The four-week campaign encourages drivers to look out for wildlife. Photo: TfNSW. Kangaroos were involved in the highest number of fatal crashes involving animals. Photo: TfNSW. MOTORISTS are being urged to slow down and stay alert for wildlife as Transport for NSW launches its annual “Animals on Country Roads” safety campaign. Between 2016 and 2025, […]
Nurses and midwives receive backpay after pay increase
PUBLIC sector nurses and midwives across NSW should have now received backpay payments, following a pay increase decision by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) in April. The IRC ruling delivered nurses and midwives a pay rise of between 16 and 28 percent over a period of three years, backdated to 1 July 2025. Backpayments […]
Town Team Movement Ltd received an FRRR grant funded by the Future Drought Fund to build community resilience to drought in WA’s Wheatbelt Central region.
Rural grant project seeking projects which build social resilience ahead of drought
MORE than $3,000,000 in grants is now available to empower eligible agriculture-dependent communities to prepare for drought by building and maintaining their social resilience. This is the second round of funding to be delivered by the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) through the Future Drought Fund’s (FDF) Communities Program, which is funded by […]
Corey Tutt OAM and artist Ben Williams at the Australian Book Industry Awards in Sydney. Photo: supplied.
Children’s Book award adds to Corey’s whirlwind of deadly success
Corey Tutt OAM and artist Ben Williams at the Australian Book Industry Awards in Sydney. Photo: supplied. Promoting Come Home, Bigibila in Melbourne. Photo: Corey Tutt. COREY Tutt OAM has been in a whirl of media interviews, school visits and book store appearances since he and Aboriginal artist Ben Williams won Book of the Year […]
New focus for Camden Haven Chamber of Commerce
THE Camden Haven Chamber of Commerce is establishing four new subcommittees to enable greater community participation and to strengthen advocacy across four key focus areas. Following consultation with local businesses and residents, the subcommittees are Neighbourhood Watch, Beautification, Accessibility and Inclusion, and Events. Chamber Treasurer Amy Vandenhurk told News Of The Area, “Having a subcommittee […]
Many of the region’s mayors and council leaders at Port Macquarie Airport to push for regional transport security. Photo: Chan Ansell.
Regional leaders join united push to secure Port Macquarie Airport’s future
BUSINESS NSW has launched its new policy paper, Keeping Regional NSW Connected: The Future of Our Airports, calling for a coordinated and long-term approach to securing the future of regional aviation across NSW. Launched inside the passenger terminal at Port Macquarie Airport, the paper outlines a comprehensive reform agenda aimed at strengthening regional airport infrastructure, […]
Dunbogan locals fear dunes bordering quarry are in change of collapse
Peter McKid, Peter Johnson and Eric Glasson at the base of the heavily eroded dune bordering the sand quarry. Photo: supplied. Vegetation has been stripped from the top of the dune. Photo: supplied. The access track from the Beach Street carpark is now a near vertical drop. Photo: supplied. RESIDENTS living near the Adbri sand […]
Kendall teen sets his sights on national swim titles
CAMDEN Haven High School Year 11 student Max Bott has been swimming since he was 10-years-old. His mother Ellen is his biggest supporter. “He is a fish, he finds it relaxing and very freeing to be in the pool,” she said. “Last year he became a surf lifesaver and received an award for his efforts. […]
Legal Hypothetical: estate fight brewing behind the bar
MARCO passes away suddenly at the age of 52, leaving behind four children, a small country hotel, and no Will. At the time of his death, Marco was the hotel’s sole registered proprietor, while he and his brother, Tony, managed the business. Their mother, Rosa, however, disputes the notion that the hotel belonged solely to […]
Additional Police Academy class to be added in 2026
MORE recruits are being sought for the NSW Police Force, with a new Police Academy class to be added in 2026. The NSW Police Academy will move from three attestation classes to four, aiming to create a larger, faster pipeline of new probationary constables for commands across NSW. Premier Chris Minns said NSW simply “needs […]
