WITH 1 June marking the first day of winter, residents are being urged to test their smoke alarms as part of the national safety reminder for Smoke Alarm Action Day. As temperatures drop, the risk of house fires increases due to greater use of heaters, electric blankets, fireplaces, and cooking appliances. At the same time, […]
North Coast Local Land Services Officer Allira Jackman and Nambucca Valley Council Environmental Project Officer Keegan Noble looking for water bugs found in the Nambucca River at Goldie’s Park, Bowraville. Photo: NVC.
North Coast Local Land Services Officer Allira Jackman and Nambucca Valley Council Environmental Project Officer Keegan Noble looking for water bugs found in the Nambucca River at Goldie’s Park, Bowraville. Photo: NVC. Children help scientists and volunteers sort through the macroinvertebrates found during Macro Muster 10 at Bellingen Showground. Photo: NVC. FOR the third year […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Deborah Neale (second from left) and Bernd Ruf (fourth from left) with emergency helpers.
Deborah Neale (second from left) and Bernd Ruf (fourth from left) with emergency helpers. Emergency Pedagogy at work. Emergency Pedagogy at work. Suzanne Polaris has witnessed Australia’s disasters first-hand. BELLINGEN-based educators Deborah Neale and Suzane Polaris are extending the reach of Emergency Pedagogy, a registered charity that is part of a global network spanning 41 […]
LifeHouse Care’s Mike McCue, Kellie Small and volunteer Donna Ball.
LifeHouse Care’s Mike McCue, Kellie Small and volunteer Donna Ball. There’s always time for a chat at LifeHouse Care, Urunga. Morning tea on a Thursday morning. Two satisfied customers of the Pantry. LIFEHOUSE Care’s Urunga Pantry has been growing its offerings since moving into a new space within the village’s Lifehouse Church. After relocating from […]
Matt Canavan is back in Canberra after sleeping in a swag while campaigning in Farrer. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.
THE coalition remains confident its devastating loss at the Farrer by-election will be a one-off, rejecting suggestions it should form a political alliance with One Nation. David Farley became One Nation’s first candidate to be elected to the House of Representatives, breaking more than 70 years of coalition rule in the southern NSW seat on […]
