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In pursuance of the provisions of the Roads Act 1993, notice is hereby given that PORT STEPHENS COUNCIL proposes to close the council public road listed in Schedule 1:

  • Section of road reserve adjoining Lot 1 DP  1021991, 485 Masonite Road, Heatherbrae. The road reserve is located between 485 Masonite Road & the Pacific Hwy, Heatherbrae NSW as shown in white in the diagram below.

Upon closure of the road, council intends to sell the land to an adjoining landowner.

All interested persons are hereby invited to make submissions concerning the proposal to the General Manager, PORT STEPHENS COUNCIL, 116 Adelaide Street, Raymond Terrace, until Thursday 28 October 2026. Please note that under the provisions of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, such submissions may be referred to third parties for consideration.

Once the submission period is completed, Port Stephens Council will consider all duly made submissions before deciding whether to continue with the road closure proposal.

Council Ref: PSC2025-02241-0004
Enquiries: Vanessa Green, Senior Statutory Property Officer          
Telephone: 02 4988 0403

Council at its meeting held 22 September 2026, resolved to place the Data Breach Policy on public exhibition.

The Data Breach Policy will be on exhibition from Tuesday, 29 September 2026 to Tuesday, 27 October 2026, and will be exhibited at Council’s Administration Building, 116 Adelaide Street, Raymond Terrace (during normal business hours).

The Policy is available for viewing from this link.

Submissions can be emailed to council@portstephens.nsw.gov.au or in writing to the General Manager, Port Stephens Council, PO Box 42, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324 by 5pm Tuesday, 27 October 2026 quoting file number PSC2023-03231.

Please note, submissions may be made in any format, which is able to be sent via email and is less than 10mb in size.

This may include a video file or audio voice recording in addition to more traditional written format.

Enquiries:

Should you have any questions regarding the policy, please contact Council’s Governance Section Manager on (02) 4988 0187.

In accordance with Section 47 of the Local Government Act 1993; Port Stephens Council proposes to enter into a licence of Community Land as outlined below:

Community Land:

Being Part Lot: 116 DP: 1104344, Part Lot: 9 SEC D DP: 939306 and Part Lot: 2 DP: 44992 situated at Kangaroo Street, Raymond Terrace

Lessee:

Bouncy Beans Coffee and Food, Kristen McColl

ABN: 65319814177

Term:

2 year licence

Purpose:

Mobile Food Vehicle

Council Reference:

DD008-2026-00471164-001

Written submissions concerning the proposal can be made to Council by 5.00 pm on Friday 2nd October 2026.

Submissions should be addressed to The General Manager, Port Stephens Council, PO Box 42, Raymond Terrace 2324 or emailed to council@portstephens.nsw.gov.au. Previous submissions are still valid and need not be resubmitted.

Enquiries should be directed to Council's Community Contracts Section via email to communitycontracts@portstephens.nsw.gov.au or on 02 4988 0592.

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Public Notices

Adoption of Port Stephens Development Control Plan 2025 – Chapter D11 Medowie Planning Strategy (Precinct D)

Notice is given that at its meeting on 28 July 2026 Council resolved to adopt the amendment to the Port Stephens Development Control Plan 2025 Chapter D11 Medowie Planning Strategy (Precinct D). The amendment seeks to update the DCP to inform development at 46 to 54 Ferodale Road and 754 Medowie Road, Medowie, which contains residential, commercial and conservation zoned land.

The DCP amendment comes into effect from the date of this notice (23 September 2026)

Aquatic weeds treatment

Notice is given that Port Stephens Council intends to treat infestations of aquatic weeds on or in water in the Campvale Drain and portions of the following rivers occurring in the Port Stephens Council Local Government Area:

  • Hunter River and tributaries from Raymond Terrace to the confluence of the Paterson River.
  • Paterson River and tributaries from the confluence of the Hunter River upstream to the Port Stephens Council boundary.
  • Williams River and tributaries upstream from Raymond Terrace to the Port Stephens Council boundary.

Treatment will take place during:

  1. September and October 2026
  2. January and February 2027
  3. April and May 2027

Herbicides containing active ingredient 600g/kg Metsulfuron methyl and/or active ingredient 360g/l glyphosate will be used. Residents in the treatment area should not use, drink, or swim in the water during treatment. Small scale reapplications may occur within 30 days of the date of the original treatment. Any further enquiries may be directed to Council on 4988 0255 or email weeds@portstephens.nsw.gov.au.