Elisa Kate’s music video image taken on the farm they grew up on near Bulahdelah. Photo: supplied, August Peridot Photography. Elisa Kate and one of her preferred instruments. Photo: supplied, August Peridot Photography. BULAHDELAH’S own singer/songwriter Elisa Kate has had her music picked up for a Netflix movie production, in yet another win for Myall […]
‘Tyalgum’ on the Tweed River. ‘Sygna’ ran aground in 1974. MANY ships built in Scotland during the 1920s eventually came to grief in Australia. Built at Port Glasgow, Scotland, by Lithgows Limited in the 1920s the sister ships Pappinbarra, Uralla, Uki, Tyalgum and Urana traded along the NSW coastline and experienced great difficulties. The Pappinbarra […]
Legendary Port Stephens crab trapper ‘Westy’ Davis.
JUST thinking how incredibly lucky we are to be surrounded by water teeming with fish and shellfish – fit for a king. Our oysters are of the highest quality growing in the rivers and feeder streams that flow into the port. I must admit that I prefer the Sydney Rock Oyster, indigenous to the area. […]
BCS Vice Captain Bailee Gleeson covered Elvis’ ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love with You’.
BCS Vice Captain Bailee Gleeson covered Elvis’ ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love with You’. (Lack L-R) Lynn (Port Macquarie) with Kerry, Carol, Patsy, Jenny, Robyn, Linda, Kathy, Sandette, and Year 6 helper Savannah. (Front) Cristina, Pat, Belinda, Carmel, and Year 6 helpers Mylla and Ava. Local guitarist/singer Stephen Boyd played several songs. […]
Didgeridoo and clapsticks at the Smoking Ceremony. Photo: TGPS.
Didgeridoo and clapsticks at the Smoking Ceremony. Photo: TGPS. Lylah being taught how to throw a boomerang. Photo: TGPS. Uncle Justin Ridgeway with Anita Howarth and Ryan Saunders. Photo: TGPS. Students cutting the NAIDOC celebration cake overseen by Aunty Fran and Aunty Liz. Photo: TGPS. Kindergarten and Year 1 students enjoyed making ‘Johnny Cakes’. Photo: […]
Max Evans with a cracker Fingal Lighthouse tailor. Max with a solid salmon. BIG schools of tailor and salmon, keen to snap at any bait or lure, have moved in from Rocky Point to Box Beach. Young champion Max Evans found himself surrounded by the surface fish just off Fingal Island. Salmon are fun to […]
Probus members enjoyed the brilliant sunshine in the Monkerai Valley.
Probus members enjoyed the brilliant sunshine in the Monkerai Valley. A fancy festive feast complete with fairy lights and chandeliers. Santa appeared soon enough, with his local helper, Remmi. Santa appeared soon enough, with his local helper, Remmi. DOZENS of members of the Hawks Nest and District Probus Club sojourned […]
I’VE said it many times – if you can’t catch a bream then you should consider joining the golf club. That being said, some are better than others when it comes to catching bream. When it comes to the spectacular waters of Port Stephens there are none better than the Coles family of Lemon Tree […]
Members of the Goori Bugg Family at the unveiling. Photo: supplied.
Members of the Goori Bugg Family at the unveiling. Photo: supplied. The plaque positioned at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Stroud. A NEW plaque has been unveiled at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Stroud to mark NAIDOC Week. Following the successful gathering of the Goori Bugg family in Gloucester […]
Lift-off for the fastest way to emergency care. Myall River Hawks junior footy kept practicing at a safe distance. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter made its landing in the shadowy middle of Myall Park. THE Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service (WRHS) made a rare night-time landing at Myall Park in Hawks Nest, to […]
