MEMBER for Lyne Alison Penfold has introduced a Private Member’s Bill to the Australian Parliament to amend the Sex Discrimination Act. Ms Penfold wants to reinstate the Act’s 1984 definitions of a man and woman, which were based on biological sex, not self-identification. In a statement, she said, “The Parliament has a responsibility to provide […]
Bearing an uncanny resemblance to Sesame’s Street’s Mr Snuffleupagus is the officially-identified Solenostomus snuffleupagus, better known as ‘Snuffy’ or the ‘Hairy Ghost Pipefish’. Photo: Woody Spark.
A QUARTER-CENTURY mystery that began with a chance dive in Papua New Guinea has culminated in a remarkable scientific discovery for Port Stephens marine scientist Dr David Harasti, who has officially identified and named a species previously unknown to science. The discovery has been formally recognised in the Journal of Fish Biology, with the unusual […]
Vehicles queueing at the Bucketts Way/Pacific Highway intersection in early 2026.
A SERIOUS accident on Friday 15 May has brought safety issues at the Bucketts Way/Pacific Highway intersection into sharp focus once more. In April, News Of The Area reported on the strong concerns held by former Roads and Traffic Authority senior engineer Gordon Chirgwin about the dangerous state of the intersection. “I believe that the […]
Magpies are Australia’s most-seen bird according to the latest national count. Photo: Kim Duggan.
THE results of the 12th national bird count are in, with the Australian Magpie taking out top spot. The Aussie Bird Count was held last October and saw a record breaking five million birds counted over one week. Organiser, Birdlife Australia, said 64,000 citizen scientists took part in the event. Half of all surveys included […]
Deena with her Lions support crew. Photo: supplied.
Deena with her Lions Youth of the Year State Finalist trophy. Photo: supplied. Deena with her Lions support crew. Photo: supplied. Trophies from the Lions District 201N3 Youth of the Year competition. Photo: supplied. Tea Gardens Lions heard Deena’s award winning speech at their May meeting. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. LOCAL youth Deena Clemson has been […]
NATIONALS Member for Lyne Alison Penfold has called the Labor Government’s Federal Budget a “bloodbath for regional Australia”. In her response to Labor’s Federal Budget, delivered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on 12 May, Ms Penfold said regional and rural communities like those in Lyne had been left behind. “Budgets can make or break the ability […]
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has unveiled his economic vision in a budget reply. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.
AUSTRALIA’S tax system would be overhauled, welfare restricted to citizens and immigration slashed under a future coalition government. In his first budget reply speech, Angus Taylor has conceded the Liberals and Nationals still have a long road to win back the confidence of voters, but asked Australians to “begin to believe again”. The opposition leader […]
Lesley Turner, Judith Glover and Bruce Murray beside one of the damaged cemetery signs identified during the inspection.
A STRONG show of cooperation between community groups and MidCoast Council has sparked fresh momentum for long-term improvements at the historic Tea Gardens Cemetery. Representatives from Council, the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA), and Tea Gardens Family Research and Local History Group (TGFRLHG) met on site this week to inspect the cemetery and […]
Works at the Hawks Nest Sewage Treatment Plant are on track, according to Council. Photo: supplied.
MIDCOAST Council says a major upgrade of the Hawks Nest Sewage Treatment Plant is on track to be completed in the first half of 2027. Director of Infrastructure and Engineering Services, Rob Scott, said the upgrade is one of the most significant projects Council has undertaken in the southern part of the local government area. […]
The federal government has continued back its budget tax reforms despite opposition criticism. Photo: Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS.
A ROW has broken out over the cost of cutting taxes for millions of Australians as Labor and the opposition try to sell rival economic plans to voters. After a week dominated by the state of the nation’s finances, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused the opposition of failing to properly price its plan to bake […]
