THIRTEEN years of schooling has come to an end for the Bulahdelah Central School (BCS) graduating class. BCS Principal George Frangos said the students had “showed us all how to get on with it throughout the last three extraordinary years”.…
NSW small and medium hospitality operators can now claim the State Government’s $5,000 Alfresco Restart rebate, enabling them to create or expand their outdoor dining offerings. Premier Dominic Perrottet said the rebate would reinvigorate communities and change the way customers…
PORT Stephens is home to a small fishing fleet. They fish the rivers and they go out wide sometimes for days on end in search of a range of species that make for great eating both on our table locally…
SUMMERTIME is swimming time and in Australia that means it is time for the volunteer Surf Life Savers to patrol our beaches. The red and yellow is back on NSW beaches with more than 20,000 surf life saving volunteers ready…
THERE’S just over six months to the next state election and NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin has called on bureaucrats and governments to work hand-in-hand with country communities. With the state government recently releasing the Six Cities Discussion Paper –…
THE NSW Government is doubling family and domestic violence leave provisions for all NSW public sector workers with staff able to access 20 days of paid leave per calendar year from 1 January 2023. The same paid leave provisions will…
NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) continues to support horticultural producers in NSW, with the recent release of the ‘Orchard plant protection guide for deciduous fruits in NSW 2022-23’ and the ‘Grapevine management guide 2022-23’. NSW DPI’s Temperate Fruits…
TAXI licence holders across the State will receive an additional $500 million in assistance payments as part of a comprehensive $645 million package to fully deregulate the industry and benefit customers long term. Treasurer Matt Kean said $145 million had…
SIXTEEN volunteers have managed to clear an important local wildflower walk that has lain almost untouched for three years since the start of COVID restrictions. The Thursday Walkers Group spent a sunny morning working on The Michael Rowe Memorial Walk…
DRIVERS are being urged to take extra care on the roads from this Wednesday, with double demerits coming into effect ahead of Thursday’s public holiday, the National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty the Queen and school holidays commencing on…