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

DEAR News Of The Area, POLITICIANS are quick to use social media when they want to promote an announcement, celebrate a government funding commitment, or take credit for a community project. But what ...

Maggie Beer Foundation Chef Paul McDonald, Harbourside Port Stephens CEO Paul Fitzpatrick and Head Chef Tommy Slowey. Head Chef Tommy Slowey and Harbourside resident Kerry Firkin. RESIDENTS, families ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Harbourside staff member Bibash, with Harbourside Retirement Living Resident, Meryl. Photo: Supplied. CEO, Paul Fitzpatrick ...