RMIT FactLab, an organisation working alongside Meta to ‘debunk’ misinformation and conspiracy theories circulating on social media regarding the Voice to Parliament referendum, has temporarily been suspended from its duties by the social media giant. RMIT FactLab is a fact-checking,…
ONE Nation MLC Tania Mihailuk took aim at Federal Labor’s Hunter offshore wind zone development during Question Time in NSW Parliament last Thursday, questioning NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe about the State Government’s involvement in the project. “Given that…
A SICKENING incident in an Irrawang High School classroom has left a local mum terrified to allow her twelve-year-old daughter to return to school. On Wednesday 24 May at around 1:30pm Bianca’s daughter made her way to her religion classroom.…
A SERIES of information sessions were held last week in Port Stephens and Newcastle for interested parties to learn more about plans for an offshore wind project off the Hunter coast. BlueFloat Energy, a Spanish offshore wind developer, has announced…
OFFSHORE wind researcher Dr Sven Teske says the Hunter region is uniquely positioned to be a leading site for offshore wind power generation due to its availability of consistent wind resources, existing infrastructure and harbour access. Dr Teske is…
WASTING no time during his short stint as Acting Mayor, Cr Giacomo Arnott moved a Mayoral Minute at Council’s April 11 meeting to provide financial assistance to nine community organisations from the Mayoral Fund. Cr Arnott, who was performing the…
A STORY of survival and a quest for acceptance, the life of Tea Gardens’ Lee Clayton has been brought to the stage in a new play depicting the lives of members of Australia’s burgeoning LGBTQI rights movement. Lee joined the…
DOZENS of outraged community members lined the footpath of Phillip Drive, South West Rocks on Monday, protesting a NSW Land and Environment Court decision to grant a construction certificate to a 30 year old development application. The Phillip Drive site…
COMMUNITIES from Wamberal to Hawks Nest came together last week to discuss the potential opportunities and impacts arising from a Federal Government proposal to create an offshore electricity area off the Hunter coast. Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris…
PORT STEPHENS Council is expected to make a determination next month over the contentious use of a Swan Bay holiday village as a rehabilitation facility. The site, at the Fisherman’s Village on Moffats Road in Swan Bay, is currently…