THE recent AGM of the Combined Medowie Probus Club has seen a new Committee elected for the year 2023 to 2024. After the AGM, members adjourned to the Lakeside Tavern for a Changeover Lunch and the start of the new year. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

WHEN 83-year-old John McDonald was unable to restart his 4WD after stalling at a roundabout on the way to Millers Forest, he hopped out of the vehicle to give it a good old fashioned push. As luck would have it, Levi, a nineteen-year-old member of the Port Stephens SES, was

NEWS OF THE AREA is launching a series profiling the ‘Community Heroes’ of Port Stephens, and who better to start with than November Sheehan. November has started two grassroots programs in recent years, both aimed at supporting the vulnerable in our community. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

CHRISSY Hampton didn’t set out to be a children’s author. In fact, she didn’t set out to be a writer at all. 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 “I’m someone who’s lived a varied

THE opening of the fifteenth annual Port Stephens Art Prize filled the Port Stephens Community Art Gallery with 180 eager art lovers. Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington officially opened the event, with the effervescent Christine Blosdale, a social media and consulting coach, acting as the emcee for the night.

WORKPLACE safety has come a long way but it can still get better. For Ampcontrol, one of the region's bigger employers, it is a matter of life and death for their employees and the company is breaking new ground in supporting its employees. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

THE Raymond Terrace Writers, a group of local scribes who meet regularly to improve their skills and hone their craft, are about to release their fourth book. Twelve writers have compiled 57 stories for this new publication, entitled ‘And so write all of us’. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's

KOALAS and their iconic status in the Port Stephens area will be better cared for, should they become sick or injured, as NSW Labor representatives announced a $2 million commitment on 15 March. Labor MLC and Shadow Minister for the Environment, Penny Sharpe, along with Labor MP for Port Stephens,