INDEPENDENT NSW MLC Justin Field has slammed a NSW Government decision to extend logging contracts on the North Coast until 2028, warning that ongoing unsustainable logging of NSW forests will set back post-fire recovery and further damage habitat for threatened…
WORLD Environment Day, Sunday 5 June, saw community-led grassroots action group OzGREEN launch a Food Resilience Vision and Action Plan for Bellingen Shire at a community event in the old barn at Levenvale Farm in Valery. The event was attended…
THE Hawks Nest Bridge Club is urging interested community members to try their hand at the famous trick-taking card game, citing a host of social and mental benefits. Millions of people play bridge worldwide, making it one of the world’s…
FINGAL Bay has long been a sleepy quiet part of Port Stephens. However, residents don’t want their village to be the ‘Forgotten Fingal’ that they fear is on the horizon if action is not taken by Port Stephens Council. Advertise…
THE North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) launched its ‘Save Oldgrowth Trees’ campaign last Friday to pressure the NSW Government to implement its own scientific advice to protect and restore old growth trees throughout State Forests in response to the widespread…
NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisations Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) and ShoreTrack have officially launched a new metal fabrication industry space, ‘The Shed’, in Macksville. The aim of the space is to provide local youth with hands-on training in metal fabrication. Funding received…
FOLLOWING a six-month trial, Port Stephens Council has decided on the status of off-lead dogs on Boat Harbour Beach. Commencing on Wednesday 4 August 2021, a trial was conducted permitting dogs off lead on Boat Harbour Beach. Advertise with News…
INSPIRED by the tragic death of a group member’s niece to suicide, the Bulahdelah Country Women’s Association (CWA) threw a fundrasier for the Black Dog Institute on Sunday, 22 May at the Bulahdelah Bowling Club. SInce its foundation in 1985…
THE Zeny’s House of Photography charity Baby Photo Competition recently raised $700 for the Nambucca Heads Everlasting Carers Support Group. Carers Rosemary Porter and Fran Bishop were all smiles when Baby Competition winner Braxton Atkins and business owner Zeny Paraiso-Ward…
EACH year, Shoal Bay Country Club (SBCC) collects $10 from its members and chooses two charities to donate all of the money to. Along with ongoing support for local sporting groups such as the Fingal Bay Bomboras, plus recently hosting…