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Whale watching and skinny dipping: three leisurely days on the Tomaree coastal walk

The 27km trail on the NSW mid-north coast reveals wildlife of the land and sea, plus the option to go clothes-free

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17

How to spend 48 hours in Port Stephens, Australia’s town of the year for 2025

Sand dunes, dolphin spotting and crystal clear waters. It’s little surprise that Port Stephens was just crowned Best Town in Australia

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2025

Experts alarmed as dead turtles with bleeding eyes wash up on Australia’s beaches: ‘It’s very, very worrying’

Conservationists from multiple agencies are scrambling to work out the cause of the deaths

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Elderly man drowns at NSW Hunter region beach

An elderly man has drowned after being pulled from the water unresponsive at NSW's Fingal Beach near Port Stephens.

AAP · Apr 9, 2023

Woman jailed over girl's drowning accident

Tamarah Eaton drank a bottle of vodka hours before taking a young girl out in a kayak, leading to her drowning death at Port Stephens in regional NSW.

AAP · Dec 9, 2022

Baby Pacific oysters offer long-term solution for QX-disease-affected farmers

Millions of baby oysters have been shipped up from Tasmania to offer hope to NSW growers who have had their harvests decimated by QX disease.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Flood-relief payments expanded to an extra eight local government areas

As flooding continues to impact large areas of New South Wales, flood-relief payments are being extended to eight more local government areas: Cumberland, Mid Coast, Muswellbrook, Nambucca, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Randwick and Warren.

ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

Port Stephens oyster growers facing disaster as QX disease spreads

Port Stephens oyster growers who have been in the business for generations could be forced to leave the industry after an outbreak of QX disease wiped out all their stock.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2022

ANU researchers serenading dolphins in attempt to understand if music is the key to communication

Researchers from the Australian National University are playing high-frequency instruments for dolphins in Port Stephens to determine if humans can communicate with the marine mammals through music.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2022