PORT Stephens Council has officially launched The Place Is Yours, a youth-led project designed to empower young people to shape their community, build new skills, and foster a sense of pride in Raymond Terrace Funded through a $50,000 Youth Opportunities Grant from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, The Place Is Yours aims to […]

THE RSPCA’s Keeping Cats Safe at Home program will be expanded to another 19 local council areas in NSW, including Port Stephens. The $6 million information and advice program, funded by the NSW Environmental Trust and supported by the NSW Government, aims to curb the impact cats have on our native wildlife and help domestic […]

FOUR teens have been charged after allegedly stealing a car and fleeing from police. About 6am on Sunday 26 October police received a report that a stolen Mazda SUV had been driving dangerously on the Pacific Highway, Tomago, with reports passengers were throwing items at other drivers. Officers attached to Maitland Highway Patrol attended and […]

THE state’s peak farm body says Newcastle and the Hunter Valley have a golden opportunity to build a strong future around agriculture as it transitions from coal. Last Thursday NSW Farmers Board Director Bronwyn Petrie launched “Beyond Coal: New Growth for Newcastle and the Hunter”, a discussion paper which laid out how the region could […]