January 22, 2026

From paddock to pantry: the local producers powering Dungog Wholefood Co-op

Baker Simon Brownbridge. Dave and Robanne Morris with some of their garlic crop. Maxwell Wood with eggs from his rescued...

Rescue, recovery and hope: Inside Sea Shelter’s fight to save Port Stephens’ green sea turtles

Spearow on the day of her rescue in Tanilba Bay, September 2025. Photo: Sea Shelter. Spearow, in December 2025 on the...

Vendors and crafters invited to Community Market Fair at East Gresford on 17 and 18 January

VENDORS and crafters are being invited to take part in a Community Market Fair set to run across two days in East...

Stroud’s Joy Tull is still line dancing, well into her 80s

Yvonne Lowrey., Linda Benson, John Rosenbaum, Joy Tull (teacher), Annette Ritter, Sheila Murray, Kaylene Gorton and...

Shannon’s year in review

OVER the past year, reporting for News Of The Area has given me a front-row seat to something quietly powerful unfolding...

Port Stephens-Hunter Police step up community engagement this summer

Kids and families checked out the paddy wagon at Karuah police station. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Karuah locals touring the...

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