The Latest Breaking News from Port Stephens

Properties at Salt Ash, Tanilba Bay and Mayfield East are among those with confirmed varroa destructor mites, NSW Department of Primary Industries says.

A Port Stephens mum and her three children say they have been left "devastated"

"We have some fifth generation farmers and they cannot see a way forward."

Port Stephens oyster growers who have been in the business for generations could be forced to leave the industry after an outbreak of QX disease wiped out all their stock.

Missing teenager Josie Pritchard has been found.

A man has been charged over a crash that killed two people near Port Stephens earlier this year.

A councillor has moved to have Port Stephens mayor Ryan Palmer taken off the Newcastle Airport board after a heated debate revealed he gains a personal tax benefit from the $50,000 fee he is paid.

Questions have been raised about how dire Port Stephens Council's financial situation is, after a councillor proposed dipping into a bucket of money used to support community groups and not-for-profits to bankroll urgent repairs and maintenance.

Standing on Birubi Beach, fourth generation fisherman, Greg Tarrant, points to the spot where his crew would usually be dragging bulging nets of silver ashore.