A parliamentary inquiry has been told imported fruit pickers were subjected to prolonged suffering. Photo: AP PHOTO/ Robert F. Bukaty.
A BACKPACKER hoping for a memorable working holiday on an Australian farm finds himself crammed into a house with 17 people, eating dry bread and deprived of sunshine and fresh air. After arriving on a visa from China, the young man had headed to a small town on the NSW coast in 2024 to pick […]
Rob Dwyer pointed out the issues at Wrights Rd during a site visit by Opposition Leader Mark Speakman and Shadow Roads Minister Natalie Ward. File photo.
THE MPs driving the campaign to fix traffic congestion at Wrights Road and the Oxley Highway in Port Macquarie, say they are “angry” and “disappointed” that Tuesday’s NSW Budget failed to deliver the funds needed to progress an upgrade. Member for Port Macquarie Rob Dwyer said while he welcomed confirmation of funding to commence the […]
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Photo: AAP Image/Lukas Coch.
THE groundwork has been laid for Australia’s most substantive attempt at tax reform in more than two decades as the treasurer promises to “grasp the nettle” on the thorny issue. Outlining his government’s economic agenda for its second term of parliament, Jim Chalmers threw down the gauntlet to industry, media, civil society and the political […]
Lillian Hosick, Leah Rumsby and Thomas Maxwell from Camden Haven Surf Life Saving Club. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
Lillian Hosick, Leah Rumsby and Thomas Maxwell from Camden Haven Surf Life Saving Club. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Leah Rumsby. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Lillian Hosick. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. THREE junior members of Camden Haven Surf Life Saving Club (CHSLSC) were celebrated at the club’s annual Awards of Excellence held at Laurieton United Services Club on Friday, […]
Green Gully Track in the Northern Tablelands. Photo: Destination NSW.
THE State Government is rolling out a new ‘Find Your Path on a NSW Great Walk’ campaign that highlights seven spectacular multi-day walks across NSW. The new campaign highlights an impressive 275km of walking tracks in regional NSW that have opened to the public within the last two years. The walks showcase some of the […]
MAYOR Adam Roberts is calling on locals to support small businesses to get back on their feet after recent flooding. Trading has now resumed for several impacted businesses along low-lying areas such as Short Street, Hastings River Drive and Settlement Point. “As the dust starts to settle on a tumultuous four weeks for the region, […]
FAILURE to vote notices will be issued this week to electors who appear not to have voted at the Port Macquarie by-election on Saturday, 15 March. NSW Electoral Commissioner Rachel McCallum encourages recipients of these notices to respond via the Electoral Commission’s online self-service portal. “The NSW Electoral Commissioner is required by law to issue […]
TfNSW workers stabilise a hillside near Mt Seaview. Photos: TfNSW.
TfNSW workers stabilise a hillside near Mt Seaview. Photos: TfNSW. Scores of landslips have been cleared since May’s severe weather. Photo: David Heffernan. The Oxley Highway will remain single lane in parts until at least November. Photo: David Heffernan. THE Hasting Valley’s and Camden Haven’s primary connection to the North West and New England has […]
Some of the damage caused by May’s floods in Mid North Coast and Hunter State Forests. Photos: Forestry Corporation.
Some of the damage caused by May’s floods in Mid North Coast and Hunter State Forests. Photos: Forestry Corporation. THE region’s State Forests are progressively reopening following the floods and severe weather of May but the Forestry Corporation is urging users to check the status of trails and campgrounds in advance, and to exercise extreme […]
Premier Chris Minns with students at Tocal College last Friday.
Premier Chris Minns with students at Tocal College last Friday. The state government has committed more than $140 million to the agriculture sector. Photo: DPIRD. THE State Government will invest over $140 million of new funding to “safeguard the future of NSW’s agricultural industry”. On Friday NSW Premier Chris Minns and NSW Agriculture Minister Tara […]
