THE works of well-known local artist Robyn Killen currently grace the walls at Tilligerry Art Gallery, in Lemon Tree Passage.

NEW data released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) shows the state’s prison population reached 13,133 in December 2025, an increase of 8.5 percent (1,026 people) over the ...

A WHALE caught in ropes can be clearly visible one moment and gone beneath the water the next. For ORRCA volunteers watching ...

SEVERAL girls and young women from Raymond Terrace and Medowie are members of the Waratah Girls Choir, which was recently ...

The Garage Sale Trail, Australia’s biggest second-hand festival, is coming to Port Stephens for its last edition. Residents ...

EVERYONE can remember the first fish they caught, whether it be was cracker bream or monster mulloway. The excitement, in ...

NELSON Bay’s Mick Lennon and Martin Shiner have returned home with international gold medals from the 2026 Asia Pacific ...

PROMISING Nelson Bay FC juniors Elke Moltzen and Zoe Wild have been selected for the Newcastle Football Player Development ...

DEAR News Of The Area, ON Saturday I rang for an ambulance for my wife, who has cancer. She was sent home and took a turn for the worse. I rang at 5:15pm and was told it would be about an hour. After ...

LETTER: Halifax to Harwood shared path Robyn Killen oil paintings on show at Tilligerry Art Gallery LETTER: Please just get the bloody basics right Karuah Oyster and Timber Festival brings community ...

A stallholder with her handmade paper flowers and models at the Medowie Lions Art and Craft Fair. Photo: Althea Guinsberg.

Bonsai expert Melanie Delaney showed exhibition patrons how to create a bonsai composition. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Dozens of ...