PEPTIDE use has led to a sharp increase in emergency department presentations in the State, according to NSW Health. Surveillance data shows 1180 presentations to NSW emergency departments associated with peptide use between 1 July 2025 and 30 September 2026. Monthly presentations increased from just five in July 2025 to more than 217 presentations in […]

IT is GambleAware Week and this year the NSW Government wants to open up the conversation on gambling harm to encourage more people to seek advice or support when needed. GambleAware provides free and confidential support to people experiencing gambling harm, whether from their own or someone else’s gambling, and GambleAware Week is a chance […]

NEW research unveiled at a major industry conference has shown how a naturally occurring fungi may help beekeepers combat Varroa mites, one of the world’s most destructive honeybee parasites. Attendees at the 2026 Australian Almond Conference have learnt that researchers are developing a biological control for Varroa destructor, the mite that attacks honeybee colonies and […]

THERE’S been an alarming rise in the number of family and domestic violence offences against women and children in Australia. Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed the number of offenders increased by eight per cent in 2024-25, to 97,800 offenders nationally, representing the largest annual increase since national reporting began. The statistics on violence […]

Photos of the NSW Police Force’s Armed Response Command in training. Photos: NSW Police Multimedia. Photos of the NSW Police Force’s Armed Response Command in training. Photos: NSW Police Multimedia. IN coming weeks, heavily armed officers, rifles and specialist vehicles may be spotted on the streets as the NSW Police Force’s  Armed Response Command (ARC) […]

TEN years ago, 10 Australians lost their lives during the world’s largest and most catastrophic thunderstorm asthma event. Several thousand others, including people who had no past history of asthma, experienced breathing difficulties. With the grass pollen season now under way, the National Asthma Council of Australia is reminding Australians to protect themselves and their […]

OCTOBER marks the start of Mental Health Month, and with spring in full swing, Black Dog Institute is calling on Australians to put One Foot Forward. As the weather warms and the days grow longer, many people find it easier to get outside and get moving, making October an ideal time to build habits that […]

MID North Coast Legacy has thanked the Nambucca Valley and Kempsey communities for getting behind the recent Legacy Week 2026, with volunteers raising funds and awareness for local veteran families. Legacy Week is the organisation’s annual fundraising campaign, with volunteers selling Legacy badges, pens, keyrings, teddy bears and other merchandise throughout the region. For Mid […]

WELL-KNOWN local artist Margrit Richenbach will channel the inspiration of her late husband, Claude Teyssier, as she leads a workshop crafting fish kites and flags ahead of the November Back to Bowra Street Festival. Mr Teyssier and Ms Richenbach were renowned for creating huge, light-lantern sculptures that featured at community events such as the Camden […]

MOTORCYCLISTS on NSW roads are at far greater risk of being killed in a crash than other motor vehicle users, according to the NSW Government’s Towards Zero campaign. Motorcycle fatalities accounted for 20.7 per cent of all road fatalities and nearly 4,500 injuries in 2024 despite motorcycles making up only 3.7 per cent of registered […]