HIPPY End of Term Fun Day!!
The children, parents and carers had a wonderful day last Wednesday at the HIPPY end of term FUN DAY! Our families filled an entire coach as well as 6 fully loaded cars! Needless to say, everyone enjoyed a fun day…
Homelessness in the spotlight
ELLIE-MARIE WATTSAug. 4, 2015, 5:51 p.m. THE Port's leading provider for homelessness services is calling on the community to judge less and learn more about the issue during Homelessness Prevention Week. Colleen Whittle, manager of Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood…
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 25. Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Services will host Indigenous…
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 April 20 storm. MINDFUL: Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood Service…
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 Family and Neighbourhood Services (PSFNS), who run the youth drop-in…
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 service's homelessness prevention section, and manager Colleen Whittle said in…
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 that deal with domestic violence in Port Stephens gathered at…
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 Stephens Domestic Violence Committee organised the Monday, December 8 march…
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 youth venue in Raymond Terrace as part of Anti-Poverty Week.…
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 group of 25 children who had never been in the…