THE finishing touches have been added to the new Foreshore Drive bridge at Corlette, marking the project’s completion on time and under budget. The InQuick bridge replaces the culvert that was washed away during the severe rain event in…
AFTER several postponements due to wet weather, skaters from across the region took to the Tea Gardens Skatepark on the weekend for free Learn To Skate workshops from Totem Collective, Australia’s largest skate-event company, in partnership with MidCoast Council.…
MORE than 200 nurses from Coffs Harbour, Bellingen and Dorrigo joined the first walk out in almost a decade after the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association called for action following a breakdown in talks with NSW Health Minister Brad…
STATEWIDE on Tuesday 15 February nurses and midwives walked off the job to demand that the staffing crisis in public hospitals be resolved. Across NSW the strike action took place in 150 public hospitals and health services. Life-preserving services…
A GOODS train on fire in Nana Glen at 2am on Monday (7 Feb) saw the local Rural Fire Brigade in action responding to the emergency. “The train on fire had been brought in to loop Morrows Road; I…
WITH nursing homes around the region in lockdown, residents and families are desperately seeking help. There is some hope on the horizon with the Australian Defence Force stepping in to help ease the crisis. Advertise with News of The…
FARMING is a risky business at times, and with uncertainties that cannot be controlled such as the weather and commodity markets, it pays to really understand what is in play in your paddock. Local Land Services have been working…
PARENTS and carers of teenagers are being invited to join a free webinar series run by headspace that gives support strategies to help them navigate the ups and downs of teenage mental health. As the National Youth Mental Health…
ADDITIONAL upgrades are on the way for the skaters, scooter and bike riders of Anna Bay, with construction kicking off on stage 2 of the popular Robinson Reserve Skate Park. Council has successfully secured $161,326 funding from the Australian…
A MAN has been charged with drug offences after police located several cannabis plants at a Hunter home last week. At approximately 8am on Wednesday 2 February 2022, officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended a home in…