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2023

  • Mayoral diary - January 2023
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2022

  • Mayoral diary - February 2022
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  • Mayoral diary - April 2022
  • Mayoral diary - May 2022
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We acknowledge the Worimi as the original Custodians and inhabitants of Port Stephens. May we walk the road to tomorrow with mutual respect and admiration as we care for the beautiful land and waterways together.

Guudji-yiigu, Yii Worimi-guba barray. Welcome to Port Stephens Council.