TEA Gardens author Ray Keipert has been awarded first prize in the Port Stephens Literature Awards. Ray’s winning story, ‘Surf Break', took out the major gong, while another of his four submissions, ‘Career Change’, also won Highly Commended, in the competition that runs for short stories up to 2000 words. “This

THE STATE Government has put stronger sanctions in place for protest activities that block the passage of trains. Per legislation passed by the NSW Parliament last Thursday night, those found guilty of obstructing a railway, or damaging or disrupting major facilities, will now all face up to two years’ imprisonment, a

PORT Stephens student Deena Clemson has been appointed as a member of the NSW Youth Advisory Council for 2025. The office of the Advocate for Children and Young People held an extensive recruitment process that saw more than 301 applications for the twelve-member group. Advertise with News of The Area

THE Calvert family's pathway to Port Stephens, and Fingal Island in particular, was a long and twisting journey commencing in the north of England. It was in Huddersfield that Herbert Calvert's father opened the Crusader Woollen Mill. Years later young Herbert, as son of the boss, became part of the

THIS year my wife and I are celebrating our 50th year in Port Stephens. Coming from a recreational fishing family in Tweed Heads you can imagine my first impression as we drove along Shoal Bay Road for the first time. The headlands and huge expanse of water was, and still