An original photo of the ‘Old Bastard’; the Pindimar Bundabah Bushfire Brigade’s first truck. A photo of the station’s new Tatra fire truck. A photo of the Honour Board, held at the Pindimar shed. Helmut PANHUBERCurrent PresidentPindimar Tea Gardens RFS Brigade THE now Pindimar Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service (RFS) brigade came into being with […]
One of the biggest challenges during a whale rescue is keeping sight of the entangled animal so rescue teams can reach it. Photo: ORRCA.
A WHALE caught in ropes can be clearly visible one moment and gone beneath the water the next. For ORRCA volunteers watching through binoculars from the beach, finding it again is far from easy. Now the Port Stephens and Newcastle pod is asking the community to help buy a drone so volunteers can better track […]
MEMBERS of Tea Gardens Lions Club continue their efforts to improve the area and help others, with several ongoing projects in the works. With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ‘Walk for Breast Cancer’ is being undertaken by club members to raise awareness and funds for research into the terrible disease. The walk is 58km […]
Leah Veksins is calling for a safer intersection where the Pacific Highway meets the Bucketts Way and Medowie Road. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. The intersection of Medowie Road and the Bucketts Way, where residents are calling for improved safety measures. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. CLOSE to 7,000 signatures have been collected in a renewed push to improve […]
The Phil Forbes was built in Swansea by the Forbes brothers. Photo: Anne Johnson.
The Phil Forbes was built in Swansea by the Forbes brothers. Photo: Anne Johnson. The Phil Forbes undergoing repairs on Witt Island. Photo: Anne Johnson. Wrecked on Broughton Island. Photo: Anne Johnson. AUSTRALIA’S maritime history is a constant source of remarkable stories of vessels that sailed our waters – and beyond – over two and […]
Flying foxes are vital pollinators in Australia. Photo: WIRES.
A MASS starvation event is killing flying foxes across large tracts of NSW. Residents across the state are taking to social media to report uncharacteristic daytime behaviour and close suburban encounters with the flying mammals as they desperately search for food and water. The Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) recently shared news of […]
Nicole Chaffey, curator and director of Murrook Cultural Centre, with the striking Regent Honeyeater display she created. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. A visual representation of the Regent Honeyeater’s remaining population hangs from the ceiling, highlighting the plight of this critically endangered bird. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. HUNDREDS of small yellow and black birds hang overhead in Murrook […]
A tour group at MidCoast Council's Bootawa Dam. Photo: MidCoast Council.
RESIDENTS are invited to learn about the vital connection between water and their everyday lives this National Water Week with a tour of some of our region’s most important water and sewer facilities. National Water Week runs from 19-25 October. Two tours will be held at the region’s largest facility, Bootawa Water Treatment Plant, combining […]
Gloucester Pool is one of three that will open for shorter hours this swimming season. Photo: MidCoast Council.
THIS summer’s outdoor swimming season will be extended until 24 April next year, following community calls over the past two years for pools to remain open longer. MidCoast councillors voted in favour of a trial extension to Saturday, 24 April 2027. All of the LGA’s outdoor pools will remain open during the April school holidays, […]
Member for Lyne Alison Penfold believes the Coalition’s new migration plan meets regional needs while managing demands on housing, infrastructure and services.
THE Coalition’s Australia-First Migration Plan would reduce pressure on housing and essential services while protecting the workforce needs of regional communities, according to Federal Member for Lyne Alison Penfold. Penfold said the policy recognises that Australia needs both a sustainable level of migration and targeted arrangements to help regional employers fill genuine shortages. “Lyne residents […]
