WITH the ban on under-16s using social media, the Government has recognised a need to fill the void and help youth connect in real life (IRL) and invested more than $2million in grassroots programs across NSW to help children and youth build healthy relationships offline. The Connect IRL program is the direct result of feedback […]
Transmission among native birds has been confirmed among greater crested terns. Photo: AAP Image/Andrew Stafford.
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has urged farmers to urgently review their biosecurity plans, as the H5N1 strain of avian influenza spreads. Testing last week confirmed the influenza strain had spread between wild birds on Australian soil for the first time since the disease’s detection last month. NFF CEO Mike Guerin said the news is […]
Ms Penfold addressing the media in Canberra at Parliament House.
FEDERAL Member for Lyne Alison Penfold MP is calling on local small business owners to “get it off their liver” by taking part in a new survey designed to put the real experiences of regional businesses back at the centre of policy making. She believes governments have become too comfortable telling businesses how they should […]
Going without heating in winter can be genuinely dangerous for some. Image by magnific.
TEMPERATURE extremes at either end of the thermometer carry inherent risk for vulnerable people, such as the elderly or young children, yet more than one in four admit they’ve gone without in times of need due to the cost. A recent survey revealed that 27 per cent of Australians, which is 5.7 million people, fell […]
Aboriginal traditional dancing workshop led by Murrook Culture Centre staff. Photo: Rachel Barry.
Estelle Leishman demonstrating how to use ochre as paint. Photo: Rachel Barry. Aboriginal traditional dancing workshop led by Murrook Culture Centre staff. Photo: Rachel Barry. Uncle Justin Ridgeway sharing the Dreaming story of Yapii the platypus. Photo: Rachel Barry. Uncle Justin Ridgeway with children Connor and Charli during the smoking ceremony. Photo: Rachel Barry. STROUD’S […]
Crème au citron was a fine way to end a brilliant feast. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Tillerman’s Peter Hodges answers questions posed by Francophiles at the feast. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Jenny, Adrian and Siebe made sweet live music. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The cauliflower soup entrée was even creamier than it looks. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Salad reminiscent […]
KEEPING domestic cats inside has never been more important, experts say, as the number of confirmed H5N1 avian influenza cases on Australian soil hits 20 and affects four states. While all detections of the highly infectious bird flu have so far been among migratory seabirds, the variant is known to affect more than 100 species […]
Stroud Men’s Open brick-throwing winner Peter Gambrill. Photo: Nyomi Aubrey Photography. Mia Finch claims the champion’s title in the Women’s Open brick-throwing competition. Photo: Nyomi Aubrey Photography. PETER Gambrill and Mia Finch claimed the Men’s Open and Women’s Open titles as hundreds of competitors and spectators gathered for the annual Stroud Brick and Rolling Pin […]
A stinkhorn, one of many fungi that may be found in Australia. This one smells very, very bad, as the name suggests. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
THE Great Aussie Fungi Hunt 2026 is on, and community members are playing their part in a worldwide effort to catalogue mushroom species. The Great Aussie Fungi Hunt is a yearly event organised by Fungimap, a not for profit, citizen-science organisation dedicated to researching and protecting Australian fungi. One of the chief goals of the […]
The courts at the Boronia Park netball facility. Photo: Supplied by MidCoast Council.
MIDCOAST Council is inviting the community to provide feedback on the proposed naming of the netball facilities at Boronia Park to be called ‘The Pauline Carr Netball Centre’. The Great Lakes Netball Association has submitted a proposal to call the netball facilities ‘The Pauline Carr Netball Centre’. This naming honours Pauline’s decades of dedication to […]
