30 Dec 10 | TWO weeks out from beginning a seven-year medical degree in the United States, Gretchen Perschke made a snap decision to pack up and head for Australia - more specifically Port Stephens.
The Pittsb
30 Dec 10 | He said the club made the decision to wear all-coloured uniforms two years ago because "something had to be done" about the declining standard and interest in Maitland cricket.
"And it worked, we a
30 Dec 10 | THE Port Stephens Pythons Cricket Club will stand its ground in a dispute with the Maitland association - even if it means losing the right to defend its A-grade premiership.
The Pythons, undefeate
30 Dec 10 | A YOUNG Medowie actor won a coveted grant at the recent City of Newcastle Drama Awards (CONDA).
Adam Grossenbacher, 12, was awarded a youth development grant at the recent award ceremony in Newcast
29 Dec 10 | ANCHORED to the saddle for up to 12 hours at a time, Allix Jones admits the demands of her sport are a touch extreme.
29 Dec 10 | PORT Stephens Council says state government legislation is largely to blame for a 2000-cubic-metre pile of sand it cannot move from Halifax Point at Nelson Bay.
29 Dec 10 | ANNA BAY's Guy Dennis dreamt of becoming a doctor but a combination of self doubt and the daunting prospect of trying to fund a medical degree stood in his way.
29 Dec 10 | MOST classical dancers would gladly leap into a position with the Australian Ballet School, but not Lemon Tree Passage teenager Dann Wilkinson.
29 Dec 10 | FOURTEEN athletes from the Medowie Little Athletics Centre have earned the right to compete at the regional championships at Glendale in February.
29 Dec 10 | PORT Stephens police are at full strength for New Year's Eve with all leave cancelled as the focus goes on on the big crowds expected along the Nelson Bay waterfront.
29 Dec 10 | A DIGITAL satellite television servive is needed in Port Stephens says Paterson MP Bob Baldwin.
29 Dec 10 | PORT businesses are being encouraged to contribute to a scholarship program that aims to help students further their education.
29 Dec 10 | THE Port Stephens Pythons Cricket Club will stand its ground in a dispute with the Maitland association - even if it means losing the right to defend its A-grade premiership.
29 Dec 10 | THE council reports it has made a profit of $5.6 million from the $7.540 million sale of land at Heatherbrae for the Sandvik project.
29 Dec 10 | IT SEEMS that the fishing has just stepped up just in time for the holidays.
29 Dec 10 | RUNNING through January, the workshops include activities such as Rockpool Rambles, Volcanic Shores Walks, Corlette Coastal Strolls, Sensational Seagrass and Koalas on the Coast among others.
23 Dec 10 | A PLEASANTLY-surprised Sarah Iuliana topped Hunter River High in the High School Certificate achieving the school's two band six scores.
The 17 year old scored the maximum band in business studies
23 Dec 10 | STOCKTON-Raymond Terrace lacked the necessary fire power in their Twenty20 match against Newcastle City on Sunday. Darren Whittingham top scored for Stockton with 32, as the Port side went in search o
22 Dec 10 | MORE than a decade has past since the band Valhalla first took to the stage and in that time the band has changed too.
22 Dec 10 | THERE is no such thing as monotony when it comes to the mischievous boys from Viagra Falls.
The band is headed for the Country Club Hotel on Friday to entertain crowds.
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