A Southern Right mother and calf off the Mid North Coast. Picture: NSW NPWS.
THE NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has issued a Special Order for all vessels to stay at least 500 metres, and swimmers 100m, away from all Southern Right Whales in NSW waters. The Order will be in place until 30 November 2026 when the breeding and calving season ends in NSW. Southern Right […]
The new fleet of Service NSW vehicles offers “branch in a box” technology. Photo: Supplied by Service NSW.
REGIONAL and remote communities across NSW are set to benefit from a major boost in access to government services, with new Service NSW Mobile Service Centres hitting the road this month. Four tough new four-wheel-drive single-cab utes will replace the existing Mobile Service Centres, which have reached their end of life after covering more than […]
Agriculture minister Tara Moriarty, accompanied by NSW Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Joanne Coombe, addresses the media. Photo: AAP Image/George Chan.
AUTHORITIES have called for calm after Australia’s sixth bird flu case was confirmed at Hawks Nest, with thousands of department staff deployed to the coastline. Authorities insist there’s no bird flu crisis and no need to panic, despite a growing number of birds testing positive to the deadly virus along the Australian coastline. Poultry farms […]
PROBUS members were guided on their tour of the new airport by Paul McFarlane. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. MEMBERS of Hawks Nest PROBUS Club were recently treated to a rare glimpse into international aviation with special tours of Newcastle Airport. Paul McFarlane, head of airport, led the tour. Mr McFarlane was the head of airport security […]
DAVE Layzell MP, Member for Upper Hunter, has shared the news that the endangered Manning River turtle population appears to have bounced back from last year’s East Coast severe weather event. The storm swamped the MidCoast, Hunter coast and the Upper Hunter in May 2025, causing significant disruption native animals in those environments. Mr Layzell […]
World-class event returns to the region. Photo: supplied
SKIES above Taree are set to roar back to life this November as the spectacular Barrington Coast Airshow returns, promising breathtaking aerial displays, family entertainment and a major boost for the MidCoast economy. MidCoast Council has once again partnered with Paul Bennet Airshows to bring the world-class event back to Taree Regional Airport on Saturday, […]
Council advises motorists to plan ahead due to road works. Photo: supplied.
MOTORISTS are being urged to plan ahead over the next fortnight, with MidCoast Council rolling out a broad program of road reconstruction, restoration, maintenance and pothole repairs across the region. The works, published in ouncil’s latest fortnightly roads update, will see crews working on dozens of roads spanning urban centres and rural communities, with drivers […]
THE Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has made a four-year Determination for the maximum prices WaterNSW can charge for regional and rural bulk water services, from 1 July 2026. Tribunal Chair Carmel Donnelly said WaterNSW owns, operates and maintains dams and bulk water infrastructure across regional and rural NSW, supplying bulk water to irrigators, […]
Dog owners patiently await the opening of the large FOLA behind Bennetts Beach. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe Lion Thomas positions one of the agility pieces in the new dog park. Photo: TG Lions Lions Rob and Thomas pour concrete to solidify the foundations of the dog park’s new equipment. Photo: TG Lions Several Lions set to […]
Landcare group representatives in Port Stephens planting trees. Photo: @PortStephensCouncil
A GRANTS program that last year helped plant 123,000 trees, shrubs and groundcovers will return in 2026. Grants of between $5,000 and $25,000 are available to support the native planting projects of Landcare groups, Bushcare, Coastcare and Dunecare groups, local governments, natural resource management organisations, not-for-profit organisations and First Nations organisations. It is the second […]
