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BIG WIN: The Nelson Bay Gropers are now into NHRU's elimination semi-finals after a 62-10 victory against Singleton last Saturday. Picture: Nelson Bay Rugby Union

Sports Shorts: Bulla ladies claim tag minor premiership

Peter Arnold

IN THE SPIRIT: The Raymond Terrace Ravens played in special jerseys for the ladies in league round last Saturday. Picture: Raymond Terrace Ravens

Terrace shows it charitable colours

GIANT: Pippa Smyth, who plays in the AFLW, with Nelson Bay Junior AFL Club's Olivia Gray, 9, at a coaching clinic on Monday.

AFL convert a role model for Nelson Bay girls

Charlie Elias

BIG WIN: The Nelson Bay Gropers are now into NHRU's elimination semi-finals after a 62-10 victory against Singleton last Saturday. Picture: Nelson Bay Rugby Union

Sports Shorts: Bulla ladies claim tag minor premiership

TALENTED: Cabramatta bowls club member Aaron Wilson represented Australia at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Picture: Simon Bennett

Australian bowlers roll into Soldiers Point

Charlie Elias

GROPER REPS: Front: Jack Vincent, 16, and Boston Kerapa, 16. Back: Freeman Kerapa, 15, Toby Fraser, 15, Logan Fenwick, 15, and Liam Page, 15.

Junior Gropers set their goals

Charlie Elias

Old soul: Catch 15-year-old acoustic, folk, and roots singer-songwriter Lachlan Edwards when he takes the stage at Anchorage Port Stephens this Sunday.

What’s on: live gigs this week

GOOD TIME: Mount Kanwary Public School leaders Clancy Oldfield, 11, Toby McDonald, 11, Harrison Nichols, 12, and Kaily Frith, 11. Picture: Ellie-Marie Watts

Excitement building for little school’s cracking night of fun

Ellie-Marie Watts

PIPIS DELIGHT: Pipi harvester Mark Phelps with some of his produce which made a huge hit at the Love Seafood Festival in Nelson Bay.

Port seafood served fresh to the plate | photos, video

Charlie Elias

Old soul: Catch 15-year-old acoustic, folk, and roots singer-songwriter Lachlan Edwards when he takes the stage at Anchorage Port Stephens this Sunday.

What’s on: live gigs this week

DOIN' IT FOR CHARITY: Raymond Terrace Ravens captain Julie Tull with Magpies coach Brooke Roach at Lakeside where the teams will host a ladies day on Saturday. Picture: Ellie-Marie Watts

Magpies, Ravens host ladies day for final home game of season

Ellie-Marie Watts

SINGERS: Hannah McClafferty, 11, Nina Easthope, 10, and Tillyrose Armstrong, 9, are preparing for an Opera House performance.

Singers to star at the Sydney Opera House | photos

Charlie Elias

The icing on the cake: The celebratory cake to mark ten years of business for Port Stephens Toyota.

A decade of gratitude to Port Stephens

All for one: Speech Pathologists work to help clients of all ages to maintain and gain literacy skills.

Communication for us all

SAFE TRAVEL: This year, the Australian Taxation Office will closely examine taxpayer claims for work-related car expenses. Photo: MICHELLE ALLEN

On the right road to claim

The icing on the cake: The celebratory cake to mark ten years of business for Port Stephens Toyota.

A decade of gratitude to Port Stephens

BRUSH WITH FAME: Paint team members, from left to right, Sharnee White, Tracy Barber and Alan Cox from H&D Timber and Hardware.

Serving the local community

TAG Gallery to get facelift

Security: Make sure valuables such as jewellery, laptops, credit cards and identity documents such as passports are locked away safely

Tips to stay secure

Security: Make sure valuables such as jewellery, laptops, credit cards and identity documents such as passports are locked away safely

Renovating? Some tips to stay secure

The Desert Rose was designed and built in Wollongong and will be disassembled and shipped to Dubai to be reconstructed over a 10-day period in November as part of the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018.

Focus on dementia and energy

Don't kiss a tailor: Fingal Bay champion Ray Grech with a thumping Lighthouse tailor. The best time to drop a line for these fish is at dusk and dawn.

Cracker schools of tailor on the bite

John 'Stinker' Clarke

Picture: Rachel Perkins

Community smashes drought fund-raising goal | photos, video

Ellie-Marie Watts

Anna Bay Public School students taking part in the Sphero Olympics for National Science Week. Picture: Anna Bay Public School

Anna Bay students learn in science Olympics | photos

Don't kiss a tailor: Fingal Bay champion Ray Grech with a thumping Lighthouse tailor. The best time to drop a line for these fish is at dusk and dawn.

Cracker schools of tailor on the bite

TECH WHIZZES: Jarvis Jennings-Elemes, 11, and Joel Anderson, 12, in Raymond Terrace Public School's new "make a space" technology room.

Science week visit fuels learning thirst | photos

COMMITTED: Long-time Hunter Region Botanic Gardens volunteer Kevin McDonald will talk about plants for National Science Week on Sunday.

How does your garden grow?

2017 Port Stephens Annual Business Awards at Wests Diggers Nelson Bay. Picture shows, from left, - the main winner - Cameron Milner, Brent Hancock, Chris Drake - Tackleworld Port Stephens.

Voting open for Examiner’s Annual Business Awards | photos, video

FUN DAY: Tanilba Bay Public School (in blue) and Irrawang High School students (front) with Zarah Smith, 3, and Clancy Burns, 5, from KU Peninsula Preschool. Pictures: Ellie-Marie Watts

Culture and community all child’s play | photos

PIPIS DELIGHT: Pipi harvester Mark Phelps with some of his produce which made a huge hit at the Love Seafood Festival in Nelson Bay.

Port seafood served fresh to the plate | photos, video

Anna Bay surfer Josh Stretton hoisted up after winning the juniors section of the 2017 Burton Automotive King of the Box. Picture: Harry Royal

Entries open for 2018 King of the Box | photos

Sam Checo dresses her Mango backstage ahead of the cat fashion show.

Felines take to the catwalk in fashion extravaganza

Picture: Peter Lorimer

Nelson Bay marina fire ‘suspicious’: three boats destroyed

Jessica Brown

Irrawang High School's CAPA students practising for Showcase on Monday. The event will be staged at Irrawang High School on August 7 and 8.

Performance talent on show for annual student Showcase | photos

Ellie-Marie Watts

Villagers walk near destroyed homes in an area affected by the early morning earthquake at Sajang village, Sembalun, East Lombok.

Aussies recount terrifying Indonesian earthquake

Tiffanie Turnbull

ACCESS FOR ALL: Anna Bay resident Adolfo Pozzi believes the council should use existing rates to improve cycleways.

Letters to the Editor

RATE RISE: Port Stephens Council is hosting a series of information sessions and discussions so residents can learn more about its Special Rate Variation proposal.

Letters to the Editor

ACTION: Residents unsure about a proposed rate rise by Port Stephens Council (councillors pictured) are urged to attend planned community meetings.

Letters to the Editor

ACCESS FOR ALL: Anna Bay resident Adolfo Pozzi believes the council should use existing rates to improve cycleways.

Letters to the Editor

OPPOSED: Cr Giacomo Arnott voted against raising rates in Port Stephens.

Letters to the Editor

ALTERNATIVE: The extension of Austral Street to Government Road, Shoal Bay would negate the need for a Fingal Bay link road according to Gerry Mohan.

Letters to the Editor

OUTSOURCING: 1500 new private call centre staff contracted to help with sky-rocketing telephone wait times.

Centrelink being privatised “piece by piece”, says Labor MP

Eileen Wood

INCREDIBLE INDIA: We'll see the Gateway of India in Mumbai on our fully escorted cruise.

Join us to explore India’s incredible south

Samara Ross

CONFIDENT: Associate Professor Tim Thomas and Associate Professor Anne Voss from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute with Professor Jonathan Baell from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

New drugs put cancers to sleep – for good

Two split record $100m Powerball jackpot

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Greens MP David Shoebridge has called for NSW crown land purchases to be scrutinised by ICAC.

NSW land sale referred to ICAC: Greens

Two houses destroyed in NSW bushfires

Author Christos Tsiolkas has joined calls for the government to scrap forcible deportations.

Arts stars join airline deportations push

Cate Faehrmann is the new NSW Green's spokeswomen for the environment.

Former Di Natale staffer takes NSW seat

Luke Costin

Paul Bradshaw says he finally has justice after fighting for years.

Landmark $1m for Christian Brothers abuse

Angie Raphael

NSW govt stands firm on plastic bag ban

Dominica Sanda

'What have you done?': murder co-accused

Sarah McPhee

Enjoy the delicious juices of a traditional sausage at Kaohsiung's night market.

Insiders tips about the world’s top rated foodie experiences

Werribee Mansion Hotel and Spa is a magnificent architectural sight.

A vivid history and flavour at Werribee Mansion

Scott McRae

The National Anzac Centre … helping cement Albany’s reputation as a commemoration centre.

Six highlights in your travel week | 10 Aug

John Rozentals

A shortage of avocados in New Zealand has prompted criminal gangs to target orchards.

NZ avocado shortage leads to crime wave

Recipe from australianbeef.com.au

Try this: Meatball, zucchini and chickpea soup

Ask Noel: Timing, or time in?

Noel Whittaker