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Rates heading up, especially in Maitland

Home owners in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie face a 3.7 per cent jump in council rates next year, but the hike could be much higher in Maitland and Port Stephens.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 28, 2022

Developer refuses to budge on building height after councillors knock back plan

A developer has threatened to take Port Stephens Council to the land and environment court should councillors refuse to approve its plans for a Nelson Bay apartment building "as is" a second time.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 22, 2022

Rally to turn old Tomaree Lodge site into homeless shelter for vulnerable

A rally to turn the old Tomaree Lodge site into a shelter for people experiencing homelessness is hoped to relieve some pressure on support services stretched to their limits.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18, 2022

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Vision released of alleged machete-wielding newsagency bandit

Police have released CCTV footage and are appealing for information from the community as investigations continue into an armed robbery in the Port Stephens area earlier this year.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 15, 2022

Oyster fees waived after farmers devastated by disease outbreak

"We are also working on additional support packages, which will be announced shortly,"

Newcastle Herald · Sep 15, 2022

Port Stephens rate rise: 26 per cent in one year among final two options

Would you rather a 26 per cent rate rise in one year, or three 10.5 per cent rises back to back?

Newcastle Herald · Sep 14, 2022

Police target dirt bikes in Lower Hunter, Port Stephens crackdown

Police have taken action against eight people - one allegedly a repeat offender - during a crackdown targeting misuse of dirt bikes in the Lower Hunter and Port Stephens areas in recent days.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 13, 2022

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Port Stephens artist Carole Driver revels in magic connection with Upper Hunter village

See her inspired exhibition at Muswellbrook Regional Art Centre's Wollemi Gallery

Newcastle Herald · Sep 10, 2022

'House flip' property at Salamander Bay sells for record breaking $3.9 million

The record sale is the highest price paid for an off-waterfront property in the Port Stephens region.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 29, 2022

Accused former Port Stephens dance teacher to face trial in 2023

A former Port Stephens dance studio teacher accused of sexually and indecently assaulting five girls, including four students, will face a trial in Sydney in August, 2023.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 26, 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

Green shoots for Port Stephens oyster growers

The decimated Port Stephens oyster industry has received a boost with the arrival of the first shipment of juvenile Pacific oysters.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 11, 2022

Kate Washington slams government refusal to consider Tomaree Lodge for emergency housing

Port Stephens homelessness crisis before NSW Parliament

Newcastle Herald · Aug 11, 2022

Why Stockton Centre and Tomaree Lodge won't be used as emergency housing

State rejects homeless housing plan

Newcastle Herald · Aug 9, 2022

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Newcastle Herald · Jul 31, 2022

Legendary life of pioneering Port Stephens matriarch Sissey Cromarty

Pioneer matriarch Sissey Cromarty was not only tough enough to survive life in a dangerous new land, she had compassion in spades.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 24, 2022

Hunter delegation chases Newcastle to Singapore flights

A high-profile Hunter business and political delegation has arrived in Singapore to progress negotiations on direct flights into the Asian transport hub.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 21, 2022

Ambitious plan to turn the old Tomaree Lodge into major tourism driver revealed

An ambitious plan to turn an old home for people with disabilities into an iconic tourist attraction in prime position on Tomaree's headland could see the abandoned site become a major economic driver in Port Stephens.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 20, 2022

Hunter GP changes draw mixed reaction

The entire Hunter, including Newcastle, is now covered by a program designed to attract doctors to rural areas. Medical groups fear the changes will rob remote communities of their GPs.

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ABC News · Jul 12, 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.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 8, 2022

Newcastle, Port Stephens, Muswellbrook, MidCoast declared disaster zones

More local government areas across the Hunter region have been declared natural disaster zones, making federal-state relief money available to more people affected by the floods that have inundated many parts of NSW this week.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 8, 2022

Hunter floods: Washington demands flood assistance as Port Stephens is left in the lurch

Disaster-declared towns like Maitland and Dungog breathed a sigh of relief yesterday, while on the other side of the Hunter River, suburbs that succumbed to rising floodwaters have been left in the lurch.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 3, 2022

Port Stephens bees in firing line as varroa exposure zone expanded

Properties at Salt Ash, Tanilba Bay and Mayfield East are among those with confirmed varroa destructor mites, NSW Department of Primary Industries says.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 23, 2022

'Devastating' sign of the times that these aren't allowed

A Port Stephens mum and her three children say they have been left "devastated"

Newcastle Herald · Jun 19, 2022

Uncovering the story of elusive pioneer of Port Stephens William Cromarty

Leslie Kilmartin has written two books on his mysterious, yet influential, ancestor.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 6, 2022

The threat to Port Stephens' oysters needs immediate action

TWO years ago, Port Stephens oyster farmers found themselves "running around in circles" to meet huge demand for their wares ahead of Christmas, with their seafood specialties billed as better than normal.

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