OYSTER farmers are reporting a mass mortality of oysters from leases in the Myall River, estimating stock losses worth over $4 million. They believe run-off from acid sulfate soils entering the estuary to be the cause. The leases in question are opposite the Winda Woppa reserve, downstream from the Singing Bridge that connects Tea Gardens […]
Week 9 PBL winners.
THE Term 3 Week 9 winners of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards have been revealed. Week 8 winners: Irrawang PS: Aubree has been nominated for her outstanding teamwork, sportsmanship and respect to everyone at the recent NSW Oz Tag Championships’. Aubree represented Irrrawang with pride and demonstrated that she is a safe, responsible learner […]
IMAGINE waking one morning to find the sky torn open by a glowing fireball racing towards Earth. It sounds like science fiction, but it isn’t. Our planet sits in a cosmic shooting gallery. Asteroids and comets – leftovers from the birth of the solar system – cruise through space, and sometimes their paths cross ours. […]
A PARLIAMENTARY committee will review the NSW Reconstruction Authority’s response to May’s record-breaking flood event. After entire townships were left isolated and thousands of homes and businesses were damaged, the NSW Reconstruction Authority has been leading recovery operations, including coordinating clean-up and repair efforts. A NSW Parliament Joint Select Committee has recently commenced an inquiry […]
QantasLink, the airport, Council and the state government are celebrating the flights as a ‘huge win’ for the Hunter’s tourism industry.
NEWCASTLE Airport’s first direct flight to Perth took off last Monday, ending the need for Hunter travellers to drive to Sydney for westbound journeys. The three-times weekly service, operated by a 150-seat QantasLink Airbus A319, aligns with the NSW Government’s recently announced Visitor Economy Strategy 2035, which commits to improving access to and from regional […]
Melbourne dad Trent Robertson. Oli, who battled stage 4 neuroblastoma at just two years old. TO mark the start of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Melbourne dad Trent Robertson will embark on the most challenging journey of his life – running 10 marathons and cycling 1,200km in just 30 days. He will raise vital funds for […]
The project is set to be the first renewable energy zone in Australia to upgrade existing grid infrastructure such as distribution poles and wires.
THE Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone project has received planning approval after a review of environmental impacts and consultation. The project has an intended network capacity of one gigawatt (GW) and stretches from the Upper Hunter in the north to the Central Coast in the south. It is set to be the first renewable energy […]
THE NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) has voted to accept the NSW Government’s offer of a three percent interim wage increase and enhancements to working conditions. “At the conclusion of the vote on the public sector interim offer from the NSW Government, branches have accepted the offer, with 88.2 percent of participating branches with […]
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is becoming more invasive by the day, with one local businessman receiving unsolicited and deeply concerning robocalls last week. Tea Gardens indoor/outdoor electrician Wil Davies told News Of The Area that he answered a call from a number that looked genuine but was just unknown to him. “The female voice on the […]
HUNTER Water maintains that local drinking water remains safe to drink, and “robust treatment processes continue to be effective”, following a high detection of blue green algae in a sample collected from Grahamstown Dam. The sample was collected from raw untreated water in the middle of Grahamstown Dam and contained high numbers of cyanobacteria (Microcystis), […]
