AFTER concentrating on tourist zones in December and January, MidCoast Council’s rangers are now out and about in town centres and school zones. In response to community feedback, the Council says monitoring and enforcement of car parking will progressively increase…
AN alleged drug smuggler accused of fleeing court-enforced rehabilitation has been arrested thousands of kilometres away in one of Australia’s most isolated parts. But questions linger about how former fugitive Hussein Chamas was able to leave the controversial Swan Bay…
TRANSGRID has been announced as the preferred network operator of the Hunter Transmission Project (HTP), signing a commitment deed with the NSW Government’s EnergyCo. The project, considered by the state government as “critical for NSW’s energy security”, involves building a…
AS Australian property prices hold firm, now might be the perfect time to purchase before Reserve Bank rate cuts put a rocket under demand. Home values were flat in January despite declines in the heavyweight markets of Sydney and Melbourne,…
LORNE resident Tom Ferrier has been endorsed as the Greens candidate for Lyne in the upcoming Federal election. Mr Ferrier highlights lowering the cost of living, improving health care, and environmental protection as central to his campaign. Advertise with News…
PORT STEPHENS MP Kate Washington has confirmed that dredging of the Myall River is set to commence in early March, with all necessary regulatory approvals now secured. Sydney-based Dredging Solutions has been appointed as the contractor to carry out the…
PUBLIC Wi-Fi hotspots are ubiquitous. They are found at local shops, cafes, hotels, and even at some parks. While they can seem a convenient way to access the internet, especially when mobile reception is poor, safety must remain the paramount…
FARMERS could save more than $50,000 a year on interest costs for hybrid, electric and hydrogen-powered utes and methane-reducing feed for their herds under a new tranche of cheap loans. The nation’s federal green bank on Friday announced $100 million…
AUSTRALIA Day was celebrated in style at the Promenade of Tea Gardens Palm Lake Resort, by close to a hundred residents. The afternoon boasted a quintessentially Australian menu of traditional roast lamb with mint jelly and gravy, roast veggies, pavlova…
LONG-DELAYED charity pig races returned to the Tea Gardens Country Club on Australia Day long weekend, in support of the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade. Unforeseen human matters held the piggies back from their previously scheduled October long weekend derby,…