ANTI-DISCRIMINATION laws remain outdated in NSW despite recent changes that are set to improve equality for LGBTQI communities, advocates say. A wide-ranging but watered-down bill, drafted by independent MP Alex Greenwich, was passed into law in NSW parliament last Thursday…
AUSTRALIAN farmland sales have fallen to another record low as would-be buyers baulk at owners’ price demands. The Rural Bank Australian Farmland Values Report is the longest-running analysis of the farmland market across the nation. The report has tracked every…
NSW AMBULANCE will roll out eight specially designed vehicles known as Hazardous Area Rescue Ambulances (HARA), the first of their kind in the world, optimising response capabilities during natural disasters and in difficult terrain. HARAs will be rolled out over…
MORE than 40 percent of Mid North Coast women aged between 50 and 74 years are overdue for breast cancer screening. As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s a timely reminder for all to book in for a free…
PLANS are underway for a tourist trail to shine a spotlight on the elusive platypus which call the region’s waterways home. Stroud resident Rachel Barry, a primary school teacher at Karuah, is a driving force behind the project which was…
WIRES Mid North Coast (WIRES MNC) held its inaugural Carers Expo last Thursday, 3 October, aiming to recruit new local volunteers to the wildlife support organisation. The not-for-profit WIRES, which stands for the Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, has…
AT a topping out ceremony last Thursday, 3 October, the last steel roof beam was placed on Newcastle Airport’s new International Terminal, marking the completion of major construction. Finishing works continue on the terminal, which is scheduled to open by…
ENVIRONMENT ministers have been summoned to a special meeting on the looming bird flu threat as Australia asks the US and New Zealand for advice on vaccinating wildlife. Federal minister Tanya Plibersek has called the meeting for October 18, correspondence…
NSW NURSES will get a three percent interim pay hike in return for suspending all industrial action which has been affecting the state’s public hospitals. The government struck a truce with the nurses union after months of wage negotiations and…
A FORUM focusing on the wellbeing and support of veterans on the Mid North Coast is being held in Coffs Harbour. Titled “Stay Well Connected”, the forum is for veterans, their families, and community members, and is being held in…