors via Facebook.
THE 2027 NSW Seniors Festival Premier’s Gala Concerts group ticket register launched on Monday, 10 August. Community groups, residential aged care facilities, social groups, Aboriginal organisations, culturally and linguistically diverse organisations and disability organisations with 10 or more attendees are all eligible to secure a spot on the register until 5pm on Friday 11 September. […]
