Police conducted 9166 drug tests during the three-day blitz. Photo: NSW Police.
NSW POLICE have targeted motorists affected by alcohol, drugs and fatigue during a three-day operation. Operation RAID (Remove All Impaired Drivers) ran from 21-23 August across all NSW roads. During this period, police conducted more than 87,000 breath tests and 9166 drug tests. There were 186 drink driving offences detected and 660 positive drug samples. […]
Homes across the Hunter and Mid North Coast suffered damage due to the flooding event in May.
THE State and Federal Governments have announced a $50 million Housing Support Package to assist eligible homeowners, renters and primary producers impacted by recent severe flooding. Caravans and self-contained pod homes will be deployed for eligible flood-hit residents and primary producers whose homes were uninsured and uninhabitable so they can stay on their property during […]
Narelle Murray is presented with a 25-Year Certificate of Appreciation. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
Narelle Murray is presented with a 25-Year Certificate of Appreciation. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Tea Gardens Red Cross members visited the Broadmeadow Depot of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter (Photo: supplied, Tea Gardens Red Cross) Graeme Rowe, Regional Partnerships Officer, accepts the TG Red Cross donation on behalf of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. (Photo: supplied, Tea Gardens […]
A COMMUNITY meeting will be held on Saturday, 23 August to discuss the “Water’s Edge Estate” subdivision on Eagle Avenue, Hawks Nest. Running from 2-4pm at the Hawks Nest Community Hall, neighbouring resident Steve Lawler will speak at the meeting. Having grown up in Hawks Nest, Steve has been a Registered Surveyor in NSW for […]
Illustrator Estelle Leishman, Uncle Justin Ridgeway, and Author Rachel Barry. Photos: supplied by Rachel Barry. Illustrations from the book, ‘Waiting for the platypus’. Illustrations from the book, ‘Waiting for the platypus’. Illustrations from the book, ‘Waiting for the platypus’. The book is titled ‘Where Ripples Rise’. STROUD local Rachel Barry has been announced as a […]
IF you’ve ever needed a reason to step outside, tilt your head back, and marvel at the heavens, August is it. This month, the night sky becomes a stage for some of the most breathtaking celestial performances you’re likely to witness in years – and here in Australia, we have front-row seats. It all began […]
A GROWING number of female pilots are making their mark in one of the most male-dominated industries in Australia, saying more women should fly planes. “The aircraft doesn’t care what gender you are. It responds to skill and judgment,” pilot Amelia Johnson tells AAP. “The feeling of flying yourself for the first time is unlike […]
Alison Penfold MP and Bulahdelah Men’s Shed members celebrate their funding success.
FEDERAL Member for Lyne Alison Penfold has announced the Bulahdelah Men’s Shed as one of the recipients of funding under Round 9 of the Australian Government’s Stronger Communities Program. The $12,000 grant will support the purchase and installation of a solar power and storage system for the new Men’s Shed facility, currently under construction on […]
Danielle Wood. Photo: AAP Image/Dean Lewins.
AUSTRALIA is failing its younger generations and the chair of the Productivity Commission believes a policymaker “growth mindset” can help. Danielle Wood says the generational bargain is in peril. “Young people today believe they won’t live better lives than their parents did,” the head of the nation’s economic think tank will say at the National […]
Michelle Rowland: the vast majority of childcare workers are good people. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS.
PARENTS and advocates say reforms to improve working-with-children checks are a step in the right direction but they want more action to keep kids in childcare safe. Fast-tracked reforms unveiled on Friday will ensure that by the end of the year, anyone prevented from holding a working-with-children check in one state or territory will be […]
