Effective control of the weed hinges on perfect timing.
MIDCOAST Council is warning of “challenges ahead” in the control of bindis. Council is working through a priority list for treatment areas with dog parks, sporting fields and high use foreshore and beach areas at the top of the priority list for treatment. It says effective control of the weed hinges on perfect timing. “Successful […]
The project is set to be the first renewable energy zone in Australia to upgrade existing grid infrastructure such as distribution poles and wires.
THE Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone project has received planning approval after a review of environmental impacts and consultation. The project has an intended network capacity of one gigawatt (GW) and stretches from the Upper Hunter in the north to the Central Coast in the south. It is set to be the first renewable energy […]
Rev Maree Armstrong hosts morning tea.
Rev Maree Armstrong hosts morning tea. Stroud farmer Dawn Tawse. Brother Bruce-Paul, Linda Simpson, Melissa Davey-Dew, Brother Christopher-John, and Rev Maree Armstrong. MORE than 80 visitors gathered at Stroud’s mud brick monastery on Saturday, 30 August, for a peaceful and community-spirited Open Day celebrating history, heritage, and global goodwill. Hosted by the Anglican Parish of […]
Newcastle Permanent’s Paul Juergens, Honeysuckle Health CEO and Dr Swegen’s Program Coach Rhod McKensey, Dr Aleona Swegen, HMRI CEO and Institute Director Professor Frances Kay. Photo: supplied.
UNIVERSITY of Newcastle researcher Dr Aleona Swegen, a member of the Hunter Medical Research Institute’s Infertility and Reproduction Research Program, is driving a breakthrough in fertility treatment. Dr Sewgan has secured $200,000 from the inaugural Newcastle Permanent Innovation Accelerator Program for her technology, SpermSafe. Dr Swegen created SpermSafe as a storage medium that improves survival […]
THE Federal Government has announced it will deliver 20,000 Home Care Packages in the next eight weeks. A further 20,000 packages are set to be released between November and the end of the year, with the remainder of the promised 43,000 to be delivered by mid-2026. The Australian Government subsidises organisations to provide home care […]
The azolla mat moves in the wind, giving stark contrast to the areas it covers. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Waterbirds like this local black swan seem to eat the azolla, but it may carry pollutants harmful to them. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The most affected area is a drainage reserve designed to capture run-off from the nearby […]
The Black Dolphin statue dives into the big blue overlooking Bennetts Beach. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. MKEG volunteer Jane with the statue before it goes back into place. Photo: supplied, MKEG. MKEG volunteers Rob and Laurie fixing the dolphin back into place. LOCAL Myall Koala and Environment Group (MKEG) members have successfully re-installed their beloved “Black […]
LOCAL Land Services (LLS) is encouraging livestock producers to take steps to reduce the risk of bloat and pulpy kidney as Spring arrives. Pulpy kidney, also known as enterotoxaemia, can cause sudden death in sheep, goats and cattle on high carbohydrate, energy-rich feed, with fat, healthy livestock in prime condition particularly susceptible. “Pulpy kidney is […]
THE NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) has voted to accept the NSW Government’s offer of a three percent interim wage increase and enhancements to working conditions. “At the conclusion of the vote on the public sector interim offer from the NSW Government, branches have accepted the offer, with 88.2 percent of participating branches with […]
A local is informed about the internet infrastructure changes already rolling out in Tea Gardens. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
NATIONAL Broadband Network promises from over a decade ago are finally being realised on the Myall Coast. Representatives from NBN Co, a state-owned corporation that operates Australia’s NBN network as the nation’s wholesale broadband provider, visited areas of the Myall Coast last week to explain the connection options that are or soon will be becoming […]
