SCAMS, retirement planning and e-safety are covered in a free 2022 diary for seniors to help them understand their legal rights. Attorney General Mark Speakman encouraged seniors to pick up a copy of the Legal Topics for Older People…
THE Australian Government has responded to an open letter calling for a vital reform in the way that the Arts and Creative Industries is represented in the Federal Parliament of Australia. However, Australian artists James Bustar, Mark McConville and…
BULAHDELAH Central School has been successful with an application for a 2021 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant for their Primary Gardeners project. BCS Primary Teacher Jackie O’Connell said students have been busy preparing soil, composting, learning about companion planting and…
LOCAL users of the Tea Gardens Swimming Pool have been left disappointed after staffing constraints caused the pool to be closed. Despite advertising 6am-7pm opening times, visitors were left frustrated after turning up to the pool to find it…
THE NSW Police Force Rural Crime Prevention Team has been awarded the 2021 ISSRC Policy, Practice and Engagement Award. The International Society for the Study of Rural Crime (ISSRC) is made up of scholars, students and practitioners from around…
LOCAL GP practices in towns throughout our region will have more options and a larger pool of doctors to recruit from, following changes announced today by the Morrison Joyce Government. From 1 January 2022, there will be automatic access…
LOCAL communities are being prioritised for Federal disaster resilience funding under a new program which opened last Friday. Under the Preparing Australian Communities Program – Local stream, communities across the following local government areas are being prioritised for assistance:…
MIDCOAST Council has celebrated the tenth anniversary of its Waterway and Catchment Report Card, releasing the 2021 Report Card on Sunday 5 December on the banks of the Wallamba River. “With over 1,900 water quality samples taken across our…
PARENTS are being urged to take advantage of the state’s popular Active Kids program, with tens of millions of dollars worth of vouchers still to be redeemed this year due to the COVID lockdown. And in a December double,…
ON Wednesday 1 December Bulahdelah Central School welcomed incoming Year 7 students for Orientation Day. 48 students attended, including seventeen from Tea Gardens, six from Booral, one from Bungwahl and one from St Josephs. Advertise with News of The…