Tomaree High School 2017 School Captains FEATURED Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 22, 2017February 22, 2017 TOMAREE High School Captains tell News Of The Area what being a Captain means to them. Mitch Evans, School Captain. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE “I stood for school captain so that I could be a voice for students and advocate for those with less confidence to speak up. I like being a leader
Point Surf Life Saving Club begin another round of training Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 21, 2017 BIRUBI Point Surf Life Saving Club will begin another round of training courses starting this month. The club is always looking for new members, encouraging not just seniors, nippers and teenagers to sign up to learn how to be surf lifesavers, but also their parents, uncles and aunties. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT
Five generations of Holliday males Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 21, 2017February 21, 2017 ERIC Holliday, 96 years old, proudly heads the family who boast five generations of males. Eric is number four of five children born to Elmore and Lilian, and the first to have been born in his family after WWI. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE During 1902, Elmore, jumped ship in Newcastle, swam across
Destination Port Stephens launches Event Guides FEATURED Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 21, 2017 MORE high-performing business people from Asia, especially China, will be rewarded with fun-filled, incentive trips to Port Stephens in coming years if Destination Port Stephens has its way. Destination Port Stephens (DPS) is officially launching two new business events guides to Port Stephens as well as a brand slogan – ‘Unconventional
Exercise Classes for Seniors on the Tomaree Peninsula Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 21, 2017February 21, 2017 ‘IT’S never too late’ is a motto that is certainly being put into practice by some of our residents, including those in their 90s. Debbie Freeman has worked in the healthcare industry for the past 20 years and now runs small exercise classes called “Heartbeat” for seniors in Salamander Bay. Or CLICK
75th Anniversary of Kokoda Track Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 20, 2017 IS the Kokoda Track on your bucket list? 2017 is the 75th Anniversary of the Kokoda Campaign and Anna Bay Resident Shane Goodwin has organised a Kokoda information night where you will learn everything you need to know about trekking the Kokoda Track. The night is a free information night and Shane
Tinnies are being stolen at Soldiers Point Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 20, 2017 RON Grover, a Soldiers Point resident, loves taking his two grandchildren out on the water in his tinnie. However in recent months, Mr Grover has had two tinnies stolen from the Port Stephens Council boat racks situated next to the Soldiers Point Boat Ramp. Each tinnie was chained with a thick metal
Yacaaba Street Extension win for Nelson Bay FEATURED Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 20, 2017 THE long awaited Yacaaba Street extension, which has been the focus of long-term Nelson Bay visionaries, has finally received the green light. Funds for the project will be borrowed from Port Stephens Council with plans to commence in the coming financial year. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE The new plans will connect the
Reluctant Hero at Samurai Beach Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 19, 2017 PORT Stephens is famous for its golden sand and pristine beaches. Tourists and locals alike often flock to the more uninhabited beaches, those unpatrolled, to experience the feeling of isolation. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE During the Christmas holidays, 19-year-old local surfer Corey Smith saved a local 10-year-old boy who was caught in
Magical Narnia comes to Port Stephens Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - February 19, 2017February 19, 2017 MANY have read about ‘Narnia’ through the fantasy novels created for children by C. S. Lewis, but did you know that we have a doorway into our very own Narnia here on the Tomaree Peninsula? The new Narnia Port Stephens is the newest long day care centre and preschool in Port
