Port Stephens Homelessness Stakeholders Advisory Group meets to discuss the growing concern of homelessness in region
by News Of The Area – Modern Media – May 2, 2023 THE inaugural meeting of Port Stephens Homelessness Stakeholders Advisory Group was held in Raymond Terrace on Wednesday 26 April. The group, […]
NSW election: Labor pledges $300,000 to Port Stephens services to continue helping its most vulnerable
Port Stephens Examiner By Ellie-Marie Watts March 16 2023 – 4:00pm The services that look after Port Stephens’ most vulnerable residents have received a $300,000 election commitment from Labor. Incumbent MP […]
Seven Hunter domestic and family violence services state their election priorities
Port Stephens Examiner March 12 2023 – 3.00pm Seven Hunter-based domestic and family violence services have banded together to call on the state election candidates to make commitments arounds […]
Real estate agent, Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Services and Yacaaba Centre help find Cliff a home
Port Stephens Examiner By Alanna Tomazin September 21 2022- 11.22am Real estate agent Tracy Blosdale took finding someone a home to the next level when she became a stand-in caretaker […]
Housing crisis in Port Stephens is fuelling homelessness – 879 people turned to family and neighbourhood service for help in 2021
Port Stephens Examiner By Ellie-Marie Watts August 4 2022 – 2.52pm Close to 900 people turned to the Port’s only government funded homelessness service last year, almost triple the number […]
Port Stephens Community Hosts Homelessness Roundtable – Seeking Solutions
by News Of The Area – Modern Media – August 4, 2022 WHEN people think of homelessness they tend towards stereotypes. Perhaps we think about substance abuse, older men or think it […]
Mutual Bank and Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Services call on community to donate items to winter appeal, help families in need
The Mutual Bank is partnering with Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Services to help make the lives of families facing a bleak winter hopefully a little easier. The cold weather […]
Need for more temporary housing in Port Stephens
A recent statewide count of people sleeping rough conducted by the NSW Government has revealed that there was an increase in Port Stephens of seven from last year. Hume Community […]
Newcastle homelessness rally, attended by Port Stephens service, a call to action
Charlie Elias Members of the Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Services attended the call to action on the Hunter homelessness crisis held in Newcastle’s Civic Park on March 29. Ann […]
Homelessness in Port Stephens almost tripled in past 12 months as local resources, service ‘stretched to the limit’
Charlie Elias The number of homeless people in Port Stephens has almost tripled in the past 12 months, while resources from support services are being stretched to their limits and […]