DEAR Jasminda, I’VE started dating a man named Reece. Everything is great but he ends a lot of sentences with ‘do you know ...

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid characters came to life. Rocky Lobster playing side-by-side with Harry Potter. Little Red Riding Hood made an appearance, leaving the big bad wolf in his den. THE pages of ...

AN urgency motion calling on the NSW Government to review new restrictions on councillors has been passed by Port Stephens Council, with elected representatives arguing the changes are making it ...

NELSON Bay Nautics’ 17- years netball team is on a mission this Saturday at the Newcastle Netball Association grand finals.

TOMAREE High School has enhanced its reputation as a touch football powerhouse. Renowned for its sporting prowess in the Port ...

MEDOWIE Marauders Rugby Club were the sentimental favourites to bring home this year’s Hunter Suburban Rugby B Grade Patrons Shield trophy. After wrapping up the minor title and storming into the ...

Elsie and dad Mike plant along the creek where Giant Reed once stood. Photo: Supplied by Friends of Tomaree National Park.

DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in reply to Jennifer Indsto’s letter (‘Tomaree Headland master plan a ‘dog’s breakfast’’, NOTA, 7/8/26) where Ms Indsto labelled the Department of Communities and ...

THEY didn’t come away with the silverware, but Nelson Bay Marlins’ under-14 rugby league rookies can stand tall after a ...

DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in reply to Wayne Duesbury (‘Facts speak louder than a Google search’, NOTA, 4/9/26). Judging by the figures presented by Mr Duesbury, he is touting the views of a ...

A RECENT edition of Port Stephens News of the Area pointed to just how far governments have become isolated from the wishes and needs of the local community. Your front-page article ‘Troubled Path’, ...

ILLUMINATE Raymond Terrace 2026 will again light up Boomerang Park on Saturday, 19 September. The free community celebration ...