PORT STEPHENS households experiencing difficulty paying their energy bills will be able to access up to $1,600 a year in help after Treasurer and Energy Minister Matt Kean increased support payments. The Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA) program has…
MIDCOAST Council has endorsed its Child Safe Action Plan 2022-2026 at its recent Council meeting on 25 May 2022. The Child Safe Action Plan was placed on public exhibition from 30 November 2021 to 15 February after being presented to…
TEA Gardens/Hawks Nest has said goodbye to two leading wildlife volunteers who have made a lasting impact on the local environment over the past two decades. Jill and Peter Madden were farewelled by fellow volunteers at a special lunch at…
THIS year’s NSW Rural Fire Service Winter Fire Safety Campaign’s theme is ‘Be Safe, Not Sorry’. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Paul Baxter says that this theme is essential following NSW Brigades attending 3,502 home fires last year. Advertise…
FOR some living in our communities, the Stolen Generations are a sad and tragic part of their personal history. On this year’s National Sorry Day, which also marks the 25th anniversary of the tabling of the Bringing Them Home Report…
DROUGHTS, floods, fires and climate change are all impacting our rural primary producers and their families. Last week, free financial planning and support services for primary producers was extended, with the NSW Government committing to the continuation of the Rural…
THE NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has officially unveiled its Angler Access website, which provides recreational fishers with thousands of locations across inland NSW where rivers, streams and lakes can be legally accessed for fishing. DPI Program Leader, Stocking…
THE NSW Government is inviting women across the state to shape the direction and priorities of the next NSW Women’s Strategy, with public consultation now open. The NSW Women’s Strategy provides a policy framework to help improve the lives of…
THE Port Stephens fishing fleet has been through an uphill battle throughout COVID with difficulties in getting their catch to lucrative markets being one hurdle that has cost boats and crews dearly. Now the NSW Government has announced a new…
LOCAL Worimi artist Brittney Paulson has collaborated with Great Lakes Freshwater Farm to raise funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. This week saw the celebration of a successful collaboration between Indigenous artist Brittney Paulson and Northern Beaches-based business Freshwater Farm,…