NORTH Coast landholders are being urged to be vigilant for Giant Devil’s Fig (Solanum chrysotrichum), an introduced and highly invasive woody weed. It is problematic in grazing lands, waterways, forests, roadsides, parks and gardens and is found primarily in the…
THE Albanese government has been accused of gutting Australia’s new environmental watchdog to get it through parliament before the election. Legislation to establish Environment Protection Australia is before the Senate. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
AUSTRALIA could miss its renewable energy target without a big acceleration in financial commitments for new electricity generation in coming months. The investment readout from the Clean Energy Council, released on Tuesday, showed financially committed renewable generation projects at 1.6…
IMAGINE a cosmic monster, so dense that it devours even light itself. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the terrifying reality of a black hole. These titans of gravity are born from the most spectacular stellar funerals imaginable. When a massive…
THE Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo) is encouraging Hunter-region businesses to register their interest in working on the Hunter Transmission Project (HTP). The HTP involves building a critical high-voltage transmission line that will run for around 100 kilometres as part…
MISSILES will be manufactured and serviced at Williamtown through a $850 million partnership between the Federal Government and Kongsberg Defence Australia. Announced last week, a factory will be constructed in the Newcastle Airport precinct that will manufacture and service naval…
IN the grand parade of human beliefs, there’s a particularly quirky float where logic and common sense seem to have taken a permanent vacation. Welcome to the wacky world of Flat Earthers – a group of folks who believe our…
DESPITE cold and wet weather meaning less boats on the water last month, Marine Rescue Port Stephens still conducted fourteen rescue missions – including two long haul rescues. Marine Rescue Port Stephens Unit Commander Ben Van Der Wiingaart told News…
THE NSW Liberals had plenty of time to nominate candidates for local government elections, the state’s electoral commission says, rejecting a requested deadline extension despite its own formal election notice being published two days late. There was still no “realistic…
EMBATTLED regional airline Rex is looking to offload company land, buildings and aircraft spare parts as administrators work to keep the financially distressed carrier up in the air. Professional services firm EY Australia has been called to salvage the five…