Great Lakes Council is proposing new rules to regulate rentals of holiday houses in the Great Lakes. Under the proposal, houses with five bedrooms or more being used for holiday accommodation will need Council approval. The proposal has come about to…
Wednesday 22 April found a very full Diamond Python trying to digest a rabbit just next to the front door of a Hawks Nest residence. On Saturday prior to the storm, the visitor dropped by to finish off what was probably…
The Rotary Club of Myall Coast continues its very active programs to serve the community, both locally and beyond. Wherever natural or manmade disasters strike, Rotary is there to provide assistance in the form of the Rotary inspired “ShelterBox”. To support…
It was not only houses and businesses that were flooded in Bulahdelah. The outskirts of town, where cattle properties are situated on Booral Road, Emu Creek Road and Lowrey’s Road, experienced flooding from the Crawford River. The Crawford River flooding…
On Sunday 19 April the Grange RSL Lifecare resort held a Sausage Sizzle and Raffle to raise funds for the Appeal for Bailey Middleton, one of the children seriously injured in the fuel explosion at Nerong some weeks back. On Thursday…
Great Lakes Council is seeking the community’s feedback on the identification and management of coastal risks such as erosion, slope instability and tidal inundation now and in the future. Council is exhibiting Draft Coastal Zone Management Plans for selected Great Lakes…
Recent devastation from wild storms left Karuah residents without power and water for up to five days in some areas. Local and surrounding residents including Limeburner’s Creek and Stroud were among many Hunter Region towns to be hit hard with torrential…
Great Lakes Council is in the early stages of assessing the damage after the intense east coast low pressure system delivered severe storm conditions to the southern parts of the Great Lakes region. The NSW Government has announced that the area…
Despite the recent nasty weather leaving Karuah residents without power for most of the week, ANZAC Day Centenary Dawn Service’s still went ahead. Thanks to the hard work of Karuah RSL Staff, Sub Branch Members, volunteers and Ausgrid workers to…
Police have commenced an investigation into the aggressive behaviour of fans at a football game in western Sydney yesterday. Around 6.30pm (Saturday 25 April 2015), a flare was let off in the northern stand of Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta, during an…