A NSW parliamentary inquiry has been restarted to explore the circumstances of the latest COVID-19 outbreak and its management by the state government – including the handling of restriction and lockdown measures, and how the pandemic will be managed…
HOT on the heels of the announcement to change the date of the NSW Council elections, the Meet the Candidates meeting set for August 4 in Karuah has been postponed. Fred McInerney of the Karuah Progress Association told News…
MIDCOAST Council is currently assessing options for the continued delivery of tourist information services to Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest visitors after the sudden withdrawal of services from the area’s Community Technology Centre last week. The Community Technology Centre…
FIRST home buyers and single parents will be eligible to apply for 30,000 additional places under the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, the New Home Guarantee program, and the Family Home Guarantee from 1 July 2021. Federal member for…
DINGOES on the Mid North Coast are at risk and it’s the members of the community that are feeding them that are doing the greatest harm. Local dingo advocate Jen Parker is angry that people are continuing to do…
THE pandemic has seen Australians isolated, lonely and vulnerable to cyber attacks. Cybercriminals are targeting Australians at an unprecedented level to steal sensitive information and money, including through business email compromise and ransomware attacks. Advertise with News of The…
AS the numbers of cases of COVID-19’s Delta strain increase in Sydney and Melbourne, no new cases have been seen in Port Stephens or the Myall Coast. However, exposure sites have crept into Wallsend and Thornton. Advertise with News…
THE Greens have launched their 2021 campaign for MidCoast Council with leading candidate Dheera Smith addressing plans for the party if elected. Centred around an idea of grassroots democracy, the party believes there is an opportunity to achieve better…
PLASTIC: it’s in our foods, our waterways, it is killing our wildlife and is one of this century’s biggest environmental issues. Yet, for far too long, plastic has been used for cheap promotions and throw away disposable implements. Advertise…
IT’S clear that wildlife and cars don’t mix. One only has to look for the often unrecognisable carcasses of what were once kangaroos and possums by the side of the road to see the impact that traffic can wreak…