Lions Club members were on hand to share information about the Children’s Mobility Foundation. Photo: supplied, Lions Club of Stroud.
THE Lions Club of Stroud held a community information event in Allen Park on Sunday 17 May. Residents were treated to a free morning tea and BBQ lunch and were invited to have their say on two proposed projects: the installation of outdoor exercise equipment in a local park and a new walking trail. The […]
MANUFACTURING heavyweight 3M is vowing to fight a multibillion-dollar lawsuit over widespread use of “forever chemicals” at Australian defence sites – including the RAAF base at Williamtown. The federal government is suing 3M for more than $2 billion to recover costs from the per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foam that contaminated 28 defence […]
Recovery Centres and Recovery Access Points were open from Raymond Terrace to Macksville in the wake of the May 2025 flooding. Photo: NSW RA.
A REPORT has been published examining the NSW Reconstruction Authority’s response to the severe weather event that hit the east coast in May 2025. The review was undertaken by the Joint Select Committee on the NSW Reconstruction Authority, composed of MPs from across the political spectrum. “This inquiry had a focus on the severe weather […]
THE NSW Government has released an online tool for comparing connectivity quality across the state, producing some surprising outputs for the Hunter and MidCoast regions. The NSW Digital Connectivity Index, accessible via the NSW Government website, breaks digital connectivity down into three key areas: Access: how strong is the coverage, how well the network performs […]
This year’s brick and rolling pin throwing competition is on 11 July.
IT’S time to start practising for the 2026 Stroud Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition. This unique celebration of the town’s heritage and community spirit will be held at the Stroud Showground on 11 July. Started by the brick-making towns of Stroud in the US and UK in 1961, the competition spread to Canada and […]
MIDCOAST Council’s Southern Estuaries Coastal Management Program (CMP) was adopted at its 27 May meeting. The 10-year program aims to protect the lakes, lagoons and river systems from Wallabi Point to the Karuah River. The CMP has been developed with funding and technical support from the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and […]
Town Team Movement Ltd received an FRRR grant funded by the Future Drought Fund to build community resilience to drought in WA’s Wheatbelt Central region.
MORE than $3,000,000 in grants is now available to empower eligible agriculture-dependent communities to prepare for drought by building and maintaining their social resilience. This is the second round of funding to be delivered by the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) through the Future Drought Fund’s (FDF) Communities Program, which is funded by […]
The large, grassy area between Reflections and Hawks Nest beach is starting to take shape. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Concrete pads ready to be poured before the May rains hit. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. THE TEA Gardens Lions are pushing to make the Hawks Nest dog park a reality, scraping together funding and sponsors for one of […]
A NEW trial is rolling out in regional NSW to test expanding community transport eligibility to help transport disadvantaged people access education, training and employment. Currently, community transport is a service available to transport disadvantaged people such as eligible seniors, pensioners, those with accessibility needs or those who have limited access to public transport. Under […]
Weed busters Richard, Peter, Wendy, Sandy, Kit, Anne, Jane and Trish. Photo: Jim MItchell.
EIGHT hardy Bitou Buster volunteers ignored the gloomy weather and turned out at Winda Woppa in Hawks Nest on Sunday 24 May, to tackle the ever-invasive mother-of-millions weed. Rain had forced the group to cancel their weeding plans the previous day, but Sunday’s weather brought a spectacular rainbow and a perfectly timed two-hour break in […]
