BUSHFIRE Survivors for Climate Action (BSCA) have spoken out following the release of the National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA). The group is urging the Albanese Government to set a 2035 climate target strong enough to save lives. They are also calling for coal and gas corporations to pay a climate pollution levy to fund the […]

A “MINOR CHANGE” has been made to the design of the Harrington/Coopernook interchange ahead of the project’s progression to delivery. The Australian and NSW Governments are investing $60 million to build an interchange connecting Harrington and Coopernook roads, with an overpass over the Pacific Highway. Transport for NSW is continuing work on this project, designed […]

CAMDEN Haven-based homelessness charity Community at 3 has expressed continued gratitude to the Kew Country Club for opening its doors to host the organisation’s weekly barbecues. The free gatherings, held each Wednesday from 2:30pm, are designed to provide a welcoming space for anyone seeking connection, especially those facing loneliness or difficult circumstances. Attendees are invited […]

A NSW GOVERNMENT trial of average speed cameras targeting light vehicles has recorded a sharp drop in speeding offences during its first month of enforcement. The cameras, operating on stretches of the Pacific and Hume Highways, began issuing fines on 1 July after two months of warning notices. Early results show a marked change in […]

TENDER Funerals Mid North Coast has received a $70,000 funding boost from the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation (NPCF), strengthening its mission to provide affordable and community-centred funeral services. The Wauchope based not-for-profit supports socially disadvantaged individuals and marginalised groups by offering transparency, choice and dignity in after-death care. General Manager Samuel Clowes said the support […]

A PARLIAMENTARY committee will review the NSW Reconstruction Authority’s response to May’s record-breaking flood event. After entire townships were left isolated and thousands of homes and businesses were damaged, the NSW Reconstruction Authority has been leading recovery operations, including coordinating clean-up and repair efforts. A NSW Parliament Joint Select Committee has recently commenced an inquiry […]

THE Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre (KNC) is offering free help with community recovery in the aftermath of the May 2025 floods. Running until October and funded by the NSW Reconstruction Authority, residents in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, Nambucca, Kempsey and Port Macquarie can phone or drop in to the centre on […]

THE charity Rural Aid has put the call out for volunteers willing to lend a hand at this coming week’s Farm Recovery Event in Wingham. Like many on the Mid North Coast and hinterland, the town is still reeling from May’s record-breaking floods. From 7-13 September, teams will be on the ground helping local farmers […]

A NEW Model Code of Meeting Practice for local councils has been released and will come into effect in local councils from 1 January 2026. All councils will need to adopt a code of meeting practice that contains the mandatory provisions of the updated Model Meeting Code by 31 December 2025. Key changes to the […]

SPARE a thought for the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). They may float 400 kilometres above Earth at 28,000 km/h, eating their dinner out of pouches while gazing down at the swirling blue planet below – but they have one very down-to-earth problem: laundry. Or rather, the complete lack of it. That’s right. […]