A twin cinema for Raymond Terrace and a Nelson Bay retailer claiming a small business award was making headlines in the Examiner in 1996.
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Each week the Examiner will ‘throw back’ to an edition published during its 124 year history and highlight what was making news at that time.
The front page of the Port Stephens Examiner that was published on August 2, 1996 featured two stories:
Terrace twin cinema plan
Story brief: Plans to build a twin cinema complex in Raymond Terrace hinged on an amended DA lodged to Port Stephens Council on Wednesday, August 2.
The application was for a $1.5 million project featuring a 400-seat cinema complex with restaurant plus several offices to be built on the site of the historic St John’s Church hall.
Matthew heads for the top in dog-eat-dog world of groceries
Story brief: Matthew Devrell, then aged 20, claimed second in the NSW small business retail executive awards.
Mr Devrell was an assistant at Seabreeze Shopping Village’s Foodtown Supermarket.
