CHARITY Pig Races returned to the Tea Gardens Country Club in a fundraiser for the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) on Saturday 19 April. The biggest fundraiser for the local SLSC each year, the event aids the club to upgrade its potentially life-saving equipment. “We are aiming to raise as much […]
The Big Screen
MARVEL studios unleashes its next great experimental flick this week, hoping that the Thunderbolts will capture new audiences in the same way the Guardians of the Galaxy did. Taking a page from their competitor DC’s Suicide Squad films, the premise sees several of the supporting “anti-heroes” from previous Marvel films and television shows thrown together, […]
Stinker’s Fishin’: Time to go crabbing
OF all the seafood available to us I enjoy a good feed of blue swimmer crabs more than anything else. Crumbed calmari, mud crabs, fresh prawns, lobster mornay and battered fish are all hard to beat. However, if I am forced to select one, it would be a blue swimmer crab. For cooking, add half […]
Stinker’s Fishin’: Holiday action
THE holidays are upon us and the good news for those who are hoping to catch a fish is that conditions are perfect. The beaches are alive with salmon, whiting and winter bream. Mullet are travelling north on their annual breeding cycle in huge numbers accompanied by a few predatory sharks. Mostly Grey Nurses, the […]
The Big Screen
THE surprise sequel The Accountant 2 is being released this week, nine years after the first entry and reuniting director Gavin O’Conner with writer Bill Dubuque along with stars Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson and J.K. Simmons. Affleck is the titular “Accountant” – a man who manages finances for international criminal cartels, but insists […]

Stinker’s Fishin’: Welcome to the Marine Park
TO our many holiday visitors, a warm welcome to the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park (PS-GLMP). In place since 2007 the park has been designed to protect sensitive habitat and reduce pressure on all creatures inside the boundaries. Shrouded by skepticism in the early years of its existence, the park and the restrictions imposed have […]
The Big Screen
Sinners is a new genre film from Creed and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, starring his go-to guy Michael B. Jordan. When twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both played by Jordan) return to their Southern US hometown after years away, they hope they can leave their troubled past behind them. Their homecoming is soured when […]
48 Point Circuit, North Arm Cove is on the market with Century 21 Coastal Properties
48 Point Circuit, North Arm Cove ESCAPE to the tranquil lifestyle of North Arm with this residential lot perfectly positioned in a quiet cul-de-sac. Nestled amongst quality homes, bushland and offering amazing views over the water to Solders Point, this lot is an oasis for those seeking privacy and natural beauty. DA approval exists for […]
22 Belbowrie Road, Toormina is on the market with Unrealestate Coffs Coast
Address: 22 Belbowrie Road, Toormina Price: $669,000 Beds: 3, Bath: 1, Car: 3 Land size: 461.9 sqm THIS three-bedroom home provides easy maintained living; if you are after something with a back lawn it will certainly not suit, but if you are after low maintenance living you must inspect. The three bedrooms all have built-in […]
50 Wombo Street, Pindimar is on the market with First National Real Estate Hawks Nest
50 Wombo Street, Pindimar Price: $925,000 DISCOVER the perfect blend of tranquillity and convenience at 50 Wombo Street, Pindimar, an idyllic retreat nestled in the peaceful surrounds of NSW’s cherished coastline. Boasting an expansive 1265 square metre block and only 70m from the sandy water’s edge of Port Stephens, this four-bedroom, two-bathroom home presents an […]