FOR horses that have experienced neglect, abandonment, or uncertain futures, Hunter Horse Haven Inc. offers a new beginning. Based at Anna Bay, Hunter Horse Haven Rescue is a registered not-for-profit charity dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, retraining and rehoming unwanted horses of all breeds. Horses arrive at the sanctuary from a range of circumstances, including reported […]
Port Stephens Mayor Leah Anderson and Port Stephens Koala Hospital General Manager Karen Varker with the new Koala Tree Guide. Photo: Port Stephens Council.
A volunteer from the Port Stephens Koala Hospital cutting browse for the koalas. Photo: Port Stephens Koala Hospital. Volunteers from the Port Stephens Koala Hospital at their plantation. Photo: Port Stephens Koala Hospital. Port Stephens Mayor Leah Anderson and Port Stephens Koala Hospital General Manager Karen Varker with the new Koala Tree Guide. Photo: Port […]
Motorists using the M1 extension will save 10 minutes of travel time, avoiding the notorious Hexham bottleneck. Image: Transport for NSW.
AFTER more than two years of construction, $2.24 billion in funding and 1.6 million cubic meters of earth removed, the M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace has finally been opened more than a year ahead of schedule. Last month, locals got to walk on foot on a section of the newly completed road, but […]
Marine Rescue Shoalhaven’s Mark Schwegler retrieves target during the challenge. Photo: ARO.
Marine Rescue Shoalhaven’s Mark Schwegler retrieves target during the challenge. Photo: ARO. Marine Rescue Sussex Inlet volunteer Glenn Write. Photo: ARO. MARINE Rescue NSW volunteers from the Hunter and Port Stephens regions took part in the Australasian Rescue Organisation’s Australasian Rescue Boat Challenge at Penrith Whitewater Stadium. Port Stephens local Daryl Jurd, from Marine Rescue […]
SCREEN time in all NSW public schools will be capped from the beginning of Term 1, 2027, as the NSW Government takes action to help curb excessive screen use, improve students’ attention, and lift educational outcomes. Public schools will limit Kindergarten to Year 2 students to 15 minutes a day on laptops, tablets or desktop […]
Keiran Corry (back right), with Special Olympics’ board members and athletes. Photo: Keiran Corry.
Corlette’s Keiran Corry is using his Special Olympics experience to help athletes have a voice locally and across Asia Pacific. Photo: Keiran Corry. Keiran Corry (back right), with Special Olympics’ board members and athletes. Photo: Keiran Corry. PORT Stephens Special Olympics athlete and national leader Keiran Corry is drawing on 25 years with the Special […]
Small moments, Big impact will be a celebration of everyday moments in aged care. Photo: magnific
IT’S time for aged care workers around the country to strike a pose, because Ageing Australia is looking to showcase photographs of the best in the sector. So many people contribute in positive and amazing ways to the care of older Australians, and Ageing Australia is holding a Humans of Aged Care photo competition to […]
Intersection of Gan Gan Road and Frost Road. Photo: Althea Guinsberg.
The Lemon Tree Passage road will receive $715,150 in funding. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Intersection of Gan Gan Road and Frost Road. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. THREE local roads with a history of serious crashes are set for safety improvements after Port Stephens Council secured $2.4 million in Black Spot funding. Frost Road at Anna Bay, Newline […]
The Sea Breeze has a very interesting history. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke.
THE Sea Breeze Hotel was licensed on 10 April, 1893. Its forerunner was the Bay View Hotel, which was operated as a guest house on Fly Point under a license held by Mr Walter Glover in 1891. Walter Glover was the first white child to tread on Nelson Bay beach, according to N E Haug. […]
MEDOWIE High School’s new green space and sporting facilities will be open to the local community outside school hours, ensuring access to its sports courts, ovals and playgrounds on weekends and public holidays. The decision is part of an expansion of the NSW Government’s Share Our Space program, which aims to unlock publicly owned green […]
