CLARIFICATION of the role of the National Broadband Network (NBN) was the goal at a special NBNCo information session held at Karuah RSL on Wednesday 15 May. Recent major problems, including the large NBN outage in February, as well as a very popular petition to do something about the perpetually

FOOTY boots will be traded in for heels this Saturday as the female players and supporters of the Laurieton Hotel Stingrays RLFC don the pink for the club’s Ladies Day. This special event is being held in recognition of all the ladies associated with the Laurieton Hotel Stingrays RLFC; from

THE Urunga Sail Training Club (USTC) now has five new Assistant Instructors after running instructor training with Australia Sailing in late 2023. Club member Alice Schreenan also completed her Senior Instructor Accreditation. This was possible through a grant with the NSW Office of Sport’s Women on Water program. Starting on February

AMONG many of the pleasures writing history books has given me, has been the opportunity to meet many of the numerous men and women who have contributed significantly to the growth and development of Port Stephens. Listening to their stories and viewing their old photographs has been a step back

PADDLING on the region’s waterways has become a rewarding challenge for members of the Port Stephens Dragon Boat Racing Club. A focus on team building is reaping dividends for the newly-established club as they test their aquatic skills on the competitive regatta circuit. At the recent Forster Regatta, the Port Stephens

I RECENTLY had the pleasure of attending the opening of a business initiative that is G-sphere. G-sphere is a co-working space that, for a fee, provides offices and working spaces for the short to medium term. This is at Coffs Central. Services provided include front desk, videoconferencing, printing, and scanning, 24/7

EVEN with the threat of wild spring weather, the Scotts Head Public School (SHPS) Spring Fair, held on the Friday evening of 27 October, was a resounding success. Many dozens of families and visitors came along to enjoy a variety of well-planned fundraising activities which were facilitated by a purchased token

DEAR News Of The Area, OLDER folk like me don’t use Facebook and they might miss out on hearing about this amazing show, Atomic the Musical at The Jetty Memorial Theatre. It was such an uplifting night; terrific singing and music and wonderful costumes and the actors were amazing. There were seven

‘BANJO – the Adventurous Bream’ is the latest in a long line of books by News Of The Area columnist and well-known Fingal Bay identity John ‘Stinker’ Clarke. Working with local artists and designer Katie Monin, ‘Stinker’ tells the tale of a tiny bream named Banjo, born under the Karuah Bridge.