LEMON Tree Passage is rapidly becoming a preferred destination for people with disabilities and their carers. There is a reason for this and it can all be put down to a key which is available from Port Stephens Council. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.

WHEN it comes to managing our coastal environment and assisting injured sea life, Sea Shelter is always there. Lia Pereira, one of the founders of Sea Shelter and Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters, believes that the consultation into our future Coastal Management Program offers the community a wonderful opportunity to

NELSON Bay has a new ANZAC Day tradition, one which will tell the stories of the people from our region who have served. Following a successful first exhibition on our ANZACs at the Visitors Information Centre in Nelson Bay, the organisers have committed to make the exhibition an annual event. Advertise with

THE inaugural meeting of Port Stephens Homelessness Stakeholders Advisory Group was held in Raymond Terrace on Wednesday 26 April. The group, spearheaded by Port Stephens Councillor Leah Anderson, seeks to “to provide Council with strategic advice on homelessness and related issues that can be dealt with at a Local Government Level”. Advertise

WITH a plethora of amazing images worthy of capturing in and around Port Stephens, locals wishing to enhance their skills can consider joining the Tomaree Photography Club. “We meet the second Tuesday of the month at Soldiers Point Bowling Club at 700pm,” Club Secretary Maria Albury told News Of The Area.

MEMBERS of the Port Stephens Probus Club have enjoyed two fun outings recently, one to see Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat in Sydney and the other to play Putt Putt at the David Grahams Golf Complex. A bus load of excited ‘Probians’ from the Port Stephens Probus Club together