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NEW DEAL: Nelson Bay Bowling Club board chairman Max Harman with Nelson Bay Football Club president Ben Reynolds and vice-president Charlie Flint.

A joining of sporting values

Charlie Elias

NEW VENTURE: Kate Prout is opening a Okinawan Goju Ryu karate jutsu dojo at Ferodale Sports Complex. Lessons for juniors begin April 29. Picture: Ellie-Marie Watts

Medowie's new dojo set to teach juniors self defence and life lessons

Ellie-Marie Watts

Nice Catch: Local Charter champion Paul Lennon with a giant Port Stephens flathead. Released.

A Port Stephens fishing wonderland awaits with excellent numbers over the reef

John Stinker Clarke

NEW DEAL: Nelson Bay Bowling Club board chairman Max Harman with Nelson Bay Football Club president Ben Reynolds and vice-president Charlie Flint.

A joining of sporting values

TAG-ALONG: The Nelson Bay Sharks made history on Saturday, playing in the Newcastle Rugby League ladies tag competition at Salamander Bay sports complex.

Sharks stand tall against Rosellas in first outing

Whammo: Tanilba champion Jorga Croker with her 49 centimetre flathead. Picture: supplied.

No better habitat for the dusky flathead

John 'Stinker' Clarke

MADDY'S WISH: Madison Atkins, 13, with her mum Melissa Budworth at their Raymond Terrace home. "I know this house like the back of my hand."

No ordinary teen: Maddy's brave battle

Charlie Elias

Public invited to forum on negative gearing

See Early Daze at Muree Golf Club on Saturday, April 27 from 7.30pm.

Gig guide: top weekend entertainment

MADDY'S WISH: Madison Atkins, 13, with her mum Melissa Budworth at their Raymond Terrace home. "I know this house like the back of my hand."

No ordinary teen: Maddy's brave battle

LEGACY: The Litten girls (from left) Albany, Kempsey and Brooklyn, of Anna Bay, with a promotional brochure for the movie Poms.

Movie night for cancer support

LEST WE FORGET: Port Stephens-Hunter Police District officers salute as bugler Angelia Gordon plays the Last Post at the Nelson Bay 2018 dawn service.

2019 Anzac Day service times

Marvel at the lost city of Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres above sea level.

Ready for a cool change?

Marvel at the lost city of Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres above sea level.

Ready for a cool change?

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

Pathways: Daniel Torrens, a VTEC Participant with his supervisor Mick.

Steering our youth to a successful future

Pathways: Daniel Torrens, a VTEC Participant with his supervisor Mick.

Steering our youth to a successful future

Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold at 1.5 per cent but cut likely this year.

Interest rates on hold

Trent Wiltshire, Domain Economist

Glorious ocean views

Enjoy the wonder of Wanda

ANSWERING THE CALL TO SERVE: The initial 'Anzacs' were volunteers from the First Australian Imperial Force. The campaign lasted eight-and-a-half months.

A legend born from battle

RESPECT: Marchers can wear their own or a relative's medals. Your own medals should be worn on the left hand side of your chest, over your heart.

For those who fell on foreign shores

UP PERISCOPE: The AE2 was an E-Class submarine built for the Royal Australian Navy. Photos: DEFENCE

Derring-do in Dardanelles

ANSWERING THE CALL TO SERVE: The initial 'Anzacs' were volunteers from the First Australian Imperial Force. The campaign lasted eight-and-a-half months.

A legend born from battle

SUCCESS: The first ever Port Stephens seaside scavenge held at Anna Bay's Robinson Reserve proved to be a wonderful success.

Seaside Scavenge a success

GOOD FUN: Mike Passfield is one in a strong line-up of performers due to entertain at Soldiers Point Bowling Club during the June long weekend.

Soldiers Point Bowling Club adds to Bluewater line up

FINALLY HOME: Robyn and Mike Pierpoint at home in Corlette; top right shows the Viking Sky cruise ship drifting in heavy seas off Norway on March 23; bottom right shows passengers being winched off the cruise ship.

Hell or high water: Port couple share Viking Sky tale

Army veteran Steve Beveridge with his grandchildren Billy Kearney, 7, and Coral, age 5, from Shoal Bay.

Anzac Day 2019: Photos, videos from the Nelson Bay mid-morning service

SHADES: Deb and Josh Stretton with the Parafina sunglasses now available at the Nelson Bay pop-up store and online.

Anna Bay family back shades of the future

The RAAF's Matthew Bell laying a wreath during Raymond Terrace's Anzac Day service. Picture: Ellie-Marie Watts

Anzac Day 2019: Strong turnout to Raymond Terrace march, service

Wollongong, NSW, dawn service in MacCabe Park. Photos: Robert Peet

50 special moments from dawn services across Australia

LEST WE FORGET: A man pays his respects at the Karuah war memorial after laying a wreath on Thursday morning. Picture: Ellie-Marie Watts

Anzac Day 2019: Karuah remembers fallen mates

Ellie-Marie Watts

SAFETY FIRST: Raymond Terrace Marketplace staff meet with an engineer to inspect the damage of the cracked ceiling.

The afternoon the roof fell in

The lower car park at Birubi Beach on Easter Saturday. Picture: Port Stephens Council

Illegal parking cause of Anna Bay mayhem

Ellie-Marie Watts

APPROVED: All but one councillor agreed that the council's code of conduct was there to protect social media users from threatening and defamatory comments.

Letters to the Editor: April 25

MOVING FORWARD: A light rail corridor to Newcastle Airport would alleviate traffic on Nelson Bay Road, according to Ernest To.

Letters to the Editor: April 18

BINNED: Maggie Kirkby-Jones of Lemon Tree Passage tried to opt out of phone book delivery.

Letters to the Editor: April 11

APPROVED: All but one councillor agreed that the council's code of conduct was there to protect social media users from threatening and defamatory comments.

Letters to the Editor: April 25

MAKING GOOD: Medowie's Ernest To believes the Port could still reap several benefits if a Berejiklian government follows through on pre-election commitments.

Letters to the Editor

PROTECT IT: Fingal Bay's Jenny Eletr says the suburb draws 'a lot of activities and money to Port Stephens' and should be treated with respect.

Letters to the Editor: March 21

Timing is key when it comes to getting the flu shot. Photo: Shutterstock.

When is the right time to get a flu shot?

Samara Ross

KALEIDOSCOPE: "Coming from Canada I found people here fearful to dress in colour," says Evelyn Roth, pictured in her Maslin Beach home. Photo: Naomi Giatas

The colourful world of recycling pioneer Evelyn Roth

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST HANG UP: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Why do we keep falling for scams?

Samara Ross

Greens Senator Di Natale inflated the impact on emissions of methane leaks from gas production.

Di Natale misfires on gas emissions claim

Thousands have lined the streets of Sydney's CBD to mark Anzac Day celebrations.

NSW rises early and honours the fallen

A Phillip Island man has been charged with murder after a woman's body was found in Melbourne's CBD.

Accused killer's health aired in Vic court

The Australian Heritage Hotel is just one of hundreds of venues where Anzac Day two-up is played.

Two-up an Anzac tradition for youngsters

A man has faced court accused of murdering a Geelong woman in little Bourke St in Melbourne.

Accused faces court for Melbourne killing

Christine McGinn

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has laid a wreath at the Anzac Day dawn service in Darwin.

Shorten halts campaign to honour Anzacs

Daniel McCulloch

Some 16,000 serving and ex-ADF personnel marched along Sydney's Elizabeth Street.

Anzac march a double day of remembrance

Heather McNab

Bill Shorten has copped a ribbing from Essendon fans for wearing his Collingwood scarf and tie.

Shorten cops ribbing for Collingwood tie

Daniel McCulloch

Emma Northey displays her maiden ewes with dad, Paul and Sally Stockman during the West Wyalong Merino ewe competition.

WOOL's her passion

Mark Griggs
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Kangawarra Socks 4389, Reg Cochrane Pastoral P/L, Kangawarra, Pyree. Pictured Thomas and Cathy Cochrane and Brooke Allen.

Quality despite low numbers in the Illawarra ring

Olivia Calver
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Brown Swiss champion senior female, Benleigh Marshall Sasha, Mr R. and R. J. Wake, Benleigh, Whittingham via Singleton. Pictured Gavin Wake, Whittingham and judge Lachlan Fry, Brunswick, Western Australia.

Benleigh sweeps up in the Brown Swiss ring

Olivia Calver

LEG ROOM: Supply and demand is the biggest factor in how airline tickets are priced.

Tips to getting the best bang for your airfares buck

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Bungoolee Tours ... offering tag-along tours of Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberleys.

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MOUTHWATERING EXHIBIT: A 1971 McLaren M8-F CanAm car stands in splendid isolation in The Bend’s Welcome Centre.

Tailem Bend - The accidental motorsport star

Brent Davison

Top steak recipe from australianbeef.com.au

Try this:Beef rib eye with spicy quinoa and bean salad

UNCERTAINTY?: Labor's proposed changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) rules may adversely affect assets bequeathed to us.

How will your capital gains be taxed under a new government?

Noel Whittaker

WHAT'S IN A NAME: Whether you call it Prosecco or Glera, there's no denying Australian versions of this popular sparkling wine are soaring in popularity despite EU laws which control the use of the name

Are you still Pro secco?

Linda Lambrechts