WILDFIRES in Los Angeles, heavy snow in other parts of the US, floods in Saudi Arabia and heatwaves across Australia have all confirmed the fears of climate scientists. The Climate Council, an independent organisation formed after the Abbott Government abolished…
STRUGGLING Australians are being promised more help as Labor pushes to “build Australia’s future” while the Liberals pledge to get the country “back on track”. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has given a glimpse into the Liberals’ campaign mantra as the…
THE State Government is removing some of the red tape that has prevented farmers fighting fires on their property and adjacent land. During a fire emergency, a landholder can now use surface water and groundwater sources without a water licence…
IN a landmark step forward for the organisation, ShoreTrack has moved from a leased property and purchased a home of their own on Yarrawonga Street in the Macksville industrial estate. ShoreTrack works with young people who struggle with school-based learning,…
EMERGENCY departments in the Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) are bucking statewide trends in the face of ongoing staffing and pay pressures and the shortage of GPs. The Bureau of Health Information’s (BHI’s) last “Healthcare Quarterly” report for…
ABOUT 100 art enthusiasts gathered on the morning of Saturday, 4 January for the official opening of the annual ‘Valla Expressions’ Art Show, held at the Valla Beach Community Hall. Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee, and Susan Jenvey representing Arts…
ON New Year’s Day in the year 2000, almost 100 families and individuals placed sealed envelopes into a time capsule at the front of Club Scotts. A committee had been formed to come up with something special to mark the…
THE bodies of a pilot and passenger killed after their light plane crashed into the ocean have been recovered after an extensive retrieval operation by NSW Police. The pair took off from a private airfield near Coffs Harbour, five hours…
COASTAL anglers are being asked to help find a solution to the spread of “mushy fish”. Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher and Lecturer in Ecology Dr Jessica Tout-Lyon, is leading a project based in Port Macquarie aimed at tracking the…
MAKING it cheaper to see a doctor is expected to feature prominently in Labor’s election pitch, with the federal health minister committed to strengthening Medicare before the upcoming campaign. “There’s more we want to do to deliver – more doctors,…