AFTER allegedly absconding from a Swan Bay rehab facility and being arrested aboard a yacht about 3000km away, a man accused of drug trafficking now faces almost a year in custody before he goes to trial. Hussein Chamas, 35, has had his bail revoked after an apparent attempt to flee Australia,

RESIDENTS around Karuah were the thankful recipients of assistance offered by the Tea Gardens Red Cross and New Life Community Relief groups, in the wake of destructive storms on 18 January. The area in front of the Karuah Centre became a hub of post-storm recovery activity, as locals helped locals

A HIGHLIGHT of the year for all the kids and their parents, in and around Nelson Bay, was the Annual Picnic Day. From what I have gathered any visitors arriving in Nelson Bay on that day must have thought that they had just set foot in a ghost town, as

NATIONAL house prices fell by 0.08 percent on average last month, according to PropTrack’s Home Price Index for January. There were key differences between NSW metropolitan and regional markets however, with prices in Sydney down by 0.21 percent while average prices across the rest of the state increased by 0.23

THERE are not too many big fish that will not feast on a live yellowtail. We are fortunate here in Port Stephens to have a steady supply of yellowtail and equally attractive bait – live slimy mackerel. Just about anywhere you anchor over reefs from Birubi to Broughton you will find