OPPOSITION leader Peter Dutton has pledged to rescind the Hunter offshore wind zone if the Coalition wins government at the 2025 Federal Election. Mr Dutton returned to Port Stephens last week to make the announcement, joined by Shadow Energy Minister Ted O’Brien and the recently-announced Liberal candidate for Paterson, Laurence

THERE are so many fishing options available to those who choose to visit Port Stephens over the Christmas break. I have listed but a few, with an emphasis on the kids in your team, that should be considered remembering that safety is far more important than catching a fish. Plan A:

FAMILIES across NSW are urged to put locally grown oysters on their table this summer and support an industry that is bouncing back against the odds. NSW Farmers Oyster Industry Project Manager Andy Myers said while the industry continued to recover from the impacts of bushfires and floods, it still had

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SOON after Arthur Murdoch arrived on Fingal Island he was battling to come to terms with a danger he never perceived - the moody and dangerous Fingal Spit. "The fact that it existed made our lives a bit more hazardous,” Arthur said. “If it had been an