April 4, 2025

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Murder rate soars as killers claim multiple victims The murder of six people in a stabbing rampage is among incidents driving up the homicide toll. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS.
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Murder rate soars as killers claim multiple victims

MURDERS have spiked in Australia’s most populous state, driven by multiple-victim homicides including a shopping centre massacre in which six people were killed. A total of 85 people were murdered in NSW in 2024, up from 56 in the previous year and the highest toll since 2014, the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reports. […]

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Urgent mental health help needed in agriculture The agricultural sector is facing a mental health crisis.
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Urgent mental health help needed in agriculture

A COALITION of rural organisations has called for immediate action to address the mental health crisis in agriculture. More than 30 rural and healthcare organisations launched a joint statement to address the crisis this week. Ahead of a federal budget and election, the group is calling on the Government to make an immediate investment of […]

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Full speed ahead for new-look Sail Port Stephens Last year’s regatta comprised 11 days of sailing, spanning three weeks and involving 215 boats. Photos: Promocean Media.
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Full speed ahead for new-look Sail Port Stephens

WITH Sail Port Stephens 2025 starting on 31 March, change is in the air and all the signs are pointing to another record year of demand and growth for an event that has been on a continual trajectory for 18 straight years. Last year’s regatta comprised 11 days of sailing, spanning three weeks and involving […]

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Clarence Town Community Workshop set to spark new opportunities The Clarence Town Community Builders Task Team: Terry Anns, Robyn McKenzie, Heather Kilparick, Sue Shillington, Cathy Schneider, Trudy and Tobi Balstad, Sacha Anderson, Karen Drinan, Sandra Hastedt, Rose and Dusty Roberts. Absent: Chris O’Neill, Alan Green, Bec Towers, Christine Penderson and Michael Anderson.
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Clarence Town Community Workshop set to spark new opportunities

THE Community Builders Program has been making waves across Dungog Shire and Stroud over the past 12 months, inspiring residents to think critically about what it means to build a strong and thriving community. The program is now entering its next phase, and locals are invited to take part in shaping their towns through a […]

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A decade past its due date, the NBN promises to deliver The NBN is finally expected to realise its original mission. Photo: James Ross/AAP PHOTOS.
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A decade past its due date, the NBN promises to deliver

  TEN years after the National Broadband Network was declared “fully operational,” industry experts expect the project to finally realise its original mission: high-speed internet connections for almost everyone. The accomplishment is expected in 2030 after the announcement of a $3.8 billion investment to strip more ageing copper connections from the network, replacing them with […]

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Barrington Tops cops 525mm of rain in stormy week Residents reported being flooded in at Waukivory. Photo: Sasha Fenton, FB.
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Barrington Tops cops 525mm of rain in stormy week

A LOW-PRESSURE system off the northern NSW coast caused widespread rainfall and strong winds across the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions last week. Flood warnings for the Gloucester area began on Wednesday, 15 January, with predictions of dangerous flooding on the Manning and Gloucester rivers. By 5:30am Saturday, 18 January the Gloucester River at […]

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Wildfires and other weather extremes raising new climate alarms Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and damaging.
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Wildfires and other weather extremes raising new climate alarms

  WILDFIRES in Los Angeles, heavy snow in other parts of the US, floods in Saudi Arabia and heatwaves across Australia have all confirmed the fears of climate scientists. The Climate Council, an independent organisation formed after the Abbott Government abolished the Climate Commission in 2013, says scientists have confirmed 2024 was the world’s hottest […]

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Ways for consumers to put the ‘sun tax’ in the shade For those with solar panels who can afford it, adding a battery could beat the "sun tax". Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.
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Ways for consumers to put the ‘sun tax’ in the shade

    FOR those who can afford it, adding a battery could beat the “sun tax” that will further deplete the once-generous rate of return for rooftop solar pioneers. A third of Australia’s households have rooftop solar and almost three quarters of the output has historically been exported into the electricity grid. But a new […]

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