MARINE Rescue units from Port Stephens to Terrigal hit the water last week to search for missing 43-year-old man Ashley McKellar, a boater who failed to return as planned from a trip to Lake Macquarie. Mr McKellar was last seen on Wednesday 14 June. Advertise with News of The Area today.

BOAT Harbour is a small community of just 800 people, with many of those living there having a long association with the area. ‘Memories of Boat Harbour’ is a community-produced book which captures the history of this small community, preserving the incredible local stories for future generations. Advertise with News of The

ON Monday morning, a young climate activist on a bipod halted all operations at the world’s largest coal port, suspending themselves on the Kooragang Rail Bridge and blocking the coal rail line from the Port of Newcastle. The protest was coordinated by Blockade Australia, and ran simultaneously with protests in

AUSTRALIAN Lifeguard Service (ALS) lifeguards will continue patrolling in Port Stephens through winter for a fourth consecutive year, with flags remaining at One Mile Beach. It comes after several major incidents in the region over the past few months, namely the drowning of a man at Fingal Spit in April and,

FROM the Tomaree Peninsula, to the open seas of north-east Australia and into the remote wilderness of Tasmania, Michael ‘Outback Mike’ Atkinson has tested his fortitude and favour with the natural environment. Now after returning to his One Mile Beach adobe after appearing on Alone Australia, a SBS television series about

TEN people have died following a fatal bus crash in Greta, with emergency services from around the Hunter and Port Stephens swiftly responding to the scene. The incident took place near the roundabout on Wine Country Drive close to the Hunter Expressway off-ramp in Greta. Advertise with News of The