October 6, 2025
Lake Cathie suffer narrow loss to Urunga in State Cup final Lake Cathie Football Club’s Women's Northern League A Grade side. Photo: supplied.
Regional

Lake Cathie suffer narrow loss to Urunga in State Cup final

LAKE Cathie Football Club’s Women’s Northern League A Grade suffered a narrow defeat to Urunga FC in the final of the Community Plate at the Women’s State Cup on Sunday, 13 July. Hosted at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility, Urunga secured a 1-0 victory in a hard-fought encounter which could have gone either way. […]

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Bright spots in agriculture amid market volatility Demand for Aussie beef looks set to remain strong, with reason for "cautious optimism" across agriculture after months of extreme weather and trade uncertainty.
Regional

Bright spots in agriculture amid market volatility

WITH droughts on one side of the country, floods on the other, and political volatility overseas, Australia’s agriculture industry has been right in the thick of it. But there is reason for “cautious optimism” in the $90.7 billion sector as uncertain conditions create both threats and opportunities for the nation’s producers, according to Bendigo Bank’s […]

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Streets paved with gold in alleged roadworks corruption
Police

Streets paved with gold in alleged roadworks corruption

CASH, cryptocurrency and even gold nuggets are among the alleged spoils of a long-running scheme to rig and inflate contracts for roadworks. A former department officer is believed to be in hiding, after a failed attempt to leave Australia on a US passport. The alleged rigging and inflation of contracts by Transport for NSW procurement […]

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National  Parks work to protect whales during migrations NPWS staff boarded whale-watching cruises along the NSW coast this week as part of Operation Ketos. Photo: NPWS.
Regional

National Parks work to protect whales during migrations

NPWS staff boarded whale-watching cruises along the NSW coast this week as part of Operation Ketos. Photo: NPWS. NPWS staff boarded whale-watching cruises along the NSW coast this week as part of Operation Ketos. Photo: NPWS. NPWS staff boarded whale-watching cruises along the NSW coast this week as part of Operation Ketos. Photo: NPWS. AS […]

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Council clarifies decision on Laurieton Play Space location
Camden Haven

Council clarifies decision on Laurieton Play Space location

PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council says it is committed to engaging with the community as the Laurieton Regional Play Space project progresses. In last Friday’s edition of NOTA, Camden Haven Chamber of Commerce president Luke Hadfield expressed concern over the process which had led to the selection of Bruce Porter Reserve, Laurieton as the site for the […]

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Inquiry launched into conservation hunting bill
Camden Haven

Inquiry launched into conservation hunting bill

AN Upper House inquiry has been established to examine the Game and Feral Animal Legislation Amendment (Conservation Hunting) Bill 2025, a private members’ bill introduced by Robert Borsak MLC of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party. The bill proposes a number of amendments to the Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002, including to abolish […]

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Jan Pelham named as winner of Camden Haven’s best garden Whiddon residents Jan Pelham and Jan enjoying their award winning garden. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
Local News

Jan Pelham named as winner of Camden Haven’s best garden

Whiddon residents Jan Pelham and Jan enjoying their award winning garden. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Jan can be found in the garden daily, watering, raking, weeding or planting. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. The Beautiful Whiddon garden. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. The Beautiful Whiddon garden. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. The Beautiful Whiddon garden. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. The Beautiful Whiddon garden. […]

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Fire ants discovered in Tweed Heads Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta). Photo: DPI.
Local News

Fire ants discovered in Tweed Heads

FARMERS are calling for a government crackdown to stamp out fire ants in NSW after the pests were discovered in Tweed Heads last week. Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) are prohibited under the NSW Biosecurity Act 2015 and high-risk materials are restricted from infested areas of south-east Queensland. On Wednesday the NSW Government confirmed an immature […]

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Regional buses get real-time travel technology Bus users can use websites and apps to plan their journeys with up-to-date service information.
Local News

Regional buses get real-time travel technology

Bus users can use websites and apps to plan their journeys with up-to-date service information. All buses are now fitted out with GPS and automatic passenger counting technology. FOR the first time, all NSW regional bus passengers can access real-time bus travel information from their smart devices. All 3,010 contracted buses across rural and regional […]

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