NSW Fair Trading’s compliance inspections have taken place across the state. Photo: NSW Government.
THE NSW Government’s ongoing FuelCheck inspection program has revealed which regions across the state have the best and worst compliance rates for price transparency. While approximately half of all inspections have taken place outside of Sydney, around 70 percent of all fines have been issued in regional NSW. The Central Coast comes out on top […]
Cowper MP Pat Conaghan says any benefits of the budget won’t be seen for years. Photo: Pat Conaghan MP FB.
NATIONALS Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan reckons the Labor Government’s Federal Budget fails “the pub test”. In his response to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ far-reaching measures, delivered on 12 May, Mr Conaghan said benefits would not be realised for several years. “The signature cost-of-living piece in Jim’s budget announcement is an ongoing $250 tax offset for […]
Nambucca Valley Council Tourism Coordinator Nicole Bodle. Photo: supplied.
THE Nambucca Valley’s online tourism profile is set to receive a significant boost after around 10 local businesses volunteered to participate in a professional photography shoot and workshop organised by Council. The initiative forms part of Nambucca Valley Council’s ongoing work to strengthen the local government area’s presence on the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW), […]
Nambucca Valley Council Community Development Coordinator Jocelyn Box with volunteer and Coronation Park Section 355 Committee member Peter Lewis. Photo: supplied.
THOUSANDS of volunteers across the Nambucca Valley are being recognised and thanked this week as part of National Volunteer Week. The annual event highlights the vital role volunteers play in supporting public facilities, services and charitable organisations throughout the community. Mayor Gary Lee said volunteers are involved in almost every aspect of life in the […]
THE Nambucca Heads RSL sub-Branch will celebrate a significant milestone this year, marking 80 years of service to veterans and the wider community. An RSL (Returned and Services League) sub-Branch is a local community organisation that supports serving and former Australian Defence Force (ADF) members and their families. These volunteer-led branches represent the grassroots of […]
The arguments about the benefits of the GKNP continue. Photo: Andrew Vivian.
FOREST and Wood Communities Australia Chair Steve Dobbyns says the NSW Government’s justification for the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) is increasingly contradicted by its own scientific evidence. He said it appears to be driven more by carbon credit generation than koala conservation. “The NSW Government’s Environment Minister Penny Sharpe continues to promote the Great […]
The majority of services will be operated by modern coaches featuring wheelchair accessibility, improved seating and seatbelts, mobile phone charging points, onboard defibrillators and toilets.
NEW routes and modernised coaches have been unveiled as part of a major upgrade to NSW TrainLink coach services. A 36 percent funding increase across the NSW TrainLink coach network will lift total funding to $290 million over the next nine years. From 1 July, 14 coach operators will run 49 routes across the NSW […]
Raji Renshaw performing on stage in ‘Max to the Max’. Photo: James Lander.
ONE of Bellingen’s favourite theatrical exports recently delivered his inaugural performance as support artist for the touring cabaret show “Max to the Max”. Raji Renshaw is already well known locally and farther afield, having starred in commercials for AAMI, McDonalds and Toyota. He has wowed audiences on fashion runways in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the […]
The Langsford Way site’s tree canopy at sunset. Photo: Dr John Bennett.
The Langsford Way site’s tree canopy at sunset. Photo: Dr John Bennett. A large tree with habitat hollows on the site. Photo: Georgette Allen. The site is home to a host of large trees. Photo: Georgette Allen. VALLA Beach community members say they are heartbroken by the sale of a heavily-wooded block of land on […]
Minister for the North Coast Janelle Saffin, Premier Chris Minns and Environment Minister Penny Sharpe at the Great Koala National Park announcement last year. Photo: Penny Sharpe MP.
THE forestry industry has been a contested space in NSW for many years, with some supporting the continuation of native hardwood logging and others strongly opposing it. The issue was brought into sharper focus recently with the announcement by the NSW Government of its intention to create the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). The establishment […]
