About Us

To recognize the valuable role locals play in keeping our Port Stephens businesses alive all year round, many local businesses have collaborated with us to give you the chance to take advantage of the Lucky Locals Card.

The Lucky Locals Card is a discount program for residents of Port Stephens. Initially concentrating on the area of Fingal Bay through to Salt Ash, the card began in 2009 as a vision by local mum Donna Cooke to create a community loyalty program.

The card was designed with local families and local businesses in mind, with lots of participating businesses offering great savings to encourage locals to cost-effectively enjoy shopping, entertainment, activities and more, in the area.

Due to the success of the card for both businesses and cardholders, in July 2011, expansion was imminent and Donna inspired Trish Bray and Saffron Cooper to take over the running of the business to help move the scheme forward to great new heights.

Trish and Saffron, both local Mums, also operate the independently published, free, local family interest magazine ‘What’s On In Our Backyard’, reaching the 10,000 resident families of Port Stephens.

Our aim is to continue to provide new avenues to reward our loyal cardholders whilst increasing membership to the scheme to keep our locally owned and operated businesses thriving: helping them to stay competitive against their bigger ‘out of town’ rivals and giving them a loyal local customer base particularly during the off-peak seasons.