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Submarines, security deal blow COVID out of the water

DIGESTSubmarines, security deal blow COVID out of the water

Janine Graham

REPRESENTATION: Greens candidate for central ward at the December 4 local government election, Caitlin Spiller. Picture: Supplied

Greens stand for consultation

Charlie Elias

NSW records 12 more deaths, 1351 new COVID cases

WATCHNSW records 12 more deaths, 1351 new COVID cases

Janine Graham

Thursday was a significant turning point for the area as the lockdown was lifted in parts of the Hunter.

Port Stephens COVID outbreak: case numbers and locations

Ellie-Marie Watts

LAST TIME AROUND: Cleaners at Wallsend Diggers in 2020. Picture: Marina Neil

UPDATEDExposure sites in the Hunter: the full list

Matt Carr

Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Scone to exit COVID lockdown

FREEDungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Scone to exit COVID lockdown

Matt Carr

FOR SALE: Tsunami Surfer store owner Simon Law is calling on locals to support Port Stephens businesses.

Small businesses on the brink of collapse

Charlie Elias

Submarines, security deal blow COVID out of the water

DIGESTSubmarines, security deal blow COVID out of the water

Janine Graham

REPRESENTATION: Greens candidate for central ward at the December 4 local government election, Caitlin Spiller. Picture: Supplied

Greens stand for consultation

Charlie Elias

MEMORIES: Helen Scott holding the ball in her school team when netball was called basketball. Pictures: Supplied

Helen Scott a netball trailblazer | photos

Submarines, security deal blow COVID out of the water

DIGESTSubmarines, security deal blow COVID out of the water

Thursday was a significant turning point for the area as the lockdown was lifted in parts of the Hunter.

Port Stephens COVID outbreak: case numbers and locations

LAST TIME AROUND: Cleaners at Wallsend Diggers in 2020. Picture: Marina Neil

UPDATEDExposure sites in the Hunter: the full list

Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Scone to exit COVID lockdown

FREEDungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Scone to exit COVID lockdown

What we know about Ivermectin

What we know about Ivermectin

Elizabeth Finkel

FOR SALE: Tsunami Surfer store owner Simon Law is calling on locals to support Port Stephens businesses.

Small businesses on the brink of collapse

Charlie Elias

SUPPORT: COPSY board members Geoff Basser and Brooke Vitnell are supporting Port Stephens youth through the free Jupiter counselling program.

Port facing mental health crisis as lockdown endures

Charlie Elias

Wastewater, prison and Ballarat - all in the headlines. Oh, yes, and COVID-19, too.

DIGESTPandemic pushes prison escapee to surrender - nearly 30 years on

Janine Graham

VICTORY: Laurie Daley says thanks to a brilliant defensive effort, South Sydney has found itself on the better side of the finals draw. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

OPINIONSouth Sydney Rabbitohs turn finals series on its head

Laurie Daley

MEMORIES: Helen Scott holding the ball in her school team when netball was called basketball. Pictures: Supplied

Helen Scott a netball trailblazer | photos

Charlie Elias

SWIM LEG: Some of the female athletes who participated in the inaugural 2020 women's only triathlon hosted by Tomaree Tri Club. Picture: Supplied

Go on, give it a Tri | photos, video

Charlie Elias

VICTORY: Laurie Daley says thanks to a brilliant defensive effort, South Sydney has found itself on the better side of the finals draw. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

OPINIONSouth Sydney Rabbitohs turn finals series on its head

TOP JOB: Former NRL player Brad Tighe will captain-coach Newcastle Rugby League club the Northern Hawks in 2022. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Tighe stays on flight path at Northern Hawks

Josh Callinan

GRAND FINAL BOUND: Melbourne's Max Gawn celebrates after the Demons defeated the Cats in last weekend's preliminary final. Photo: Paul Kane/Getty Images

OPINIONAn AFL grand final fit for a fairytale

Rohan Connolly

Grape grower Graeme McCrabb stands beside the Darling River where he first saw the fish deaths, at his property in Menindee, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENVoice of Real Australia podcast is back with a splash

Grape grower Graeme McCrabb stands beside the Darling River where he first saw the fish deaths, at his property in Menindee, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENVoice of Real Australia podcast is back with a splash

The Royal and Hollywood cafes in Church street, circa 1950. Photo: Mudgee Museum and Historical Society.

LISTENRescued boy meets hero's family 60 years on

The Royal and Hollywood cafes in Church street, circa 1950. Photo: Mudgee Museum and Historical Society.

LISTENRescued boy meets hero's family 60 years on

Jay and JC, two young outback miners, search for precious opal in their mine at White Cliffs, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

Jay and JC, two young outback miners, search for precious opal in their mine at White Cliffs, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

SPEAKER: Hunter Defence chair Tim Owen will be one of the speakers at the Defence Ready seminar on September 29. Picture: Supplied

Sign up for Defence ready seminar

Apply now for Anzac grants

Apply now for Anzac grants

IN PLAY: Action form the 2019 Peter Wilson Memorial touch football tournament held at Tomaree. Nelson Bay is hoping to host the carnival again in February 2022.

Touch footy summer season still on the cards

Charlie Elias

SPEAKER: Hunter Defence chair Tim Owen will be one of the speakers at the Defence Ready seminar on September 29. Picture: Supplied

Sign up for Defence ready seminar

NO FAIRYTALE: Nicholas Galitzine and Camila Cabello in the modern musical reinterpretation of Cinderella.

Cinderella story with modern take

Josh Leeson

BEWILDERED: Port Stephens councillors Steve Tucker and Paul Le Mottee in front of the Newline Road waste management facility in 2018.

Green bins for Port homes to be investigated

Charlie Elias

CONNECTIONS: Susie Watson from East Gippsland received a special delivery this month, thanks to Australia Post and Beyond Blue.

Send a message of hope to someone you care about

CONNECTIONS: Susie Watson from East Gippsland received a special delivery this month, thanks to Australia Post and Beyond Blue.

Send a message of hope to someone you care about

Port Stephens Health Guide 2021: Tips and advice on maintaining vitality

Port Stephens Health Guide 2021: Tips and advice on maintaining vitality

Port Stephens Health Guide 2021: Tips and advice on maintaining vitality

Port Stephens Health Guide 2021: Tips and advice on maintaining vitality

Is your masculinity complex making you look older?

Is your masculinity complex making you look older?

Is your masculinity complex making you look older?

Is your masculinity complex making you look older?

A once in a lifetime sale offering

A once in a lifetime sale offering

A once in a lifetime sale offering

A once in a lifetime sale offering

An acreage by the sea beckons

An acreage by the sea beckons

An acreage by the sea beckons

An acreage by the sea beckons

A 3D-printed house in Tabasco, Mexico. Photo: Joshua Perez/New Story

Could 'printing' new houses solve the affordability crisis?

Jack Needham

Ballarat East is one of the regional suburbs that should be on investors' radar, according to one of the experts we spoke with. This property at 52 George Street is currently listed with PRD Nationwide Ballarat with a guide of $395,000 to $425,000. Photo: Supplied

Property experts reveal the regional hotspots investors should have on their radar

Jack Needham

The current house was built six years ago. Photo: Supplied

Former PM Robert Menzies' country retreat on the market

Jack Needham

HELPING HAND: Ben Robinson and staff from Terrace Central, Raymond Terrace loading up care packages to deliver to the community.

Small act of kindness has big impact

SUPPORT: The team at Forever Hair and Beauty. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Awards promote small business

TEAM: Hawks reserve and open grade player Darryl Sharpley, reserve grade captain-coach Brad Tighe and reserve grade player Liam Walsh.

Smiles as Hawks end canned season on top

Peter Arnold

HELPING HAND: Ben Robinson and staff from Terrace Central, Raymond Terrace loading up care packages to deliver to the community.

Small act of kindness has big impact

AWARENESS: Irrawang High School's Year 10 student Huxley Rowe, 15, is participating in Mullets for Mental Health during September. Pictures: Supplied

Huxley growing mullet for mental health

Charlie Elias

LOOK CLOSELY: Scammers have upped their flubot game with many scam texts not containing the telltale signs of spelling mistakes.Picture: Scamwatch

Scamwatch: Flubot scammers change their tactics

INCREDIBLE: Malcolm Nobbs taking a photo of Trevallies at Darwin Arch in the Galapagos Islands. Picture: Andy Murch

Beneath the Surface: Divers share tales of life below | photos

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a "forever partnership" with the US and UK as it acquires nuclear-powered submarines. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

PM all in on 'forever' deal with US, UK for nuclear-run subs

MEMORIES: Helen Scott holding the ball in her school team when netball was called basketball. Pictures: Supplied

Helen Scott a netball trailblazer | photos

HELPING HAND: Ben Robinson and staff from Terrace Central, Raymond Terrace loading up care packages to deliver to the community.

Small act of kindness has big impact

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

WATCHPremier bans travelling tradies as Victoria nears 70 per cent mark

Jessica Greenan

LAST TIME AROUND: Cleaners at Wallsend Diggers in 2020. Picture: Marina Neil

UPDATEDExposure sites in the Hunter: the full list

Matt Carr

Who locked down and who's not in NSW

Who locked down and who's not in NSW

Matt Carr

NSW records 12 more deaths, 1351 new COVID cases

WATCHNSW records 12 more deaths, 1351 new COVID cases

Janine Graham

KEEP IT OPEN: Not all Fishermens Bay residents want to see the boat ramp closed.

Letters to the Editor: September 16

GET JABBED: George Anderson of Medowie believes that vaccines have been politicised and that more people should conisder the AstraZeneca option.

Letter to the Editor: September 9

NATURAL DELIGHT: Ross Ferrier of Fingal Bay believes the natural flora, such as this boronia, trumps any need for a Fingal link road.

Letters to the Editor: September 2

KEEP IT OPEN: Not all Fishermens Bay residents want to see the boat ramp closed.

Letters to the Editor: September 16

DO THE RIGHT THING: Carolyn Lewis of Soldiers Point is urging people to dispose of their masks in the bin.

Letters to the Editor: August 26

OPTION: Members of Anna Bay Fishing Club would like to have their original boat access to Shelley Beach reinstated. Photo taken before the Hunter lockdown.

Letters to the Editor

CHALLENGE: Australia needs many more aged care workers. Picture Shutterstock

Critical shortage of aged care workers threatens care standards

Eileen Wood

Model Barbara Bingham.

The true beauty of older models

Therese Murray

Caution urged following spike in scams

Caution urged following spike in scams

Samara Ross

Dan Tehan says Australia has asked for a WTO dispute panel to adjudicate on China's wine tariffs.

Aust seeks WTO wine tariff dispute panel

Queensland euthanasia laws have been passed with the support of 61 MPs, including Steven Miles.

Qld legalises voluntary assisted dying

A man has been found dead outside his home on the Tiwi Islands.

Man found dead on the Tiwi Islands

A groundswell of community support is forming to help Darko 'Dougie' Desic. Photo: Supplied

Community rallies to help fugitive 30 years after jail escape

The federal government's vaping law aims to stop young people from taking up the habit.

Meet the teens addicted to vaping

Kate Cox

Melbourne woman Maria James was murdered at her Thornbury home more than 40 years ago.

Murder suspect's alibi missing statement

Gus McCubbing

Brendan Leigh Russell has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and female genital mutilation.

Body modifier 'dangerous and cult-like'

Greta Stonehouse

The Victorian government has mandated COVID-19 vaccines for all construction workers.

Vax mandate for Vic construction workers

Callum Godde

The top priced ram sold for $3800 with purchasers Phil and Andrew Julian, Annandayle, Holbrook, Wunnamurra stud principal Andrew Gillett and Elders auctioneer Nick Gray.

Wunnamurra Poll Dorsets achieve $1809 average

Olivia Calver

ACM Rural Events has cancelled the 2021 AgQuip field days at Gunnedah, NSW.

2021 AgQuip field days cancelled

Melody Labinsky

NSW lamb exporter hit by COVID case

NSW lamb exporter hit by COVID case

KAREN BAILEY and LOUISE THROWER

Influencing buyer behaviour with a simple chime

OPINIONInfluencing buyer behaviour with a simple chime

Mathew Dickerson

What we know about Ivermectin

What we know about Ivermectin

Elizabeth Finkel

Dampers have a big influence over vehicle behaviour. Photo: Shutterstock.

Kerbing your enthusiasm with the correct damper settings

Sam Hollier