ELLIE-MARIE WATTSMay 6, 2015, 7 a.m. PORT Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Service (PSFNS) has been pushed to its limits after helping hundreds of the Port's most vulnerable residents after the April 20 storm. MINDFUL: Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Service…
Ellie-Marie WattsApril 15, 2015, 2:30 p.m. FOOD, games, competitions and a slip ‘n’ slide will all be available to teenagers at The Deck in Raymond Terrace on Friday. Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Services (PSFNS), who run the youth drop-in…
ELLIE-MARIE WATTSFeb. 25, 2015, 8 a.m. THE Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Service is reaching out to residents who are at risk of homelessness. Ann Fletcher, team leader for the service's homelessness prevention section, and manager Colleen Whittle said in…
ELLIE-MARIE WATTS ABOUT 70 people turned out to the Port Stephens Domestic Violence Committee's inaugural White Ribbon march on Monday. Residents, police, members of the committee and people from services that deal with domestic violence in Port Stephens gathered at…
ELLIE-MARIE WATTSNov. 27, 2014, 8 a.m. PORT residents can take up the fight against domestic violence next month by walking in a White Ribbon march in Nelson Bay. The Port Stephens Domestic Violence Committee organised the Monday, December 8 march…
JESSICA BROWNOct. 23, 2014, 6:30 a.m. BACON, eggs and cups of coffee were lined up on Friday for the Rise and Shine Breakfast. The event was held at The Deck youth venue in Raymond Terrace as part of Anti-Poverty Week.…
ELLIE-MARIE WATTSJuly 30, 2014, 7 a.m FOR many people, living in Port Stephens means sun and surf all year round. But for others the water is not so accessible. A group of 25 children who had never been in the…
ELLIE-MARIE WATTSJuly 8, 2014, 5:18 p.m. BIG changes are on the horizon for three Port-based support services, with two set to amalgamate and another preparing a fight for survival. After the announcement that the Raymond Terrace Neighbourhood Centre and Port…
DRUGS and alcohol can destroy families but it does not have to be the case - that is the theme of a program which will hit Raymond Terrace this month. Called the Stepping Forwards Course, the program is designed for…
SARAH PRICEOct. 29, 2013, 5:13 p.m. HOT weather and sore arms were not going to stop the crew from Bunnings and The Youthie from smiling on Friday when the teams came together to paint the new Raymond Terrace drop-in centre…
