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) […]

COLLABORATION between the Port Stephens, Maitland and Dungog councils will bring emergency services together to teach residents how to prepare for floods, fires, storms, and other disasters. The Emergency Management and Community Resilience Expo will take place at the Maitland Showgrounds, with more than 25 emergency services and government organisations in attendance, including NSW Police, […]

E-BIKE riders have been issued the following warning: if an illegal e-bike is located and confiscated by NSW Police, it won’t be going back onto the street. Last week the first batch of 23 illegal e-bikes seized under new NSW Government laws was crushed, in a graphic demonstration of the state’s crackdown. The bikes were […]

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 […]

When Kadabra was found, the team thought she had already passed away. Photo: Ryan Pereira. It took five people to carry the 100kg turtle onto the beach. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. After a month of critical care, Kadabra was released back into the ocean. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. A sea snake found on the beach. The advice […]

THE mystery surrounding the metal telecommunications-style boxes appearing across Medowie and surrounding suburbs continues, with government representatives and engineering experts confirming that there is still no clear explanation for the installations. Port Stephens MP Kate Washington said the matter had now been escalated to the Federal level, noting that telecommunications infrastructure fell under Commonwealth responsibility. […]

Volunteer Peter Dowling and Kevin Stokes, Deputy Chairman of the Board, with the Wyong sun orchid. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. The endangered Wyong sun orchid in bloom. Photo: Hunter Region Botanic Gardens. THE delicate Wyong sun orchid (Thelymitra adorata) may be small, but keeping it alive involves much more than placing a seed into soil and […]

AUSTRALIA’S rarest seal species has recorded a case of bird flu for the first time, with an animal dying from the disease while recovering from a shark attack. The first case in an Australian sea lion has raised concerns for the species’ already dwindling population. A sea lion at South Australia’s Seal Bay on Kangaroo […]

Irrawang High School Irrawang High School is proud to be a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school and a valued partner in the Raymond Terrace Community PBL program. Through our PBL framework, students are encouraged and recognised for consistently demonstrating our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Personal Best. These values are reinforced both in […]

North Entrance – Elsie and dad Mike plant along the creek where Giant Reed once stood. Photo: Supplied by Friends of Tomaree National Park. North Entrance – Restoring and connecting habitat below the Tomaree Coastal Walk. Photo: Supplied by Friends of Tomaree National Park. South Entrance – Amy enjoys planting in the carpark lookout on […]