DISASTER response and recovery operations across NSW are being bolstered as the State Emergency Service (SES) delivers 11 new specialised High Clearance Vehicles (HCV), a combined investment of more than $11 million. “This investment brings our total number of High Clearance Vehicles to 20 and represents a significant step forward in our flood and disaster […]
A well-earnt break at Little Gibber on 16 April. Photo: Bea.
A well-earnt break at Little Gibber on 16 April. Photo: Bea. Kangaroos at Tea Gardens, another local walking group on 2 April. Photo: Bea. Amid the forest near Medowie on 9 April. Photo: Robyn. Mooring on Newcastle Harbour on 23 April. Photo: Robyn. Fishermen’s shacks on the way to Tamboi, 30 April. Photo: Robyn. BRIGHT […]
Pat Burrows explains the Community Garden’s composting method.
NEW Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) recycling requirements are coming into force. From 1 July, most large food businesses will have to recycle their food waste, with the aim of diverting it from landfill. The changes will also require all councils to provide household food waste recycling services from 2030. “Without action, NSW is […]
Concept planning images of the Sanderling Avenue development. Source: EJE Architecture. Concept planning images of the Sanderling Avenue development. Source: EJE Architecture. Concept planning images of the Sanderling Avenue development. Source: EJE Architecture. The site of the proposed development. THE public submissions period for a controversial residential development on Sanderling Avenue, Hawks Nest is closing […]
The centralised body will support existing local arrangements by coordinating resources and using technology to plan and deliver hazard reduction more efficiently across the state. Photo: NSW Government.
A NEW multi-agency taskforce has been launched to accelerate hazard reduction and better protect communities across NSW. Launched by the NSW Government, Taskforce Fire Guard will bring together fire agencies and land managers to strengthen coordination and prioritise high risk areas over the coming months. Operating from the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) State Operations […]
Volunteers will upgrade gardens and pedestrian areas. Photos: supplied.
Volunteers will upgrade gardens and pedestrian areas. Photos: supplied. Volunteers will upgrade gardens and pedestrian areas. Photos: supplied. What the HNTGPA hopes the area will look like after the work. Photos: supplied. What the HNTGPA hopes the area will look like after the work. Photos: supplied. THE Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA) has […]
FIVE animal rehoming organisations across the Hunter are sharing in more than $150,000 in funding, delivered as part of the first round of the NSW Government’s $6 million Companion Animal Welfare and Rehoming Grants program. This funding will support projects like the construction of a new cattery, and subsidising desexing, microchipping and vaccination. Successful grant […]
The key focus of the group is it improve outcomes for Aboriginal people in the MidCoast region. Photo: Council.
INDIGENOUS 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 it improve outcomes for Aboriginal people in the MidCoast region,” Council’s Manager of Libraries, […]
Minister for Women Jodie Harrison dropped in on a workshop in the Hunter last week and observed the impact the program has had building local girls’ leadership skills and confidence. Photo: supplied.
THE NSW Government is encouraging young women and girls in the Hunter to seek opportunities in emergency services through the Girls on Fire program. Girls on Fire received over $180,000 in funding under the government’s Investing in Women grants, to provide teenage girls in regional and remote areas with a hands-on, practical program of what […]
Local events, such as recent Easter raft races, are held at the base of the landmark pine. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
Local events, such as recent Easter raft races, are held at the base of the landmark pine. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Severe erosion is undermining a rock wall at the base of the tree. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Some of the local volunteers restocking the planter under the pine tree. Photo: Clare Mason. Local volunteers at work […]
