TELSTRA Payphones are now free phones for all calls in Australia. In a recent act from the company, more than 15,000 payphones across the country will now be free of use for all national calls, with international calls still…
THE pandemic has created a new level of uncertainty for school leavers. The HSC trial dates have now changed and this cohort of students are experiencing their second year of “It’s school, but not as we know it”. Advertise…
KANE Gois and his team at Connective Fitness have established a gym in Macksville’s industrial estate with the aim of offering improved health and fitness outcomes for the local community. At the gym, which opened last weekend, Kane has…
LAST week we celebrated the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, a day set by UNESCO. Mangroves are a valuable asset for the atmospheric carbon they sequester, the protection they provide from tidal surges and for…
FOLLOWING calls for help from concerned locals and visitors, WIRES Mid North Coast branch has rescued four pelicans in recent weeks all needing veterinary assistance to remove fishing line and hooks from their legs, wings and stomachs. Discarded fishing…
COFFS Harbour City Council has done a backflip on its plan to sell its Council administration building and Council Chambers for $7.25m to help fund the $81m Cultural and Civic Space (CCS) project, instead choosing to investigate turning the…
AS the numbers of cases of COVID-19’s Delta strain increase in Sydney and Melbourne, no new cases have been seen in Port Stephens or the Myall Coast. However, exposure sites have crept into Wallsend and Thornton. Advertise with News…
THE Greens have launched their 2021 campaign for MidCoast Council with leading candidate Dheera Smith addressing plans for the party if elected. Centred around an idea of grassroots democracy, the party believes there is an opportunity to achieve better…
THE pandemic has changed the way we shop and it’s not only by donning masks when doing face to face shopping. Australia Post reports that lockdowns in NSW are creating an increase in online shopping across the state. New…
COVID-19 restrictions in regional NSW have been extended until Friday 30 July, with residents to continue wearing face masks and signing in with a NSW Government QR code at all indoor businesses. To support local businesses and their employees…