SURF Life Saving drones will be in the air earlier and for longer this summer as the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) steps up shark surveillance. The NSW Government has allocated an extra $2.5m for shark management following the recent deaths of a female tourist near Crowdy Bay and a local surfer on Sydney’s Northern […]
Kendall Blues members hand over the bikes to the Aussie Battles in Laurieton.
Kendall Blues members hand over the bikes to the Aussie Battles in Laurieton. Kendall Blues members hand over the bikes to the Aussie Battles in Laurieton. Kendall Blues members hand over the bikes to the Aussie Battles in Laurieton. THE Kendall Blues delivered three utes full of bicycles to Aussie Battlers in Laurieton on Saturday, […]
Patience is needed to find a break in the trailers, trucks and caravans travelling at speed past the Houston Mitchell Drive turnoff. Photos: Kathy Regan.
IT’S 7.15am on Tuesday morning, 16 December, and cars are lined up behind the stop sign at the intersection of Houston Mitchell Drive and the Pacific Highway, as a work truck and other cars wait in the turning lane opposite, and semi-trailers and a cement truck fly past at 110kmph. This is the nerve wracking […]
Work has been slowed by extreme weather events.
RECONSTRUCTION work is continuing on the Oxley Highway at Mount Seaview to restore full access through areas affected by natural disasters. The weekly planned closure at Mount Seaview will be lifted after Thursday 18 December, with parts of the highway returning to single lane, alternating flow traffic arrangements during the NSW summer school holidays and […]
A tale as old as Christmas itself: the mystery of the so-called Christmas Star.
EVERY year, as the festive season picks up speed, the night sky quietly rolls out its own holiday display- no tinsel, no blinking bulbs, just a crisp dome of stars performing the same cosmic pageant they’ve been staging for thousands of years. And woven into that ancient canvas is a tale as old as Christmas […]
A plan for the Lake Cathie foreshore was signed off by councillors at last week’s meeting. Photo: Matt Taylor.
A LONG-TERM blueprint for the future of Lake Cathie’s foreshore has been signed off, after months of community consultation and public exhibition. The decision was made at last week’s Port Macquarie-Hastings Council meeting, with councillors noting feedback received during the exhibition period and endorsing the final version of the plan as a long-term framework for […]
The Cairncross Waste Management Facility. Photo: PMHC.
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council will transition the Cairncross Materials Recycling Facility from a local processing plant to a large-scale transfer station. A council report says major changes across the recycling industry have made small regional facilities increasingly unviable. The decision last week confirms Council will move away from plans first flagged in 2022 to establish a […]
NGM Group's Rubi Stitt and Alexandra Tompkins with the Salvos' Joey Newman.
AS the donation period draws to a close, The Salvation Army, Newcastle Permanent, and Greater Bank are encouraging the community to support their annual Christmas Toy Drive Appeal and help share the spirit of the season. Each year the annual Toy Drive delivers thousands of gifts to children and families facing hardship at Christmas time. […]
THE NSW Government is rewriting the framework that determines road management in NSW, announcing a new road recategorisation system this week. The move comes in an attempt to provide local councils with certainty over who will manage and maintain different roads, allowing for more targeted investment where it is most needed. Road recategorisation is the […]
BEACHES across the Mid North Coast are currently experiencing a bloom of red algae. Locally known as “red weed”, this natural phenomenon is vital for marine ecosystems but can create unpleasant odours as it decomposes on the sand. Beachgoers should be prepared for the smell, though only temporary. Prawning has been the highlight of the […]
