Damaged sections on local roads have prompted the call to action.
A COMMUNITY petition has been launched to fund repairs to Medowie Road and Lemon Tree Passage Road. The petition was created by Port Stephens Council and calls for urgent action from the state government. “Medowie Road and Lemon Tree Passage Road are showing the impacts of both increasing traffic and ongoing weather events,” Port Stephens […]
Researchers say animal survival and biodiversity conservation should be prioritised in burning processes. Photo: National Parks.
AS Australia and the world grapple with global warming and increased bushfire risks, University of South Australia ecologists are turning their attention to the impact of prescribed burning on native animals. In a new study published in “The International Journal of Wildland Fire”, researchers investigated the maximum temperatures that lizards could experience during prescribed (controlled) […]
THE Term 3 Week 1 winners of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards have been revealed. Irrawang PS: Cooper exemplifies the values of a safe and responsible learner, consistently showing respect in all interactions. As a sporting champion representing IPS in various competitions, including the recent Hunter Cross Country event, he demonstrates good sportsmanship by […]
Stanley Park stands today in Fullerton Cove.
Stanley Park stands today in Fullerton Cove. Stanley Park stands today in Fullerton Cove. WHILE researching my latest book “Marsh Road” I came across the name “Gentleman Smith”. It was he whose cattle were tended in the Fullerton Cove and Anna Bay area by a convict assigned to him who was simply referred to as […]
Christine Prietto will be representing the Hunter Wetlands at the Ramsar Conference.
Christine Prietto will be representing the Hunter Wetlands at the Ramsar Conference. Melissa New’s photograph of a swan and its cynets. Sarah Nelson’s photograph of a spider. THE region will be represented on the world stage when the Hunter Wetlands Centre attends the 15th Conference on the International Convention for Wetlands this month. The Hunter […]
‘I'm feeling very energised about parliament coming back,’ Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese has backed a greater role for the government in childcare as he prepares to push through legislation tightening up the sector following horrifying allegations of child abuse at Melbourne early learning centres. Universal affordable childcare was identified by the prime minister during the recent federal election as the one reform he’d […]
The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays and and other marine life.
The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays and and other marine life. The recent HAB in South Australia has impacted important habitat and resulted in the death of thousands of fish, sharks, rays and and other marine life. MARINE algal blooms […]
Port Stephens residents Bruce Smalley and Merilyn Evans.
BRUCE Smalley and Merilyn Evans are outback adventurers. Bruce describes their travels as “extensive”. “Cape York, the Northern Territory, the Kimberleys in WA, Victoria and parts of SA, outback NSW and the Simpson Desert.” But their next adventure is more than a chance to make some memories for themselves, it is a chance to help […]
A man has been arrested by the Australian Border Force for attempting to import child-like sex dolls Photo: Australian Border Force/AAP PHOTOS.
SEVERAL middle-aged men have been arrested for trying to get child-like sex dolls shipped to their homes in rural towns. Australian Border Force officers raided and searched properties around the Newcastle and Hunter Valley area arresting four people over the span of about a year in their crackdown on the “disturbing rise in attempted importations.” […]
FARMERS from all corners of NSW will meet in Sydney this week to discuss critical issues such as the future of farming and the energy transition. NSW Farmers’ Chief Executive Annabel Johnson said the NSW Farmers’ Annual Conference was a chance to bring the perspective from the paddock to the city as Australia faced a […]
