Firefighters have been deployed to both Victoria and South Australia. Photos: supplied. Smoke fills the air on the Victorian firefront. FORESTRY Corporation of NSW last week deployed 10 firefighters to South Australia to support firefighting operations following several weeks of assistance in Victoria.  Forestry Corporation, one of NSW’s four firefighting agencies, has more than 500 […]

LOCAL resident Richard Simshauser addressed last month’s Nambucca Valley Council meeting to “educate and inspire”, presenting options for creating and storing energy that may apply to the region. Calling upon his 50 years of electrical industry experience, Mr Simshauser explained that this field is undergoing changes and urged the Council to consider now what choices […]

THE NSW Government has announced more than $112,000 in funding to support 70 veterans-related projects across the state through the Veteran Community Grants Program (VCGP). The funding will be distributed to individuals, community groups, schools and ex-service organisations in communities spanning the state, from Broken Hill in the far west to Bilambil Heights in the […]

THE Department of the House of Representatives has announced that entries are now open for the 2026 Yarning Competition. ‘Yarning’ is an Australia-wide storytelling competition that invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students from across Australia to share their perspectives and stories with the Australian Parliament. “The Yarning Competition is a wonderful new […]