The wonderful ferry service taking the Walkers over towards The Rivermouth Track. Photo: Jane.
The wonderful ferry service taking the Walkers over towards The Rivermouth Track. Photo: Jane. A damp day around Swan Bay, Hawks Nest area. Photo: Jane. New Spring life arising from the old. Photo: Cherry. Ready to clear the track on the Michael Rowe Walk. Photo: Bea. EARLY Spring’s capricious weather provided challenges for the Thursday […]
Stroud 200 Committee Members (from left) Kylie Gorton, Allan Raine, Wendy Donohoe, Rod Gorton, Tess Raine, Eamonn Donohoe, Veronica Frost and Glen Burcher, with Member for Lyne Alison Penfold and former Stroud mayor John Chadban at the launch of the Stroud200 Bicentenary Program in Stroud. Photo: Supplied.
STROUD is set to mark 200 years with 10 days of community and connection, after officially launching its Bicentenary Program on Wednesday, 29 September. “We are so proud to announce that the Stroud 200 Bicentenary Program is now live,” Veronica Frost, Stroud 200 Organising Committee Chair, told NOTA. “People can now see just what the […]
Stroud SES unit members educate passers-by on the breadth of the SES’ operations. Photo: Tea Gardens Red Cross.
Stroud SES unit members educate passers-by on the breadth of the SES’ operations. Photo: Tea Gardens Red Cross. Members of the Tea Gardens 471 Fire and Rescue brigade showed off the array of gear they use. Photo: Tea Gardens Red Cross. Tea Gardens Red Cross members enjoyed some cover from the springtime sun on ANZAC […]
Participants in the 2026 Aboriginal Pathways to Water Operations program visited MidCoast Council's Bootawa Dam. Photo: MidCoast Council.
ABORIGINAL Pathways to Water Operations is a two-week, culturally safe program supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to build practical skills, explore career opportunities and prepare for work in water operations. Participants were selected from across the Mid North Coast to complete the program in Port Macquarie throughout September, with training delivered by Fusion […]
Federal Member for Lyne Alison Penfold. Photo: Alison Penfold MP.
EXPRESSIONS of interest in grants available under Round 10 of the Stronger Communities Programme are now being accepted. A total of $150,000 is available across the electorate, with grants of between $2500 and $20,000 available for eligible small capital projects. Federal Member for Lyne Alison Penfold said the program was an opportunity to support the […]
Removing mandatory public exhibition or notification for some applications does not mean those applications are automatically approved. Photo: Supplied by MidCoast Council.
A NEW Statewide Community Participation Plan came into force from 1 September 2026, changing the way councils let the community know about development. MidCoast Council is the local planning authority responsible for assessing development applications in the MidCoast local government area under NSW planning legislation. A range of lower-impact development applications no longer require mandatory […]
Minister Jodie Harrison speaks at the opening of Aunty Colleen’s Place, with Port Stephens MP Kate Washington looking on. Photo: Office of Jodie Harrison.
Minister Jodie Harrison speaks at the opening of Aunty Colleen’s Place, with Port Stephens MP Kate Washington looking on. Photo: Office of Jodie Harrison. The shared living room inside the newly opened refuge. Photo: Office of Jodie Harrison. One of the bedrooms prepared for children staying at Aunty Colleen’s Place. Photo: Office of Jodie Harrison. […]
SMALL businesses across the Myall Lakes electorate can now access free, independent advice through the new Service NSW Business Bureau Small Business Advisory program. The program provides eligible business owners and people considering starting a business with up to four hours of free one-on-one advice each financial year. Member for Myall Lakes Tanya Thompson said […]
MidCoast Mayor Cr Claire Pontin. Photo: MidCoast Council. MAYOR Claire Pontin has warned that proposed changes to the distribution of Federal Government Financial Assistance Grants by the NSW Government will force MidCoast Council to look at cutting services to the community. MidCoast Council says it stands to lose $5 million annually from July 2027 and, […]
WINGHAM Memorial Swimming Pool will be rebuilt following a rare but successful collaborative campaign involving grassroots community advocates and elected representatives from all levels of government. The pool was irreparably damaged during the May 2025 one-in-500-year flood event and has remained closed since. The rebuild will now proceed, thanks to $15 million in Federal and […]
