ENERGY retailers say they’ve been blindsided by reforms promising free electricity to hundreds of thousands of Australians during peak solar power hours. The Solar Sharer program, announced by the federal government last Tuesday, would give consumers free access to electricity for three hours each day as part of the default offer available. Households in NSW, […]

LANDHOLDERS across NSW are being encouraged to take advantage of $850,000 worth of free grain and bait on offer as part of a statewide crackdown on feral pigs. The funding is part of the Government’s Feral Pig and Pest Program with funding from the State’s more than $1 billion biosecurity budget. It is the third […]

Scarlet with her twin sister Violet. Photo Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Scarlet ready to take on her competition. Photo Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Scarlet with Laurieton Public School principal Grant Timmins. Photo Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Scarlet with her haul of medals from the State PSSA championships. Photo: supplied. LAURIETON Public School (LPS) speed sensation Scarlet Monk has claimed a haul […]

Mid North Coast Group office bearers for 2026: Pauline Cain (Publicity), Chrystine Bouffler (International), Lexie Burton (Land Cookery), Tanya Jolly (State President), Carmel James (Vice President), Lynn Moore (Group President), Doreen Burns (Vice President), Yvette Smith (Social Issues), Donna Kemp (Ag and Environment), Barbara Veness (Vice President), Eunice Roberts (Secretary), Kathy Jeanes (Cultural), Janella Leotta […]

Life member Pam McLeod and Show Society President Ron Porter during the official opening of the Camden Haven Show. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Avid show enthusiast Lacey Cullen. Some of the many ring events. Photos: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Some of the many ring events. Photos: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. The 2025 Camden Haven Show featured a notable increase in […]

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 […]

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 […]

A NEW online tool is available to help NSW farmers better prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters including fire, flood, and drought. The platform, called myStockPlanner, enables farmers to provide details of their farm, risks and resources to access tailored response options to consider and implement with their feed and livestock. Federal […]

Liz Stephens welcomes the neighbourhood to the Big Block Sale in 2024. Barry and Jenny Watson enjoying the community atmosphere at last year’s Big Block Sale. THE Garage Sale Trail began as a small community event at Bondi Beach 16 years ago and has grown into an Australia-wide event. It is being held this year […]

Laurieton RSL sub-Branch President Allan ‘Buster’ Beatty and sub-Branch Sport and Recreation Coordinator Fliur-Louise Genevieve. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Casting, catching and cheers. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Prize recipient Savannah Thomas. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. The many hooked participants enjoying the day. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. The many hooked participants enjoying the day. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. The many hooked […]