THE Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has determined that the Port of Newcastle would need to make a one-off compensation payment to the NSW Government of $13 million if it intends to become a competitive container terminal. If the one-off payment is made, it will remove the Port of Newcastle’s

PORT STEPHENS Council has endorsed the exhibition of a new Draft Local Housing Strategy designed to ‘set the vision for future housing growth across Port Stephens’. The draft Local Housing Strategy will be on public exhibition from Tuesday 2 April 2024 to Monday 29 April. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's

A FIXTURE of the Anna Bay community for more than 20 years, the members of Jan’s Patchwork are on a mission to turn their hobby into key funds for vital local services. The group has been meeting weekly to pour their creative energy into the creation of quilts, clothes and

WITH eyes on attending the 26th Australian Jamboree in Queensland in 2025, local Scouts have been ramping up their preparations. Thousands of Scouts, Venturers, Rovers and group leaders from right across the country and the world will come together in Maryborough, Queensland in January next year for the event. Advertise

AMIDST a national cost-of-living crisis and housing shortage, residents in Port Stephens have been stumping up extra funds to Council through a rate increase, otherwise known as a Special Rate Variation (SRV). Adding to the financial pinch for property owners is the SRV coinciding with updated land values which were

AFTER 45 years the Probus Club of Nelson Bay is closing. The announcement comes after ‘falling numbers’ according to publicity officer Ken Shadler. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us - media@newsofthearea.com.au “The club was the

PORT Stephens high school students are set to receive a significant boost as both Hunter River High School and Irrawang High School have Development Applications approved for major school upgrades. The upgrade at Hunter River High School will deliver a new learning hub with eight new support classrooms, a new double-height

THE bus stop on Sturgeon Street in Raymond Terrace has been transformed with a Mural which was inspired by a workshop with young people from the Youthie at the Wahroonga Aboriginal Corporation. Kate Connor, Acting Vibrant Spaces Coordinator at Port Stephens Council told News Of the Area,” The mural at the

VOLUNTEERS from Marine Rescue NSW’s 46 units across the state safely returned 918 people to shore in February, completing 440 search and rescue missions including 141 emergency responses. A total of 25 search and rescue missions were completed in Port Stephens. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it

SENIOR police, including Commissioner Karen Webb APM, gathered from across the state at Murrook Culture Centre in Williamtown last week to launch the updated ‘Aboriginal Strategic Direction’. The official launch included a Welcome to Country by Worimi Elder Uncle John Ridgeway, a traditional smoking ceremony, and speeches by senior police. Advertise