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CONSERVE WATER: Hunter Water's executive drought lead Darren Cleary with acting CEO Graham Wood at Grahamstown Dam on Friday, August 23, where they announced Level One water restrictions will be in effect from September 16.

Dropping dam levels trigger water restrictions

Ellie-Marie Watts

FRUITS OF LABOUR: Deborah Sketchley, Tina Rebellato, Julie Bailey and John Norris at the opening of The Good Seed community garden on August 16.

Community garden blossoms in Salt Ash

Ellie-Marie Watts

SUPPORT: Medowie resident Monique Bortoli with new Yacaaba Centre manager Petra Offen. Picture: Ellie-Marie Watts

Fresh support for Bay's service hub

Ellie-Marie Watts

ALL WELCOME: Chris Chippendale, Life Without Barriers Executive Lead, Disability Engagement with Woolworths team members

Woolworths' Quiet Hour here to stay

PLANNING IS KEY: Raymond Terrace RFS deputy captain Dallas Green, firefighter Gina Farraway and deputy captain Nick Pearson at the station in Rees James Road. Picture: Ellie-Marie Watts

Early start to bushfire season

Ellie-Marie Watts

RENOVATION: Karuah RSL CEO Ross Parr in front of the iconic club located on the Pacific Highway.

Business confidence up in Karuah

Charlie Elias

Kylie Jenner and Vaughan Jenner, owners of land off Tarean Road, Karuah where a 400-lot subdivision will be established.

New life in Karuah after bypass

Charlie Elias

CONSERVE WATER: Hunter Water's executive drought lead Darren Cleary with acting CEO Graham Wood at Grahamstown Dam on Friday, August 23, where they announced Level One water restrictions will be in effect from September 16.

Dropping dam levels trigger water restrictions

Ellie-Marie Watts

FRUITS OF LABOUR: Deborah Sketchley, Tina Rebellato, Julie Bailey and John Norris at the opening of The Good Seed community garden on August 16.

Community garden blossoms in Salt Ash

Ellie-Marie Watts

Suse Callaghan on Broughton Island in 2017. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Sea Stories explore Broughton Island

FIT AS A FIDDLE: Medowie couple Rebekah North and Benny Chessum have been invited to compete in upcoming international strongman competitions.

Powering their way to the top

Ellie-Marie Watts

SEMI BOUND: A selection of players from Nelson Bay Football Club who will feature in semi-final matches to be played this weekend.

Nelson Bay prepares for fantastic football finals

Charlie Elias

REP SIBLINGS: Hockey sisters Grace Baxter, 15, and Hannah Baxter, 13, at the Nelson Bay hockey fields.

All in the family for Baxters

Charlie Elias

FIT AS A FIDDLE: Medowie couple Rebekah North and Benny Chessum have been invited to compete in upcoming international strongman competitions.

Powering their way to the top

READY: Nelson Bay Junior Rugby League's under-13, division one side will play in their third consecutive grand final on Saturday. Picture: Facebook/Nelson Bay Junior Rugby League

Nelson Bay juniors primed for league finals

Peter Arnold

Fingal Bay v Shortland earlier in the 2019 NHRL season. Picture: Ian Spruce Photography

Ladies fly flag for Fingal in the finals

ENTERTAINMENT: Port singer and guitarist Cathy Cannon will perform at The Greehouse in Medowie on Father's Day - September 1.

Relaxed tunes at The Greenhouse on Father's Day

On the menu for Love Sea Food Tastes Port Stephens

On the menu for Love Sea Food Tastes Port Stephens | program

Suse Callaghan on Broughton Island in 2017. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Sea Stories explore Broughton Island

ENTERTAINMENT: Port singer and guitarist Cathy Cannon will perform at The Greehouse in Medowie on Father's Day - September 1.

Relaxed tunes at The Greenhouse on Father's Day

COMING SOON: An advance screening of new film Brittany Runs a Marathon will show in Nelson Bay on September 6, raising funds for domestic violence.

Movie night for DV service support

Ellie-Marie Watts

HIGH NOTE: A little lady with a big voice, the versatile singing talent that is Marissa Saroca will perform live at Nelson Bay Golf Club this Satrurday night, August 24.

Gig guide: top weekend music

PROVIDING THAT PERSONAL TOUCH: The team at Tuncurry Coach Tours, from left to right, Graham Steber, Kim Steber, Julie Poole, Adam McMahon and Lisa McMahon.

Happy travels with top team

PROVIDING THAT PERSONAL TOUCH: The team at Tuncurry Coach Tours, from left to right, Graham Steber, Kim Steber, Julie Poole, Adam McMahon and Lisa McMahon.

Happy travels with top team

Advice: Katie Dunkley, Senior Property Manager at PRDnationwide Port Stephens, helps clients navigate their way through the property management.

Get the facts before you sign

Advice: Katie Dunkley, Senior Property Manager at PRDnationwide Port Stephens, helps clients navigate their way through the property management.

Get the facts before you sign

EXCITING CHAPTER BEGINS: The ribbon will officially be cut on St Phillip's Christian College, Port Stephens on Tuesday, August 27 by Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinis.

Proud day dawns for College

EXCITING CHAPTER BEGINS: The ribbon will officially be cut on St Phillip's Christian College, Port Stephens on Tuesday, August 27 by Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinis.

Proud day dawns for College

Agent smashes street record yet again

Begin your dream lifestyle

Begin your dream lifestyle

Exquisite entertainer

Exquisite entertainer

GIVING: Ian Jones, president of the Tilligerry Auto Club, presented this year's motorama proceeds to Kiera Wray, the fundraising officer at John Hunter Children's Hospital.

Motorama raises $13k for children's hospital

Suse Callaghan on Broughton Island in 2017. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Sea Stories explore Broughton Island

FRUITS OF LABOUR: Deborah Sketchley, Tina Rebellato, Julie Bailey and John Norris at the opening of The Good Seed community garden on August 16.

Community garden blossoms in Salt Ash

Ellie-Marie Watts

GIVING: Ian Jones, president of the Tilligerry Auto Club, presented this year's motorama proceeds to Kiera Wray, the fundraising officer at John Hunter Children's Hospital.

Motorama raises $13k for children's hospital

ALL WELCOME: Chris Chippendale, Life Without Barriers Executive Lead, Disability Engagement with Woolworths team members

Woolworths' Quiet Hour here to stay

COMING SOON: An advance screening of new film Brittany Runs a Marathon will show in Nelson Bay on September 6, raising funds for domestic violence.

Movie night for DV service support

Ellie-Marie Watts

Whale watching in Port Stephens on August 2. Picture: AquaMarine Adventures - Port Stephens/Lisa Skelton

Port 2019 whale watching season in full swing

Life, near-death and reality recognised. Photo: Shutterstock

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Life, near-death and reality recognised

John Paul Young, with percussionist Paul Kirtley and keyboardist/songwriter Warren "Pig" Morgan, performing at Goodooga. Picture: Scott Bevan

Pop icon's long journey to honour Aboriginal diggers

Get out the ferris wheel - it's showtime in Adelaide (nearly). Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
When rams plus jams equal showtime

CONSERVE WATER: Hunter Water's executive drought lead Darren Cleary with acting CEO Graham Wood at Grahamstown Dam on Friday, August 23, where they announced Level One water restrictions will be in effect from September 16.

Dropping dam levels trigger water restrictions

Ellie-Marie Watts

NEW TERRITORY: From left, City Calm Down's Jack Bourke, Lee Armstrong, Jeremy Sonnenberg and Sam Mullaly wanted to brighten and simplify their sound on Television, following the claustrophobic gloom of their acclaimed record Echoes In Blue.

City Calm Down change the channel on new album Television

Josh Leeson

MAD FOR IT: Oasis legend Liam Gallagher will headline the Fairgrounds Festival in Berry in December.

Oasis star Liam Gallagher set to hit Fairgrounds running

Josh Leeson

GOT IT: While picking up the keys was exciting, I soon realised that this was the easy part. Photo: SUPPLIED

I renovated a house for Airbnb: here's what I learnt

Alex Crowe

UP, UP AND AWAY: A concept image of the Skyline cable car proposed for Tomaree Head. Picture: Henk Tobbe

Letters to the Editor: August 22

SAVE OUR RESERVE: Shoal Bay residents rally together in the fight to keep Halifax Reserve, also known as Lot 424, in public hands.

Letters to the Editor

HOUSE PROUD: The Tomaree High School Year 12 construction class with teacher Adrian Crew and the mini house. Picture: Supplied

Letters to the Editor: August 8

UP, UP AND AWAY: A concept image of the Skyline cable car proposed for Tomaree Head. Picture: Henk Tobbe

Letters to the Editor: August 22

VALUED: Robert Mulas believes more should be done to support new teachers.

Letters to the Editor

TEAR IT DOWN: East ward councillor John Nell says Port Stephens Council should fund the demolition of the Donald Street East carpark.

Letters to the Editor

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

'GREAT HONOUR': Canberra healthcare worker and grandmother Aunty Thelma Weston has been named 2019 NAIDOC Female Elder of the Year.

Aunty Thelma's warm welcome

Geraldine Cardozo

Older Australians are among at-risk groups for sepsis.

It kills 5000 Aussies a year, but do you know the sepsis warning signs?

Eileen Wood

A Melbourne rally has protested the imminent deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker family.

Vic protesters call to save Tamil family

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Kristina Keneally says Peter Dutton has overseen a blowout in air arrivals of asylum seekers.

Labor targets air asylum seeker arrivals

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says her party has "climbed Mount Everest".

Queensland premier happy to be an underdog

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The government intends to strengthen laws to block websites hosting extremist content.

Websites blocks for extreme terror content

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Ben Fordham has been criticised for asking the NSW premier if she'd ever have an abortion.

Payne slams abortion questions to premier

Daniel McCulloch
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SA Police have highlighted the 1973 disappearance of children Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon.

SA Police highlight notorious cold case

Gabriel Polychronis
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French seaside town Biarritz is a ghost village due to heavy security ahead of the G7 summit.

Empty streets in beachside Biarritz for G7

Katina Curtis, AAP Senior Political Writer
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A Sydney mural depicts broadcaster Alan Jones strapped into a head harness with a red ball gag.

Mural shows Alan Jones gagged by red ball

Heather McNab
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Top priced bull, Bannaby Reality P53 with Elders auctioneer Steve Ridley, representative for purchaser Helen Stone, Elders agent, Michael Coggan, Maureen and Keith Kerridge of Bannaby Angus and Landmark auctioneer Tim Woodham.

Bannaby Angus bulls average $6706

Olivia Calver

Top priced bull KO B074 Beast Mode P48 with Craig Allen and Felix Li, Tea Gardens, Nerong Park, Angus Onisforou, K.O. Angus, Elders auctioneers Joe Wilks and Andy McGeoch and Tim Lord, K.O. Angus.

K.O. Angus bulls top at $12,000

Olivia Calver

The Wodonga Special Store Sale saw 2300, mostly light cattle, yarded. Photo supplied.

Heavy steers sell to $1440 at Wodonga

Olivia Calver

Cost, convenience and space are all things to consider when deciding where to stay on your next trip. Picture: Supplied

Hotel vs apartment: the pros and cons

Michael Turtle

A great experience: fishing at Berkeley River Lodge.

Great ideas for your next getaway

John Rozentals

Nowhere epitomises the problems as much as Venice, which attracts 30 million tourists a year to its magnificent canals and bridges.

Top tourism spots crack down as they become victim of own success

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation

A helping paw: Dogs help humans in many ways, even if it just companionship.

Paws and consider how much dogs help us on International Dog Day, August 26

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Purpose: National Skills Week (August 26 to September 1) celebrates the achievements of practical learners, focusing on the benefits of skills and training. Photos: Shutterstock.

Demand for skilled labour

Sam Hollier

Valley's deep copper finish is the perfect complement to nature's earth tones. Retail $179.

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