Tea Gardens, Forster, Hawks Nest, Bulahdelah, Stroud, Pacific Palms, Karuah, Pindinar, North Arm Cove
POLL: Have your say Port Stephens councillor Ken Jordan has been selected as the Liberal Party candidate for the state seat of Port Stephens. It comes after he won a pre-selection ballot of 21 to 16 against Jaimie Abbott last Wednesday evening at Nelson Bay Bowling Club. Cr Jordan, a teacher at All Saints College… click for more
Chairman of the Stroud Community Lodge, John Bowen, has been nominated within the Great Lakes 2015 Australia Day Awards as Citizen of the Year. John has spent three decades years chairing meetings at the aged care facility, as well as driving the lodge bus. He is also involved with the restoration of the cenotaph at Stroud…. click for more
Liz Edmonds, Pindimar I always find Australia Day to be a day with family because it’s a day off. This year I will be watching my daughter in the marching band in Nelson Bay. Debbie Matheson, Stroud It’s a time to celebrate the good things about Australia with family and friends and that’s… click for more
Great Lakes Council’s contractor, Civibuild Pty Ltd has completed works to replace Gortons Crossing Bridge over the Karuah River to the west of Stroud. “A new concrete bridge has been built to replace the old timber structure that was washed away by flooding in early 2013,” said Council’s Director of Engineering Services, Mr Ron Hartley…. click for more
The Newcastle Herald awards ceremony recently held at Hunter Stadium, brought over 90 hunter schools together to celebrate and congratulate a new generation of budding journalists. But it was Stroud School that won two top awards. The Primary School took out Best Overall entry and Best News story. The Best News story included a National… click for more
Bookings are now open for summer swimming lessons in Tea Gardens and Stroud. For more than 40 years Sport and Recreation has delivered community-based learn to swim lessons throughout NSW. Lessons are available for infants, pre-schoolers and primary school children. Sport and Recreation Project Officer Paul Kelly said Swim & Survive is based on the… click for more
FROM the latest Council papers, an application proposes the demolition of the existing St John’s Parish Hall Vestibule and the construction of a new porch and vestibule that includes a toilet for people with disabilities, a sink and cupboards. A new concrete path to the porch/entry is also proposed. St Johns Church Parish Hall is… click for more
ON Saturday 30 August, Police attended the River Wood Downs recreation area at Stroud due to a B&S ball. Whilst there police were tending to an intoxicated male. At this point his 25 year old friend has intervened and attempted to help the male by claiming he was “a police officer from Newcastle”. He was… click for more