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

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

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

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

DEAR News Of The Area, PUBLIC information, questioning and discussion is a sign of a healthy democracy and applaudable community spirit. Yet debate and engagement may well be a victim of questionable ...

Minister Jodie Harrison speaks at the opening of Aunty Colleen’s Place, with Port Stephens MP Kate Washington looking on. Photo: Office of Jodie Harrison. The shared living room inside the newly ...

A MAN died after being pulled from the water at Stockton Beach on Sunday, 20 September. Emergency services were called to Stockton around 4pm following reports that several people in the water were ...

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 ...

OCTOBER marks the start of Mental Health Month, and with spring in full swing, Black Dog Institute is calling on Australians ...

DEAR Jasminda, WE live on a battle-axe block with three other sets of neighbours. On bin night, all our bins go to a central ...

WE’RE fortunate to live in such a beautiful part of the world, and as a council we’re committed to meeting the needs of ...