TWO weeks on from the Defence Minister’s visit to the Williamtown base and residents reactions are mixed. A dozen members from the community were escorted into the base, leaving the scheduled meeting an hour late. The meeting came only days…
WHEN residents of the Williamtown, Salt Ash and Fullerton Cove areas were told abruptly to stop drinking bore water and eating locally produced food in September 2015, little did they know just what kind of experience they were in for.…
RELOCATING back to Salt Ash, The Art Shack is offering school holiday art classes. Previously known as Deborah’s Art On The Bay, the newly located studio was originally located in Salt Ash for eight years before moving to Salamander Bay…
SIX Hawk 127 aircraft from 76 Squadron conducted some low level flying training in the Eastern Low Flying Area this week, 4–6 July. You may have heard them from 9:00am – 5:00pm. Tomorrow a single Hawk 127 aircraft will be conducting…
SALT Ash Community Hall has been hosting Jujitsu classes for 26 years. The academy welcomes children to adults from seven years and over. The club is purely based on self-defence techniques and does not compete with other academies or host…
Greens NSW Senator Lee Rhiannon and Greens candidate for Paterson John Brown have commented on Defence Minister’s visit to Williamtown yesterday. Senator Rhiannon said, “Almost three hundred days after Williamtown residents and workers had their lives turned upside down by…
THREE Hawk 127 jets from Number 76 Squadron will be conducting formation manoeuvring overhead Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown on Friday, 24 June. The flying will take place at approximately 12:00pm in support of Number 50 and 51 Introductory…
AT a meeting with Williamtown residents last week, Greens NSW Senator Lee Rhiannon and Greens Paterson candidate John Brown called for the Red Zone to be redrawn in light of new international contamination standards and for the NSW Environment Protection…
ROYAL Australian Air Force Base Williamtown has outlined the planned flying program for fast jets on the Salt Ash Air Weapons Range for the second half of 2016. Number 77 Squadron is scheduled to conduct F/A-18A Hornet training on the…
Newcastle Airport is currently undertaking maintenance work on its entry roadways and providing upgrades to the car park. Kindler Way is currently underdoing repairs while The Bronze carpark is undergoing an expansion. This will include 50 extra car spaces to…