Minister Steve Kamper at Newcastle Airport for the announcement.
JETSTAR will launch a direct route between Newcastle and Denpasar (Bali) from 21 October. Denpasar is a major international aviation hub offering connections to over 40 countries. The service is set to be run three times a week, and will be the first international route offered from Newcastle’s new international terminal. Minister for Jobs and […]
Police will "throw the book" at anyone found looting as NSW residents continue their flood recovery. Photo: Adam Oswell/AAP PHOTOS.
POLICE are pouring resources into Australia’s flood-ravaged towns to prevent a breakdown in law and order after two men were arrested for alleged looting. NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell said extra officers were on the beat in NSW’s mid-north coast and Hunter regions after the men, both aged 20, were arrested for allegedly stealing […]
DRA volunteers have been mobilised into communities including Taree, Port Macquarie, Kempsey and Nambucca to begin clean-up efforts.
MORE than 100 Disaster Relief Australia volunteers have deployed to assist communities of the Hunter and Mid North Coast with flood recovery. The veteran-led volunteer organisation has mobilised its volunteers into communities including Taree, Port Macquarie, Kempsey and Nambucca to begin clean-up efforts after the recent devastating weather event that has hit the region. Tasked […]
A rare recount in a Sydney electorate will delay confirmation of Australia's next parliament. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS.
IT could take weeks to confirm the members of Australia’s next parliament, with one seat sitting on a margin of only eight votes and an incumbent in another requesting a second tally. Independent MP Zoe Daniel has requested a recount in the Melbourne seat of Goldstein. The Australian Electoral Commission finalised a margin of 260 […]
It's over, for now. The Nationals have split from the federal coalition with the Liberals. Photo: AAP Image.
NUCLEAR energy has blown up a political agreement between the Nationals and the Liberals after leaders failed to reach common ground, but left the door open for a reconciliation. The traditional political marriage couldn’t be consecrated following a disastrous result for the coalition at the federal election with the Nationals standing firm on wanting to […]
Two men were arrested on the vessel and another three men were nabbed on shore. Photo: NSW Police.
More than a thousand blocks of cocaine were found on a motorboat off the NSW coast. Photo: NSW Police. Two men were arrested on the vessel and another three men were nabbed on shore. Photo: NSW Police. The 13-metre motorboat was tracked off the NSW coast before being intercepted. Photo: NSW Police. A BOAT bought […]
Mr Kemp (second from left) said the Anzac Day Dawn Service at Gallipoli was on his "bucket list”. Photo: Michael Kemp FB.
OXLEY MP Michael Kemp joined thousands of others at Anzac Cove in Turkey to mark the solemn anniversary of Anzac Day. Mr Kemp described attending the 110th Anniversary Anzac Day Dawn Service at Gallipoli as a “bucket list experience” and one of the greatest honours of his life. “Standing at Gallipoli as the sun rose […]
The community of Scotts Head came together to commemorate Anzac Day.
The community of Scotts Head came together to commemorate Anzac Day. The community of Scotts Head came together to commemorate Anzac Day. The community of Scotts Head came together to commemorate Anzac Day. THE Scotts Head community came together for a somber Anzac Day dawn service on Friday, 25 April. Due to the weather, the […]
Commemorative wreaths were laid during the service.
Community members of all ages joined the march. Commemorative wreaths were laid during the service. John Duff delivered one of the many wreaths. THOUGH ominous clouds loomed, a large gathering assembled in Stuarts Point to witness the annual Anzac Day march and attend a memorial service at the village’s cenotaph on Friday, 25 April. Stuarts […]
A NEWLY-CREATED Aboriginal advisory committee will meet monthly at Nambucca Valley Council chambers. At its first meetings, held on 18 March and 8 April 2025, the group chose to call itself “Duguula Bindarray-Garri”, which means “Together river-with”. The term symbolises the coming together of Southern Gumbaynggirr people from across the Nambucca Valley to connect and […]
