WHETHER you own a caravan or want to buy one, attend a free workshop in March and learn about safe loading and towing. Overloading a caravan or distributing weight incorrectly can lead to tragic accidents and affect your insurance cover.…
CAREERS teacher at Bulahdelah Central School and Vice President Government Schools of the Careers Advisers Association of NSW & ACT Inc, Linda Drenkhahn has recently been in receipt of a prestigious award that recognises her commitment to Careers education. She…
WITH the 25 March state election fast approaching, Port Stephens One Nation candidate Mark Watson is campaigning with a strong focus on crime and law enforcement. “We have an issue of crime in Port Stephens, in some areas residents are…
ON 15 DECEMBER 2022, Strike Force Wandarri detectives from NSW Police executed six search warrants at homes in Swan Bay, Terrigal, Gosford, Erina and Wamberal as part of an ongoing investigation into commercial drug supply on the Central Coast. The…
EXPRESSIONS of interest are now open for a subsidised farm planning course in the Manning Great Lakes area. Hunter Local Land Services has partnered with Tocal College to support landholders with small properties in the Manning Great Lakes (MidCoast LGA)…
A SECTION of road west of 105 Squires Road, including access to Possum Pie Road and Elmar Road, will be closed to all traffic to remove an asbestos pipe. From 9am – 2pm on Thursday 16 March Council will undertake…
MIDCOAST Council has joined forces with the Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation and the University of NSW on an innovative new pilot program which evaluates child pedestrian safety around local childcare centres. Seven Local Government Areas in New South Wales, Queensland…
WHEN the Albanese Government announced their intention last week to explore the possibility of a new offshore wind zone in the Pacific Ocean off the Hunter, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen described the world’s climate emergency as…
AT its recent ordinary meeting, Port Stephens Council unanimously supported a motion by Mayor Ryan Palmer to seek an urgent review of State Government waste levy charges. Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer raised the Mayoral Minute in a bid to…
BUS Safety Week runs from Monday 20 February to Sunday 26 February to raise awareness on how to stay safe on and around buses. Preliminary statistics from 2017 to 2021 show 298 people were seriously injured in crashes involving buses…