Tag: Port Stephens
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COUNCILS MEET TO DISCUSS PROPOSED MERGER
Senior executives from Newcastle and Port Stephens councils have met to discuss the proposed merger – part of the Premier’s plan to dramatically reduce the number of local councils. The Newcastle and Port Stephens executives acknowledged the importance of keeping staff informed throughout what is expected to be a lengthy process. Both parties say they are…
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NEWCASTLE COUNCIL FLAGS MERGER WITH PORT STEPHENS
Newcastle Council has been labelled a ‘basket case’ by the Mayor of Port Stephens, amid talk of an amalgamation between the pair. Newcastle has floated the idea after being declared unfit to stand alone – but Bruce MacKenzie has vowed to fight any such merger.
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COMMUNITY RALLIES BEHIND NELSON BAY GOLF CLUB
Venues across Port Stephens have thrown their support behind the Nelson Bay Golf Club, after fire destroyed its clubhouse on Sunday. Members have also banded together, returning to the fairways today.
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NELSON BAY GOLF CLUB DESTROYED BY FIRE
In a blow to the Nelson Bay community, its 52-year-old golf club has been destroyed by fire. Investigators are now working to determine how the blaze began.
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MAN CHARGED AFTER TANILBA BAY HOME SEARCHED
A 46-year-old man is facing a string of charges, after drugs and ammunition was allegedly seized from a home at Port Stephens. Police searched a house on Monash Close at Tanilba Bay at around 6:30 last night and allegedly found two hydroponic set ups, a quantity of ice, MDMA, prescription drugs and ammunition. The man…
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FIRE FIGHTERS BATTLE BLAZE AT SALT ASH
Fire fighters are continuing to monitor a bushfire, which started this morning in thick scrub at Salt Ash in Port Stephens. While the cause of the fire is still to be determined, initial investigations suggest it may have been deliberately lit.
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MAN SENTENCED TO 13 YEARS JAIL OVER SAVAGE CLEANER ATTACK
A man, who viciously assaulted two female cleaners at Medowie last year, has been jailed for 13 years with a non-parole period of nine years and nine months. Adam John Medcalf was sentenced in Newcastle District Court today over the February 5 attacks, which left the young women with severe head and facial injuries. They…
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COMMUNITY CELEBRATES AS CONTROVERSIAL DA WITHDRAWN
PHOTO: Courtesy of Anna Bay Community Action Group. A community group in Port Stephens is celebrating, after finding out this morning that a controversial development application for the area has been withdrawn. The site, along Fisherman’s Bay Road in Anna Bay, was earmarked for a $12.5 million 22 hectare housing development, by NSW Government developer, Landcom. The South Tomaree Community…
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COMMUNITY CONCERN OVER SAND MINE
The company behind a sand mine at Salt Ash is seeking approval to increase the number of trucks allowed in and out of the site per hour. A public meeting was held late on Friday to discuss the application. NBN reporter Renee Fedder has been following the story at Williamtown.
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FUNDING FOR PORT STEPHENS’ BLACKSPOTS
Pedestrian safety across Port Stephens will soon improve, with council awarded $2.4-million in federal blackspot funding. Work will be conducted, in both Shoal and Nelson Bay, as well as in Raymond Terrace, near St Brigid’s Primary School. Road works will also be carried out at the intersection of Tomago and Masonite roads.