BY OLIVIA DILLON
Port Stephens Council has rejected an application for a popular rehabilitation centre at Swan Bay to include a transitional group home.
Connect Global has been operating a community outreach program at the tourist facility known as Fisherman's Village for nearly 10 years.
In that time it's served clientele including former Channel 7 presenter Andrew O'Keefe.
An application to change the use of the facility to a transitional group home was rejected by the majority of Council Members at their last meeting, amid concerns antisocial behaviour and unease in the community would disrupt residents and tourists.
The decision has prompted an appeal to the NWS Land and Environment Court.
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