SMARTER use of common household appliances – fridges, washing machines and even the toaster – could cut power bills in 2025, an electricians’ network says. The toaster may be a smaller contributor to the power bill but is still worth…
DEADLY floods, cyclones and droughts are wreaking havoc as record-breaking temperatures change the way water moves around the world, scientists warn. Water-related disasters killed thousands of people, displaced millions and caused losses exceeding $US550 billion in 2024, according to an…
AUSTRALIANS have endured taxing economic conditions in the past calendar year, but there is cause for cautious hope in 2025. Long-awaited interest rate cuts are broadly expected in the first half of the year, providing household budgets with much-needed breathing…
THE STATE Government is encouraging farmers to take part in a trial that exempts farm vehicles used to fight fires from registration. Under the trial, participants can nominate a Farm Fire Fighting Vehicle (FFFV), or a vehicle used for firefighting…
FAITHFUL to a lasting tradition, Stuarts Point Men’s Shed hosted the 2024 festive season with a generous luncheon on Saturday 14 December. Invited guests, totalling 22, including five new members to swell the ranks, assembled around a long set of…
THE family of a talented Indigenous teenager who died unexpectedly still don’t know what their painful decision to exhume his body has achieved. Lewis “Buddy” Kelly had just bought a car and was set to travel overseas to play tennis…
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ON Friday evening, 13 December, families gathered for the annual Unkya Reserve (Eungai Creek) Christmas Carols which commenced in pleasant conditions at 5.30 pm. Along with performances by students from the Eungai Public School and the Nambucca Valley Band, the…
A GROUP of ShoreTrack attendees have secured roles with Express Coach Builders, highlighting the practical impacts of the local youth program. Since commencing operations just over four years ago, ShoreTrack has been changing lives by working with young people who…
WHEN Coffs Harbour birding enthusiast Ellany Whelan snapped a photo of a shorebird early one morning at Old Bar beach, she had no idea the picture would open up the fascinating details of the bird’s travel itinerary of the past…