June 8, 2025
Marathon seven-hour rescue returns stranded boaters to shore Marine Rescue NSW vessel Lemon Tree 30 spent almost seven hours on water during the mission. Photos: supplied.
Community

Marathon seven-hour rescue returns stranded boaters to shore

Marine Rescue NSW vessel Lemon Tree 30 spent almost seven hours on water during the mission. Photos: supplied. Marine Rescue NSW vessel Lemon Tree 30 tracking down the Myall River at sunset. Volunteers from Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage towed the disabled vessel to Mungo Brush Boat Ramp. A VOLUNTEER crew from Marine Rescue Lemon […]

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Have your say on Council’s draft budget and activities
Community

Have your say on Council’s draft budget and activities

MIDCOAST Council is asking the community to provide feedback on its proposed annual and four-year plan. These guiding documents include the draft Delivery Program 2025-2029, Operational Plan and budget for 2025-26, which will be on public exhibition from 2 May to 6 June 2025. General Manager Adrian Panuccio said that Councillors had identified three priority […]

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Countback process dates given
Government

Countback process dates given

THE countback process to fill the Councillor vacancy on MidCoast Council is now underway by the NSW Electoral Commission. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Dheera Smith, who stepped down due to health reasons last month. Instead of holding a by-election (estimated at around $700,000), a countback process will be undertaken, as agreed […]

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Nominations open for Aboriginal reference group
Community, Local News

Nominations open for Aboriginal reference group

ABORIGINAL community members are invited to nominate for MidCoast Council’s Aboriginal Reference Group. The reference group provides an opportunity for an Aboriginal voice to guide Council on strategic decisions that affect the Aboriginal community. “The key focus of this group is to improve outcomes for Aboriginal people in the MidCoast region,” Council’s Manager of Libraries, […]

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NSW Gov funds $10m for weed control and eradication Tropical Soda Apple. Photo: NSW DPI.
Government

NSW Gov funds $10m for weed control and eradication

THE NSW Government will deliver $10 million to local councils to target high-risk weeds across the state to protect the state’s primary production and public land. The NSW Government Weeds Action Program funds local councils, known as Local Control Authorities (LCA), to detect and respond quickly to incursions of new high-risk weeds. The program focuses […]

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Embedded batteries now accepted at recycling centres
Community

Embedded batteries now accepted at recycling centres

MIDCOAST Council has expanded its Community Recycling Centre (CRC) Battery Collection Program, which now includes the collection of embedded batteries. Embedded batteries, which are often difficult to remove without the use of tools, can now be recycled through participating CRCs across the MidCoast region. These types of batteries are commonly found in products such as: […]

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Churches to host day of gratitude for Myall Coast volunteers Firefighters are so often on the forefront of dangers to the community. Photo: St Andrews Tea Gardens.
Event, Local News

Churches to host day of gratitude for Myall Coast volunteers

MYALL Coast community volunteers will be honoured in a ‘Thank You Service’ at Tea Gardens’ Anzac Park on Sunday 18 May. “As part of the national Hope25 initiative, the combined churches of Tea Gardens are inviting everyone to come and give thanks for our health, emergency and community services – the people who are out […]

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Zonta and Bridge clubs create birthing kits for women’s health Hawks Nest Bridge Club President Peter Baily with Zonta organiser and Bridge enthusiast, Helen Blackbourn.
Health

Zonta and Bridge clubs create birthing kits for women’s health

Many volunteers stayed on to pack gauze and augment the birthing kits. Hawks Nest Bridge Club President Peter Baily with Zonta organiser and Bridge enthusiast, Helen Blackbourn. The Birthing Kits contain gloves, string, scalpel, gauze, soap and plastic and cost $5. All in a day’s work – crates of birthing kits are ready for the […]

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Intrepid walkers spend month exploring region’s trails Overlooking the bay on Broughton Island.
Community

Intrepid walkers spend month exploring region’s trails

Overlooking the bay on Broughton Island. Low tide at Piggy Beach, Pindimar. Anne Johnson on the Newcastle Memorial Walk. MEMBERS of the “Thursday Walkers” from Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest and surrounds covered trails all over the region last month, pushing back against inclement weather to get out and see the sights. Beginning the month of […]

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Marking the 10th anniversary of region’s devastating storms The chook pavilion was obliterated in 2015. Photo: Stroud SES.
Regional

Marking the 10th anniversary of region’s devastating storms

The chook pavilion was obliterated in 2015. Photo: Stroud SES. Houses in Stroud were also damaged by falling debris from trees. Photo: Stroud SES. A reminder to never drive into flood-waters. Photo: Stroud SES. Fallen trees and storm damage in Pindimar. Photo: Stroud SES. A road and front yard in Stroud became a raging flooded […]

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