EXTREME fires drove biodiversity declines despite overall resilience after the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfire season in NSW, a new study suggests. The Black Summer Bushfires burnt an unprecedented area of over five million hectares of eastern Australia, with severe economic,…
THE NSW Government has released new NSW Coastal Design Guidelines to protect and enhance the state’s waterways, coast, and estuaries along our world-famous coast. DPE Acting Executive Director State Policy and Strategic Advice Danijela Karac said NSW’s coastal environment is…
ENVIRONMENT advocates from the Coffs Coast and beyond were left disappointed and angry last week when Environment Minister Penny Sharpe cancelled a meeting with them at the last minute. Key stakeholders of and voluntary advocates for the Great Koala National…
THE safety of whales has been a major feature of the offshore wind debate currently raging in the Hunter, with claims spreading like wildfire on social media that the construction and operation of the renewable energy projects will threaten the…
THE Joint National Coast to Coast and NSW Coastal Conference was held at the Newcastle Exhibition and Convention Centre (NEX) last week, congregating over 250 delegates from a diverse range of fields on coastal management. Worimi Elder Auntie Dr Elizabeth…
KEEPING motor sport on professional tracks, not on our streets, the organisers of the 2023 Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport (CCFMS) are revving up to stage an action-packed range of live high-octane events for lovers of motor sport, every…
BUSINESSES from various industries across the Coffs Coast were elated to receive the news that they have been named finalists in the region’s prestigious Coffs Coast Business Awards. Proudly hosted by the Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce, with major sponsor…
EMERGENCY services descended on Hawks Nest’s Bennetts Beach last Friday after debris was found in the search for a missing helicopter reportedly carrying 54-year-old Jindabyne man Ed Kraft and his dog. According to NSW Police, the helicopter departed Cessnock at…
ADDRESSING the media in Port Stephens last week, for the second time in a month, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton branded the Albanese Government’s handling of the Hunter offshore wind zone a “national disgrace”. Mr Dutton, alongside Shadow Minister for…
WITH the water inside the port gradually getting warmer, as the summer months approach, we can expect that certain fish and crabs will arrive. Whiting and flathead are very welcome summer visitors as are blue swimmer and mud crabs. The…