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Arrests over ‘abhorrent’ child-like sex doll imports

SEVERAL middle-aged men have been arrested for trying to get child-like sex dolls shipped to their homes in rural towns. Australian Border Force officers raided and searched properties around the Newcastle and Hunter Valley area arresting four people over the span of about a year in their crackdown on the “disturbing rise in attempted importations.” […]

Myall Coast

Calls for childcare register to include work histories

A NATIONAL childcare worker register should show the employment history of staff after revelations an accused child abuser was sacked from one facility but continued working unimpeded. Joshua Dale Brown, 26, has been charged with more than 70 sex offences against eight alleged victims aged under two at a childcare centre in Melbourne. Authorities have […]

Myall Coast

NSW farmers gather for annual conference

FARMERS from all corners of NSW will meet in Sydney this week to discuss critical issues such as the future of farming and the energy transition. NSW Farmers’ Chief Executive Annabel Johnson said the NSW Farmers’ Annual Conference was a chance to bring the perspective from the paddock to the city as Australia faced a […]

Local News

Wanted: 10,000 households to plug in to energy research

MORE than 10,000 Australian households and businesses will be asked to share ways they generate and use electricity for research to accelerate the net-zero transition. The nation’s science agency CSIRO on Thursday launched the National Energy Analysis Centre that will capture real-world energy use, which has been modelled on a similar body in the UK. […]

Regional

Buoyant Albanese plots next phase of Labor dynasty

PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese has backed a greater role for the government in childcare as he prepares to push through legislation tightening up the sector following horrifying allegations of child abuse at Melbourne early learning centres. Universal affordable childcare was identified by the prime minister during the recent federal election as the one reform he’d […]

Community, Government

XPT replacement trains unlikely to arrive anytime soon

THE wait for XPT replacement trains looks set to continue for the foreseeable future, with Transport for NSW Deputy Secretary Camilla Drover unable to put a date on when the new trains would come into service. “I’m not willing to commit to a hard and fast date,” she said at a recent Parliamentary budget estimates […]

Regional

National Parks work to protect whales during migrations

NPWS staff boarded whale-watching cruises along the NSW coast this week as part of Operation Ketos. Photo: NPWS. NPWS staff boarded whale-watching cruises along the NSW coast this week as part of Operation Ketos. Photo: NPWS. NPWS staff boarded whale-watching cruises along the NSW coast this week as part of Operation Ketos. Photo: NPWS. AS […]

Local News

Stinker’s History: The first ship

SSS Salamander. Photo: State Library Victoria. Just imagine what the Worimi thought as the ‘Salamander’ sailed into the port. STUDYING local history, one of the most fascinating events was the sailing of the ship “Salamander” through the heads into the calm waters of Port Stephens late in 1791, becoming the first ship to enter the […]

Community, School

Tea Gardens Public School P&C host Winter Disco

Brodie, Hudson and Isla at the TGPS disco. Photo: R Faunt. Hudson gets a look at DJ Jomeca’s turntables. Photo: R Faunt. TEA GARDENS Public School (TGPS) students enjoyed a rollicking evening at the P&C Disco on Thursday 3 July. “This night was all about the kids and they had an absolute blast!” TGPS P&C […]

Local News

A celebration of culture as NAIDOC commemorated in Bulahdelah

Barry Syron and his daughter Pauline Syron-Coxon. Barry sharing local history. Pauline’s painting reflects on traditional themes. Traditional artefacts and items were on display. BULAHDELAH Visitor Information Centre (VIC) held a morning tea with a difference to promote NAIDOC week. Activities are held throughout the country in the first week of July each year to […]