Port Stephens Examiner

The Port Stephens Examiner is a weekly newspaper that has been serving the community in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia, since 1893. Over the years, it has also been known by different names, including the Gloucester Examiner, Lower Hunter Advertiser, and the Raymond Terrace Examiner, as well as the Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser.

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2025 Lexus LX price and specs: Luxury LandCruiser updates detailed

3 days ago | portstephensexaminer.com.au | William Stopford

The Lexus LX range is expanding for 2025 to include a new, more off-road-focused Overtrail variant, though the hybrid LX700h has yet to be locked in for our market. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue readingAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperThe Overtrail is available in either diesel LX500d or petrol LX600 guise, but exclusively with a five-seat interior layout.
Another one bites the dust: SPL vacates another property after tenancy dispute

4 days ago | portstephensexaminer.com.au | Gabriel Fowler

Sanctuary Place Living (SPL) workers Tracey Shephard and Tim Smith with police at the Rutherford property on Monday. Picture by Jonathon Carroll. SANCTUARY Place Living (SPL) staff have been blocked from entering a Rutherford rental as tensions build over disputed tenancy issues. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Sea hares shifted in delicate bid to reopen Merewether Ocean Baths

4 days ago | portstephensexaminer.com.au | Simon McCarthy |simon mccarthy

Hundreds of sea hares were removed, or made their own way out of Merewether Ocean Baths in the past week after a significant spawning event filled the popular swimming spot with adult slugs and their eggs. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Teen refused bail after car park knife fight leaves man in hospital with head wound

1 week ago | portstephensexaminer.com.au | Simon McCarthy |simon mccarthy

Teen refused bail after car park knife fight leaves man in hospital with head woundA teenage boy has been refused bail following a fight in a Nelson Bay car park, which left an 18-year-old man in hospital with a knife wound to his head. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Unsolved 'brutal crime': bodies of two women found at Carrington home

1 week ago | portstephensexaminer.com.au | Madeline Link

Susan Kay (left) and Joanne Teterin (right) were murdered at a Carrington home 25 years ago. A "BRUTAL crime" that saw two women in their 30s left for dead in a Carrington home remains unsolved 25 years on. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
NZ to increase payments to state care abuse victims

1 week ago | portstephensexaminer.com.au | Renju Jose

Christopher Luxon offered an historic apology to NZ's state care abuse victims and their families. Photo: Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOSThe New Zealand government will spend hundreds of millions of dollars in its 2025 budget for redress and compensation for hundreds of thousands of children, young people and vulnerable adults who were abused in state care. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Why I won't be buying my mum chrysanthemums on Mother's Day

1 week ago | portstephensexaminer.com.au | Alanna Tomazin

Voice of Real Australia is a regular newsletter from the local news teams of the ACM network, which stretches into every state and territory. Today's is written by Newcastle Herald journalist Alanna Tomazin. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading All articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxAll articles from the other in your areaThey're known as the Mother's Day flower.
Waterford | Albanese's boldness and Dutton's resignation explained | Port Stephens Examiner | Nelson Bay, NSW

1 week ago | portstephensexaminer.com.au | Jack Waterford

Some of the most memorable best political speeches made in Australia are made by politicians going out of office. Kim Beazley gave a cracker when leaving Parliament, and fairly good ones conceding defeat by John Howard in 1988 and 2001. It was said that if he had been able to move and inspire people and rally troops during his political lifetime, he would not have been spending so much time acknowledging his and his party's failures. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Two charged with animal cruelty after allegedly hitting a kangaroo with car

1 week ago | portstephensexaminer.com.au | Carla Mascarenhas

Police officers during the arrest, Kangaroos grazing. Picture by Victoria Police/Karleen MinneyTwo men have been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly driving into a group of kangaroos in outer Melbourne. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading All articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxAll articles from the other in your areaOne of the kangaroos died at the scene.
Marta Dusseldorp unravels on a road trip of emotional truths

1 week ago | portstephensexaminer.com.au | Ron Cerabona

Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading All articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxAll articles from the other in your areaThis debut feature from Australian writer-director Kelly Schilling is frustrating. There are times it's achingly real and poignant and other times when things seem slapped together for the sake of storytelling convenience rather than stemming plausibly from the characters and situations.