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National campaign to place Shark Bite Kits on every Australian beach

THREE surfers and shark attack survivors are leading the call for the roll out of life-saving emergency response kits on beaches across Australia. One year after creating Community Shark Bite Kits, founder Danny Schouten has deployed more than 150 kits on beaches across NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. “We’re not going to stop […]

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New system for road recategorisation unveiled in NSW

THE NSW Government is rewriting the framework that determines road management in NSW, announcing a new road recategorisation system this week. The move comes in an attempt to provide local councils with certainty over who will manage and maintain different roads, allowing for more targeted investment where it is most needed. Road recategorisation is the […]

Myall Coast

Mixed response to new environment laws

THEY said it couldn’t happen, but the Federal Labor Government has worked with the Greens to pass reforms to the Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act after negotiations fell through last November. The reforms include a new environment watchdog agency; national standards to safeguard nature; federal laws to apply to native forest logging by mid-2027; […]

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Voluntary Assisted Dying Board releases 2025 annual report

THE recently-released annual report of the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Board reveals that 62 patients in the MidCoast Local Government Area had a first assessment for voluntary assisted dying (VAD) during the 12 months to 30 June 2025. Only six other local government areas had a greater number of first assessments, with the Central Coast […]

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Stinker’s History: Shipping disasters

PORT Stephens, the surrounding reefs and islands have the well-earned reputation as being a graveyard for shipping. It was thought that the establishing of a lighthouse on Point Stephens in 1862 would solve the problem. Unfortunately this was not to be the case, particularly for Captain Thomas Kehoe who continually ran aground. From the 1860s, […]

Community

Myall U3A cards project ensures Christmas touches all

Local artists applying their skills and techniques in a charitable group effort. Photo: J. Hart. The artists have quotas to fill to help out Santa and the other elves. Photo: J. Hart. Handmade Christmas cards help spread the joy of the season. Photo: J. Hart. ARTISTS of the Myall University of the Third Age (MU3A) […]

Regional

Bushfires rage across Myall Coast hinterland

The smoke clouds as the fire began. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Smoke drifts over the coast, leaving a thick blanket above the water at Bennetts Beach. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Recon and water-bombing aircraft land, refuel and take off from Bulahdelah Showground,Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The blackened median and verge forest along the Pacific Highway north of Nerong […]

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Ray Keipert features in NSW Seniors writing collection

THE work of local author Ray Keipert is featured in a compendium of short stories, launched at the NSW State Library on Monday 10 November. Ray’s “Desperation” was included in this year’s NSW Seniors’ book of short stories, which is available for free online via the NSW Government Seniors’ Stories website. “Following a statewide competition […]

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Kemp calls out Premier’s flood recovery comments

MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp has called out Premier Chris Minns for “out-of-touch comments” on morning TV show Sunrise regarding the recovery of communities impacted by flooding in May. When asked by host Matt Shirvington what NSW should be most proud of in the past year, the Premier responded: “I think the thing we should […]

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Yacht returned to safety in overnight operation off Broughton Island

Port Stephens 31 and the disabled yacht at the marina. Marine Rescue NSW vessel Port Stephens 31. VOLUNTEERS from Marine Rescue Port Stephens responded to a late-night call for assistance after a 12–15 metre yacht lost steerage between Seal Rocks and Broughton Island while transiting from Lord Howe Island late on Sunday 7 December. Radio […]