Raymond Terrace information session to encourage Indigenous Australia’s into owning their own home
Ellie-Marie Watts TURNING the Port’s population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents into homeowners is the aim behind a Raymond Terrace information session to be held on Thursday, June […]
Storms hit help services in the pocket.
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 […]
Teens encouraged to drop in at The Deck on Friday
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 […]
Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Service provides early intervention
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 […]
Nelson Bay White Ribbon march
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 […]
March in Nelson Bay against family violence
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 […]
Brekkie lifts spirits for Anti-Poverty Week
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 […]
Children get a taste of surf and sand for the first time
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 […]
Port homeless to be cared for by new family and neighbourhood service
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 […]
A vital step forward
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. […]