Crayfish hole before 1973 when the boat shed and wharf were destroyed.
ON the northern aspect of Fingal Island, facing Broughton Island, is a small cove known by fishermen and islanders as Crayfish Hole. It was on the rocky shoreline of this natural harbour that a wharf and boathouse existed in 1918. Here the government department kept two boats: a whaler of 20 feet and a double […]
Sue Patrick delivers the hand-made door prize bags. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
Sue Patrick delivers the hand-made door prize bags. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Stroud SES Deputy Commander Greg Snape shows off the rescue tool the donation funded. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Maurie Leembruggen from Pindimar-Tea Gardens RFS presents group representative Raylene Partridge with a certificate of thanks. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Free Clinic Bus representative Jan Peeters receives the […]
ROCKY Point is one of the best kept fishing secrets in Port Stephens. Accessible by both 4×4 and boat, this rocky outcrop and the surrounding beaches and bays have a fascinating history of fishing, lobstering and the mining of shell grit. Big Rocky, as the name suggests, is a big rocky outcrop just far enough […]
This year’s brick and rolling pin throwing competition is on 11 July.
IT’S time to start practising for the 2026 Stroud Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition. This unique celebration of the town’s heritage and community spirit will be held at the Stroud Showground on 11 July. Started by the brick-making towns of Stroud in the US and UK in 1961, the competition spread to Canada and […]
Morty the Fly. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Cowboys sang about farm girls in the Oklahoma bracket. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Two happy little Vegemites led the first ad break jingle. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Things got cultural for the Sound of Music bracket. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. A few Weet-Bix kids tuned out for the next jingle. Photo: Thomas […]
Up until the mid-1980s oysters were grown right throughout the Port.
CONTINUED expansion of the Australian colonies placed increased pressure on the building industry, which relied heavily on lime for mortar for stone buildings. It was well known that oyster shells could be burned to produce the lime – cheap and in ample supply. At first only the empty shells of eaten oysters were used but […]
Vehicles queueing at the Bucketts Way/Pacific Highway intersection in early 2026.
A SERIOUS accident on Friday 15 May has brought safety issues at the Bucketts Way/Pacific Highway intersection into sharp focus once more. In April, News Of The Area reported on the strong concerns held by former Roads and Traffic Authority senior engineer Gordon Chirgwin about the dangerous state of the intersection. “I believe that the […]
The Bush Turkeys youth group members. Photo: Shannon Richmond.
The Bush Turkeys youth group members. Photo: Shannon Richmond. Max Fortunaso received the inaugural RSL sub-Branch Cadet Award from Terry Munright. Photo: Shannon Richmond. Nat Skelly, David Lau and Peta Shelton were rewarded for their services to the Surf Club this past season. Photo: Shannon Richmond. Tony Howard was presented with ‘Club Person of the […]
Commercial fishermen prepare mullet bait for the coming lobster season. Commercial fishers wait patiently for the mullet to arrive. NOW is the time to witness one of the most amazing displays of nature that continues annually along all beaches from the NSW South Coast into Southeast Queensland – the “mullet run”. Millions of mullet, in […]
Croquet club members and guests raffled off many local prizes. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Pat blocks the gate in a showdown on the green. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. MEMBERS and guests of the Myall Park Croquet Club held yet another successful Biggest Morning Tea at their beautiful home base on Monday 4 May. This was the 16th […]
