Here is some of the Latest News from around Port Stephens and our recent Submissions on issues of local significance. Below are also our Media Releases and Our Network in Action.
EcoUpdate: November 2024
Welcome to November’s EcoUpdate! There’s a bumper issue to get through this time, so get a cuppa, or something stronger, put your feet up and see what Port Stephens has been up to lately! Read more
EcoNetwork’s Annual General Meeting 2024
EcoNetwork’s Annual General Meeting 2024 By Alison Rogers, Secretary EcoNetwork. Hosted by the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens, it was wonderful to have EcoNetwork’s Annual General Meeting embedded within their Celebrating Birds event. … Read more
Aboriginal Place for Mambo-Wanda
Aboriginal Place for Mambo-Wanda By Kathy Brown, Mambo-Wanda Wetlands Conservation Group. In June this year I wrote an email on behalf of the Mambo-Wanda Wetlands Conservation Group to Port Stephens … Read more
Kings Hill Development Concept Plan – McCloy rebuttal as an opinion piece
We would like to challenge the opinion piece written by local developer Jeff McCloy on 15 th September 2023. On the 23rd August 2023, Commissioner Bish, following a hearing in the NSW Land and Environment Court, handed down her decision on the Kings Hill Development Concept Plan. Read more
Proposal for protection of native wildlife habitat at Kings Hill
We propose that the Federal & State Governments combine resources to ensure Kings Hill land is protected in perpetuity as a conservation area/extension of National Park estate. The proponent may well submit further … Read more
Media Release – Save Wallaroo State Forest!
Media Release – Save Wallaroo State Forest! Another Quarry in Port Stephens is too much for any Koala to bear! A coalition of community groups met in Raymond Terrace on … Read more
Picnic for Nature ~ connecting beach, bush and your backyard
Our Picnic for Nature, a fun family event to celebrate 40 years of Tomaree National Park, focused on ways to connect beach, bush and your backyard. From making bird nest boxes, bee and insect hotels, to local plants that encourage pollinators, and more, we enjoyed a day meeting lots in our community, Read more
Affiliate profile: North Arm Cove Community Association
North Arm Cove Community Association started in 1967 and was one of the first affiliates to join EcoNetwork in 1993. They have over 120 members and encompass the North Arm Cove Village on the northern side of Port Stephens. Read more
Local Landcare groups lend a hand for Schools Tree Day 2024
On Schools Tree Day this year, local Landcare groups Mambo-Wanda Wetlands and Soldiers Point-Salamander Bay (SPSB), joined Tomaree High School in a joint weed-and-plant event. Read more