The 28 April Port Stephens Council meeting. Screenshot: PSC.
CHANGES to Port Stephens Council’s Code of Meeting Practices have divided councillors, with amendments formally endorsed at their April meeting. In October 2025, Council started reviewing the time councillors and the public were allowed to consider business papers ahead of meetings. It has now voted to amend clause 3.8 of the Code of Meeting Practices, […]
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher are facing questions about the budget. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS.
POTENTIAL changes to negative gearing or capital gains tax in the federal budget would not be breaking the trust of voters, the treasurer says. As Jim Chalmers prepares to hand down his fifth budget, the government faces accusations it is coming after “mum and dad” investors as family trusts join capital gains tax discounts and […]
The centralised body will support existing local arrangements by coordinating resources and using technology to plan and deliver hazard reduction more efficiently across the state. Photo: NSW Government.
A NEW multi-agency taskforce has been launched to accelerate hazard reduction and better protect communities across NSW. Launched by the NSW Government, Taskforce Fire Guard will bring together fire agencies and land managers to strengthen coordination and prioritise high risk areas over the coming months. Operating from the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) State Operations […]
The Fingal Spit posed no problem to Harry Cleary.
I’VE often wondered how the Fingal Island light keepers and their families survived in the very early years with the unreliability of fresh food, particularly after the land artery was washed away in 1891. Isolated on the island with little to no contact with the mainland, the families relied heavily on dried foods and what […]
EVERY fisherman dreams of catching the big one – the fish that turns an ordinary day on the water into a season-long bragging right. But what if I told you there’s a way to plan your fishing trips like a pro, know when the bite will be at its best, and head home feeling like […]
Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service.
Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service. Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service. Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service. Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service. Photographer Cory Small beautifully captured the atmosphere of the solemn service. […]
Tomaree Headland Heritage Group representatives Grenville Stevens, Peter Clough and Leon Squires, who advocate for long term fixes to transport and access challenges in Fingal and Shoal Bay.
A SHUTTLE bus trial in the Tomaree Headland precinct has sparked renewed calls for a broader, long-term transport strategy across Shoal Bay and Fingal Bay, as pressure from tourism and development continues to mount. At its meeting on 24 March, Port Stephens Council resolved to review the findings of the Tomaree Headland shuttle bus trial […]
The awe of meeting a ray up close and personal, as experienced by one of the students from Medowie Christian School. Photo: supplied.
The awe of meeting a ray up close and personal, as experienced by one of the students from Medowie Christian School. Photo: supplied. Ocean lessons come alive for Medowie Year 1 students on a recent excursion to Irukandji Shark and Ray Encounters. Photo: supplied. YOUNG learners from Medowie Christian School have taken their ocean studies […]
FIVE animal rehoming organisations across the Hunter are sharing in more than $150,000 in funding, delivered as part of the first round of the NSW Government’s $6 million Companion Animal Welfare and Rehoming Grants program. This funding will support projects like the construction of a new cattery, and subsidising desexing, microchipping and vaccination. Successful grant […]
The march to the Dawn Service. Photos: Amanda Green.
The march to the Dawn Service. Photos: Amanda Green. Medowie RSL sub-Branch President Bernie Edmonds. The Catafalque Party. Medowie Public School captain Arthur Christie with Squadron Leader James Ward Chaplin. Ilsa Harvey, a 101-year-old war widow, lays a wreath. Liam Bennett and Marley Douglass from Irrawang High Drum Corps. Catherine McAuley Catholic College representatives. Wirreanda […]
