Billboard draws national attention in misinformation debate Myall Coast Port Stephens by Doug Connor - November 23, 2023December 6, 2024 PORT STEPHENS is currently at the centre of a national misinformation debate, with the independent Member for Warringah, Zali Steggall, taking aim at billboard advertising employed by anti-offshore wind farm groups in the region. The billboard in question, located along a prominent Port Stephens roadway, displays offshore wind turbines alongside
Tackling housing issues in Port Stephens Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens Port Stephens News by Doug Connor - November 15, 2023December 6, 2024 A DIVERSE range of stakeholders, from developers to homelessness advocates, gathered in Medowie last Friday to discuss the ongoing housing crisis being experienced in Port Stephens. The Port Stephens Housing Forum, hosted by Port Stephens Council at the Greenhouse Eatery, invited key players in the housing space to explore challenges and
Greenpeace: No peer reviewed studies link offshore wind to whale deaths Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by Doug Connor - November 7, 2023December 6, 2024 THE safety of whales has been a major feature of the offshore wind debate currently raging in the Hunter, with claims spreading like wildfire on social media that the construction and operation of the renewable energy projects will threaten the beloved marine mammals. Nelli Stevenson, Head of Investigations at Greenpeace
Public hearing on PFAS to be held in Williamtown Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens by Doug Connor - November 2, 2023December 6, 2024 A PUBLIC hearing will be held this month to discuss PFAS contamination around the Williamtown RAAF Base. The Federal Government announced in September an independent review of land usage around three Australian Defence Force bases impacted by per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination, including Williamtown. Advertise with News of The Area today.
Amended Karuah South Quarry development on exhibition Myall Coast Port Stephens by Doug Connor - November 1, 2023December 6, 2024 AN amended State Significant Development proposal to develop and operate a hard rock quarry approximately four kilometres north east of Karuah is on exhibition until November 6. The proponent of the proposed Karuah South Quarry, Wedgerock PTY, seeks to extract hard rock resources from a single extraction area covering up
Bennetts Beach the centre of helicopter search Highlight Section Myall Coast Photo Gallery Port Stephens by Doug Connor - November 1, 2023December 6, 2024 EMERGENCY services descended on Hawks Nest’s Bennetts Beach last Friday after debris was found in the search for a missing helicopter reportedly carrying 54-year-old Jindabyne man Ed Kraft and his dog. According to NSW Police, the helicopter departed Cessnock at about 8.50am on Thursday 26 October bound for a property
“A national scandal”: Dutton slams Government handling of offshore wind zone Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by Doug Connor - November 1, 2023December 6, 2024 ADDRESSING the media in Port Stephens last week, for the second time in a month, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton branded the Albanese Government’s handling of the Hunter offshore wind zone a “national disgrace”. Mr Dutton, alongside Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Ted O’Brien, answered the media in
Concerned community members to hit the waves in protest of offshore wind plans Myall Coast Port Stephens Port Stephens News by Doug Connor - October 25, 2023December 6, 2024 IN a community where offshore wind has long referred to preferable surf conditions and not a renewable energy source, the potential arrival of offshore wind farms off the Hunter coastline continues to cause tension. Objectors to renewable energy projects off Port Stephens’ coast will ‘Paddle Out Against Offshore Wind Farms’
Barnaby Joyce calls on Port Stephens residents to take offshore wind fight to Canberra Highlight Section Myall Coast Photo Gallery Port Stephens by Doug Connor - October 11, 2023December 6, 2024 FORMER deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has called on Port Stephens residents concerned over offshore wind projects to take their protests to Canberra. Speaking at a public rally on Saturday 7 October on the Nelson Bay Foreshore, the Member for New England rallied the crowd to fight back against the Federal
Abbott speaks in Raymond Terrace while Albanese pleads for common sense Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens Port Stephens News by Doug Connor - October 11, 2023December 6, 2024 “THIS voice is wrong in principle; it would be bad in practice.” Twelve words to summarise the message from former prime minister Tony Abbott to No vote supporters at a rally at the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club last Thursday. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.
