STATE officials will try to rebuild public trust in Australia’s busiest rail network during a four-month reprieve from industrial action that has led to repeated pain for commuters. A full bench of the Fair Work Commission ordered a union to…
PORNOGRAPHY and its impacts on young people and adults will be the focus of a NSW parliamentary committee, with anti-violence advocates calling for regulations on deepfake and AI-generated porn. The committee is looking into the impacts of early exposure to…
ELECTRICITY giant AGL Energy is standing firm on replacing ageing coal-fired power stations with renewable energy, as it rejects a federal opposition plan to add nuclear energy to the nation’s network. “Both time and cost won’t allow nuclear to be…
POLICE have charged more than 550 people with more than 1160 offences during a four-day state-wide operation targeting domestic and family violence. Operation Amarok IX ran from Wednesday 19 to Saturday 22 February 2025, and involved officers from all police…
THE last census carried out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) was in 2021, recording details about every person and household in Australia. “The Census is the most comprehensive snapshot of the country and tells the story of how…
INDEPENDENT candidate for Lyne Jeremy Miller says he is “shocked but not surprised” at a January report revealing no bulk billing medical centres in the Lyne electorate. On 13 January 2025, Cleanbill released its third annual “Blue Report”, providing nationwide…
FAMILY-OWNED Hebby’s Bakery, which has operated in Gloucester since 1935, appeared via a solicitor in Gloucester Local Court on 12 February to answer thirteen charges brought by MidCoast Council alleging breaches of the Food Standards Code. The Australian Institute of…
THE public is invited to have its say on two new schemes aimed at addressing gambling harm and money laundering while supporting a thriving hospitality industry. The community can give feedback on consultation papers for a proposed third-party exclusion scheme…
NIC Russoniello, one of Australia’s leading saxophone composer-performers, is excited to return to Gloucester to present his new concert, ‘Air Mass’. “I love coming to Gloucester,” Nic told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
OYSTER reefs were once a dominant part of our coastal seascape. Globally, it is estimated that 85 percent of shellfish reefs have been lost – more than any other type of marine habitat. “Bidhiinja: restoring our oyster reefs”, on now…