MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp and Premier Chris Minns butted heads in NSW Parliament last week over youth crime and bail laws. During Question Time on Tuesday, 21 October, Mr Kemp asked whether it would take a death from crime before the Government acted to tighten youth bail laws. The Oxley MP’s question came days […]
Bureau of Meteorology heat map for Wednesday 22 October, showing new record temps. Photo: BOM.
RISING temperatures over Antarctica have been a major contributing factor to recent volatile weather along the East Coast, according to new information from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). A “sudden stratospheric warming” (SSW) is to blame. This is a documented weather scenario in which air temperatures high above the South Pole rise by 30 degrees […]
Changing a long-standing youth conviction principle would only lead to future criminal offending, advocates say, following the release of a review. Photo: NSW Police.
LEGAL advocates have welcomed a report’s recommendations into a presumption that children under 14 are “incapable of evil”, urging a state not to tinker with the long-standing principle, despite a drop in youth convictions. A NSW review of doli incapax was released on Saturday after it was launched by the state Labor government in May […]
A collection of past photos of visitors to Timbertown. Photo: Facebook
Jaida from Forster assisting train driver David Waite. Photo: Facebook A collection of past photos of visitors to Timbertown. Photo: Facebook A collection of past photos of visitors to Timbertown. Photo: Facebook A collection of past photos of visitors to Timbertown. Photo: Facebook A collection of past photos of visitors to Timbertown. Photo: Facebook FOR […]
Kay Eccleston and Barbara Pole.
Kay Eccleston and Barbara Pole. The Scarlett Women of the Camden Haven. THE Red Hat Society – Scarlett Women of the Camden Haven celebrated a special two-decade milestone on Monday, 20 October. The date marked 20 years since female golfers at Laurieton United Services Club decided to form a social women’s group, after Barbara Pole […]
THE Rotary Club of Laurieton is calling on the community to donate quality preloved books for its upcoming Summer Book Sale, to be held in January at the Laurieton United Services Club. The popular event will run for 10 days and is expected to once again draw book lovers of all ages. The Rotary Book […]
Planning Minister Paul Scully says the NSW government is supporting housing growth in the regions. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS.
SOME regional Australians may get a reprieve from the housing crisis as councils are offered interest relief to build more drains, roads, and other infrastructure. Though many parts of regional Australia have ample residential land, it often isn’t ready for development due to a lack of funding and planning for critical infrastructure, a 2024 national […]
EARLY work is underway on the Pacific Highway–Harrington Road intersection upgrade. The Australian and NSW Governments are investing $60 million in an interchange with an overpass that connects Harrington and Coopernook roads over the Pacific Highway. “The project will improve road safety by removing the right hand turns on and off the highway, while also […]
The training has provided accredited firefighting qualifications to members of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Aboriginal community. Photo: supplied.
The training has provided accredited firefighting qualifications to members of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Aboriginal community. Photo: supplied. ABORIGINAL communities across the NSW North Coast are working with Forestry Corporation of NSW to integrate cultural burning into government bushfire management frameworks. These local partnerships, under the Federal Government-funded Fire, Country and People program, aim to strengthen […]
Mayor Adam Roberts with council staff and guests at the Cowarra Off-Creek Storage Dam. Photos: PMHC.
Mayor Adam Roberts with council staff and guests at the Cowarra Off-Creek Storage Dam. Photos: PMHC. PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council is celebrating two decades since the opening of Cowarra Dam – a critical source of the region’s water supply. Council staff and guests gathered at the site in the Cowarra State Forest earlier this week to […]
