Guided play at Medowie Christian School. Photos: Supplied by the school (MCS).
Guided play at Medowie Christian School. Photos: Supplied by the school (MCS). MEDOWIE Christian School is taking a fresh, whole‑school approach to student wellbeing that begins not in the classroom but in the playground. During break times, staff have introduced a structured Supported Play Model that uses guided soccer games to help the youngest students […]
“I HAVE just returned from a fantastic overseas holiday where the weather was perfect and the fishing excellent. Magnificent scenery and a fascinating local history. Travel time by boat around about 40 minutes from the entrance to Port Stephens. “Broughton Island is an absolute wonderland with high peaks rolling down to long golden beaches. The […]
With their identifying bushy bottle-brush tail and heart-shaped ears, paired with big, dark eyes, the phascogale are perfectly adapted for their nocturnal, tree-dwelling lifestyle. Photo: Supplied.
A sensor camera captured an elusive phascogale as it moved across the area. Photo: Supplied. With their identifying bushy bottle-brush tail and heart-shaped ears, paired with big, dark eyes, the phascogale are perfectly adapted for their nocturnal, tree-dwelling lifestyle. Photo: Supplied. A BRUSH-tailed phascogale has been captured on motion-sensing cameras in Myall Lakes National Park […]
Associate Professor Paul Tooney and his team volunteered at the Port Stephens Car Show selling hoodies to raise money for brain cancer research. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
FUNDS raised in the latest edition of the Port Stephens Car Show will make all the difference in the fight against brain cancer. While brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children and adults under 40 in Australia, funding in the field remains shockingly lacking. According to Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Experimental […]
Broughton Island holds many secrets. Photo: Supplied by John 'Stinker' Clarke.
I AM continually amazed that so many residents of Port Stephens are yet to visit Broughton Island. I recently returned from a few days, fishing, swimming and wandering around the island, which I believe to be a ‘jewel in the crown’ of this beautiful region. Despite the many times I have visited the island and […]
Vehicles of all kinds, both historical and modern, were exhibited in the streets of Nelson Bay. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
Vehicles of all kinds, both historical and modern, were exhibited in the streets of Nelson Bay. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Thousands of visitors showed up at the biggest edition of the Port Stephens Car Show yet. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Special guest, motorsports legend John Bowe. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Pilot Matt Hall performed nail-biting manoeuvres above the […]
During the ceremony, Maddie Lilley performed a rendition of the Australian national anthem in the Gathang language. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
During the ceremony, Maddie Lilley performed a rendition of the Australian national anthem in the Gathang language. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Mayor Leah Anderson, Uncle Neville Lilley, Maddie Lilley, Wing Commander Vicky Bezuidenhout and Superintendent Wayne Humprey hoist the flags to signal the start of NAIDOC Week 2026. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Uncle Justin Ridgeway performed the […]
Raymond Terrace Lions stalwarts Eileen Findley, Annette Clark and Bob Findley pictured during their Winter Clothing Appeal for We Care Connect.
RAYMOND Terrace Lions Club is celebrating a milestone 70th anniversary of service to the local community. Membership chair Annette Clark says the club is “extremely proud” of its achievements as a volunteer service group over the past seven decades. “Year to year we make a huge difference to this community and to the lives of […]
Council will discuss a revised footprint plan for the Salamander Bay Town Centre in their next meetings. Photo: Mambo-Wanda Wetlands Conservation Group.
PORT Stephens Mayor Leah Anderson, alongside East Ward Councillors Mark Watson, Roz Armstrong and Nathan Errington, met with members of the Mambo-Wanda Wetlands Conservation Group to discuss a revised footprint plan for developments in the Salamander Bay Town Centre. The meeting, which took place on 9 July, confirmed Port Stephens Council’s previous commitment to not […]
Red bins may move to fortnightly collection under the FOGO service, set to begin in 2027.
PORT Stephens residents should prepare for changes to their waste bin usage as Council prepares to fall in line with statewide requirements. All NSW councils must adopt a new Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) service from July 2027. The new service aims to redirect food scraps from general waste to organic waste, and in […]
