Owen and Jan Holbert with Probus President Barb Smith. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
Owen and Jan Holbert with Probus President Barb Smith. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Some of the children at Romdoul school receiving donated bikes. Photo: Australia for Cambodia. One of several water pumps installed in the village thanks to local donations.Photo: Australia for Cambodia. OVER 80 members and guests turned out at the final meeting of the […]
ARTISTS and supporters of the MU3A Art Show were roundly thanked at a special morning tea on Monday 3 November. The show, held a month earlier in Hawks Nest Community Hall, was the largest and most successful to date, with over 500 people passing through the doors over the sunny long weekend. “The annual Art […]
This fire started very close to the road, in a drainage gully. Photo: NACCAi.
This fire started very close to the road, in a drainage gully. Photo: NACCAi. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire thanks to locals raising the alarm. Photo: NACCAi. ARSON is the suspected cause of several recent fires in the North Arm Cove area, which have followed a pattern of regularity that locals find difficult […]
Kate Washington MP and Jenny Aitchison, Minister for Regional Transport and Minister for Roads, with Maritime officers in Port Stephens.
Kate Washington MP and Jenny Aitchison, Minister for Regional Transport and Minister for Roads, with Maritime officers in Port Stephens. The three locations for the trial. Photo: NSW Gov. THE locations for a powered vessel exclusion zone trial in Port Stephens have been announced. The trial will run from 24 December 2025 to 26 January […]
PESKY plastic tags on loaves of bread, tiny soy sauce fish bottles and detachable bottle tops are all being binned by a state government battling a mounting rubbish crisis. The ambitious clean-up is part of an expanded ban by NSW coinciding with the start of National Recycling Week. The NSW Plastic Plan 2.0, will see […]
Chris Bowen says you don't have to have solar panels on your roof to reap the benefits. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP
ENERGY retailers say they’ve been blindsided by reforms promising free electricity to hundreds of thousands of Australians during peak solar power hours. The Solar Sharer program, announced by the federal government last Tuesday, would give consumers free access to electricity for three hours each day as part of the default offer available. Households in NSW, […]
The cost to farmers of grain for feral pig trapping and baiting can be significant. Photo: supplied.
LANDHOLDERS across NSW are being encouraged to take advantage of $850,000 worth of free grain and bait on offer as part of a statewide crackdown on feral pigs. The funding is part of the Government’s Feral Pig and Pest Program with funding from the State’s more than $1 billion biosecurity budget. It is the third […]
MIDCOAST Council is calling for nominations for the Open Coast Coastal Management Program Reference Group until Wednesday 19 November 2025. The Coastal Management Program will combine and replace existing coastal zone management plans for the Manning, Great Lakes and Jimmys Beach. The included coastline is from north of Crowdy Head to Hawks Nest, except for: […]
MIDCOAST Council’s audited financial statements and the auditor’s reports for the financial period ending 30 June 2025 are now available for community viewing. In accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act, the statements will be on exhibition until Wednesday 26 November. At the Wednesday 19 November Ordinary Council meeting there will be a […]
At The Rivermouth. Photo: Robyn.
At The Rivermouth. Photo: Robyn. Flannel Flowers along the track at Fingal Head. Photo: Bea. It was a very windy day at the Newcastle Obelisk. Photo: Bea. The Great Dripping Wall at Mudgee. Photo: Thursday Walkers. SPRING sunshine shone for the Thursday Walkers, who started October with a breezy one. Making up for lost days […]
