NSW SES Port Stephens members completed their swim and fitness tests last week. In the NSW SES, all levels of Flood Rescue Operators are required to demonstrate their fitness and ability to self-rescue. The swimming component was completed at Lakeside Leisure Centre, with the fitness component completed at the local

FEDERAL funding for local roads has recently been announced in the fourth stage of the Commonwealth Government’s ‘Local Roads and Community Infrastructure’ program. Five local Councils within the Federal electorate of Lyne have been allocated a grand total of almost $12 million. The total amounts for Phrase 4 (‘Parts A and

TRADITIONS were heartily observed by hundreds at the ANZAC Dawn and Morning services at Karuah on Tuesday, 25 April. Into the foggy sunrise there emerged a large crowd of more than 500 people, a larger crowd than usual, uniting to observe one of the most time-honoured and reverent events on

MARINE Rescue NSW has recorded a record number of rescues over the 2022/23 boating season. Marine Rescue NSW volunteers across the state were involved in a record 3,263 rescue missions from October 1, 2022 to ANZAC Day this year, with the Port Stephens unit recording 206 rescues. Advertise with News of The

2023 is a significant year for Australia's annual ANZAC Day commemorations. It is the 70th anniversary of the armistice which ended the Korean War, the 50th Anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War, and the second anniversary since the Australian Armed forces withdrew from Afghanistan. On 27 July

BEFORE a full house at Port Stephens Council Chambers on Tuesday 11 April, councillors voted to refuse a Development Application (DA) seeking to change the usage of a tourist facility in Swan Bay to a ‘transitional group home’. Part of the facility at 2 Old Punt Road, Swan Bay, known as