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Myall Coast Thursday Walkers hike into better weather

Morning tea with ‘long-term residents’ after the Grahamstown Drains walk on 6 August. Photo: Robyn. Morning tea with a view from Yacaaba, on 20 August. Photo: Bea. ‘Through the stone cutting’, Glenrock to Merewether, on 13 August. Photo: Bea. AUGUST delivered its characteristically chilly last gasp of winter, providing brisk breezes and cool mornings for […]

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Students bring ‘Symphony of Stories’ to life for Book Week

Amara and Layla enjoy the Book Week celebrations. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. This year’s Book Week theme was ‘Symphony of Stories’. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Local author Sally-Anne Marshall joins in the celebrations with librarian Rachael Vaughan. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Aleirah dressed as a caterpillar for the Book Week celebrations. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. Proud mum Kimberley Harrison […]

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Roadworks may bring minor delays in Gloucester, Wingham

MOTORISTS can expect minor delays from roadwork planned in Gloucester and Wingham over the coming fortnight. In Gloucester, reconstruction work is planned for King Street between the railway and Ravenshaw Street. Roadwork crews will also repair Wingham’s Isabella Street roundabout. Pothole patching is also planned for both towns and others throughout the MidCoast Council LGA, […]

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Kiralea’s fight to get help and stay with her family

Kiralea at Rankin Park with her son, who lives with autism, and her daughter. Kiralea at her mother’s home with her sisters. (Photos: Courtesy of Kiralea Powell.) THE turning point in Kiralea Powell’s life came in October 2020, when she was first diagnosed with a brain tumour. The aggressive meningioma would soon upend her health, […]

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Illuminate 2026 set to light up Raymond Terrace

ILLUMINATE Raymond Terrace 2026 will again light up Boomerang Park on Saturday, 19 September. The free community celebration brings together live music, fire twirlers, fireworks, food, stalls and lanterns in the park from 4 pm to 8 pm. The much-loved event is supported by local schools, community groups, service organisations, residents and businesses. Port Stephens […]

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Unplugged: How parents and caretakers can protect kids from technology overload

PORT Stephens Unplugged, the nonprofit movement that aims to empower the community to counter children’s overuse of technology, was launched recently. “Unplugged is a movement that was created because no one – no parent, no school, no part of the community – is to blame for what’s happening with kids overusing screens,” psychologist and founding […]

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Forum puts Port Stephens’ changing coastline under the spotlight

Irukandji Shark and Ray Encounters’ presentation on the mortality of green sea turtles in 2025. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. EcoNetwork president Ian Watt giving an in-depth presentation on coastal erosion. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. THE changing Port Stephens coastline and the health of its marine life were the focus of a National Science Week forum held at […]

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Staff’s quick response saved Bob’s life after heart attack

QUICK thinking and even quicker action saved 72-year-old Bob Launders’ life when he had a heart attack and collapsed at Tea Gardens Waste Management Centre and Reviva Reuse Shop in June. When three staff members found Mr Launders unconscious, unresponsive and not breathing, they immediately called triple zero and began CPR. Leading hand Tyla Ralphs […]

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Palliative needs missing in aged care assessments

THE question of whether elderly Australians with serious, life-limiting illness are getting timely access to palliative care has been raised by Palliative Care Australia (PCA). The ABC’s Four Corners investigation The Waiting Game put the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), an automated decision-making system used to assess older Australians seeking government-funded aged care, under a spotlight. […]

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Flying Doctor Service gets $15m funding boost

THE NSW government is investing $15 million to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) to continue providing its lifesaving services across NSW. Part of the 2026-27 State Budget, the funding will enable the RFDS to deliver primary health care, dental and mental health services, retrievals, and patient and clinician transport in regional, rural and […]