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Finalists named in 2025 Hunter Manufacturing Awards

THE finalists of the Hunter Manufacturing Awards (HMA) have been announced for 2025, recognising the breadth and capability of the manufacturing sector across the Hunter, Central Coast, Mid North Coast and surrounding regions. A record number of entries were received this year, reflecting a strong mix of first-time entrants, emerging start-ups and established industry leaders. […]

Local News

Winners revealed in HIA Hunter Housing Awards

BUTLER Building won the pinnacle award at the 2025 HIA Hunter Housing and Kitchen & Bathrooms Awards, being presented the HIA Hunter Home of the Year award for a project described as “nothing short of a masterpiece”. The Awards were announced on 18 October in front of a capacity audience of industry leaders and peers […]

Police

Police appeal for information on Anna Bay armed hold up

Screenshots from the CCTV footage released by NSW Police. Screenshots from the CCTV footage released by NSW Police. DETECTIVES have released CCTV footage as they appeal for public assistance in relation to an armed hold up that occurred last year. Shortly after 8pm on Thursday 18 April 2024 officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District responded […]

Community

Aussie Bird Count underway this week

THE 2025 Aussie Bird Count, one of Australia’s largest citizen science events, began on Monday. This national celebration of our unique and diverse birdlife will run to Sunday, 26 October 2025. BirdLife Australia invites people of all ages to take just 20 minutes out of their day to spot, identify, and count the birds around […]

Community

Aboriginal Business Roundtable spotlights cultural tourism

Dwayne Bannon-Harrison, Chair of the NSW Aboriginal Tourism Operators Council. A smoking ceremony welcomed guests to the roundtable. A panel discussion featuring Phil Lockyer, Sharon Winsor and Andrew Smith. Speed networking at the event. REPRESENTATIVES from the Aboriginal business and cultural tourism sectors came together at the Murrook Culture Centre in Williamtown for the eighth […]

Port Stephens

Councillors not supportive of ‘blanket ban on powered vessels’

FOUR independent Port Stephens councillors have released a statement seeking to clarify their position on a proposed ban on “powered vessels” in local waterways. In February the four councillors backed a unanimously supported motion requesting that Transport for NSW complete an “urgent review into jet ski usage, including speed limits for all personal watercraft and […]

Port Stephens

Port Stephens Council reviewing ‘Our Incredible Place Strategy’

PORT Stephens residents can now have their say on a review of Council’s “Our Incredible Place Strategy”, with a survey now live. “First adopted in 2021, the strategy provides Council, local businesses and the community with a blueprint on how to work together to grow and celebrate Port Stephens’ unique identity,” Council said in a […]

Local News

Port Stephens researcher captures the moment a humpback whale and calf breach the surface

LOCAL cetacean researcher Leanne Maffesoni has captured the breathtaking moment a humpback whale and its calf breached the water off Port Stephens. “We saw several mum and calf pairs heading south, however this female calf and her mum were next level,” Leanne said. Leanne has spent over 27 years photographing cetaceans along the east coast […]

Regional

Citizen scientists called on to spot underwater flowers

A NEW citizen science project led by UNSW Sydney is inviting beachgoers, snorkelers and divers to spot and share photographs of seagrass flowers along Australia’s coasts. The endangered seagrass Posidonia australis forms rich underwater meadows that capture carbon, support fisheries, and help stabilise shorelines. It’s one of the most important habitats in coastal ecosystems but […]

Regional

Health, housing and jobs stifling the country dream

A QUIET life in the countryside appeals to nearly half of Australia’s city residents, but concerns about access to health care, housing and jobs are stopping them making the move. Country Australia is on track to become home to 11 million people by 2032, or 40 percent of the population, while 40 percent of people […]