WITH an offshore wind zone officially declared off the Hunter coast in July, the Australian Trade Fishing Association (AFTA) is forecasting dark days ahead for Port Stephens’ commercial and recreational fishing sectors. When operational, the zone, which covers 1,854 square…
LAST week, during an appearance on Sky News, Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) Commissioner Tom Rogers triggered confusion after suggesting that ticks will be counted as Yes votes but crosses will not be counted as Nos in the upcoming Voice to…
WITH the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2023, rural and regional Australians are still disadvantaged in health outcomes compared to those living in major cities. The Alliance began, and has remained, as an important…
ONE Nation MLC Tania Mihailuk took aim at Federal Labor’s Hunter offshore wind zone development during Question Time in NSW Parliament last Thursday, questioning NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe about the State Government’s involvement in the project. “Given that…
SINGER and local celebrity Jomeca had a massive week, appearing both at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final on 20 August, and on The Voice reality TV show on 22 August. Rounding out her tenure as Official DJ for FIFA’s…
RECENTLY I was privileged to be invited by NPWS, the Worimi and archaeologists, from Sydney University, on a trip to Broughton Island where an archaeological dig was being conducted to establish the time and extent of Aboriginal activity on the…
TASTY morsels gave a hint of future culinary delights as the new management of Tea Gardens Country Club’s The Garden Eatery hosted a ‘Taste of Japan’ on Sunday, 20 August. The latest in a series of ‘Taste of Asia’ outings…
IT was early last week when I had run out of things to do. The wind had been blowing from the west or northwest for close to a month and the sea was as flat as a flounder. The worst…
IT would be fair to say that one man in the history of Broughton Island reached legendary status – the Greek fisherman Dimitrios Georgis Karageorgis. Known to all as ‘Kerosine Tin Jim’, the gentle giant lived on the island for…
BOXING mentor and former local policeman Rob Wylie will float like a butterfly, sting like a bee at the NSW Police Boxing Competition, held at Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL on Friday, 13 October. The Police Boxing competition is a one-two punch…