QUESTIONS have been raised about how dire Port Stephens Council's financial situation is, after a councillor proposed slashing a bucket of money used to support community groups and not-for-profits to bankroll urgent repairs and maintenance.
As Fingal Bay residents rebrand the town 'Forgotten Fingal' and the tiny village of Taylors Beach joins Karuah residents in their feelings of neglect, a council report reveals it has a $14.4 million infrastructure funding gap to return community assets to a 'satisfactory' condition.
