GWAC CEO Gulwanyang Moran celebrating at the Gathangga Wakulda Language and Culture Picnic in Wauchope. Photo: @KAMRAfilms. Children celebrating at the Gathangga Wakulda Language and Culture Picnic in the park. Photo: @KAMRAfilms. GATHANGGA Wakulda Aboriginal Corporation (GWAC) has launched its Strategic Plan, setting out a community-led roadmap for the future of Gathang language across the […]

TAKE 3 For The Sea has come to the Port Stephens region. On Saturday 21 February, the environmental initiative joined Port Stephens Council and NSW National Parks in hosting a clean-up day at Birubi Beach. It started with Take 3 volunteer Leela Siva giving a presentation detailing the effects of plastic pollution on Australian beaches. […]

PORT Stephens Council has finalised the sale of the Medowie Social facility, with the venue now under private ownership. The sale of the property at 36A Ferodale Road, Medowie was completed on 24 February. According to Council, proceeds will be reinvested back into the local community. “The sale proceeds will be restricted to support the […]

FED up farmers and families facing poor regional, rural and remote mobile services are being encouraged to “keep complaining”. The latest report from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) revealed an increase in complaints in NSW, with almost a quarter coming from regional areas. A total of 4,285 complaints were made by people in NSW, up […]

PORT Stephen Council’s plan for upgrading Medowie’s town centre remains on public exhibition until 1 March. As previously reported in NOTA, the draft Medowie Town Centre Master Plan aims to revamp the town’s centre through expansion of existing facilities, improvement of traffic flow and new shops and a community centre. Community members are being encouraged […]

MISERABLE grey skies in the morning, followed by daytime gloom, have joined the biting odour of smoke across the Myall Coast and regions nearby in the aftermath of the Nerong fires, lingering in place thanks to a natural meteorological pattern called the “inversion layer”. While ordinary atmospheric conditions usually see cooler air temperatures at higher […]

DEBATE over the merits of an offshore wind farm off the Port Stephens and Myall Coast has reintensified in the week since Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen opened applications for a Research and Demonstration licence. Supporters of the project, including the Hunter Jobs Alliance (JA), say those who want the declared wind zone withdrawn […]

NEW research, real-time tracking and expanded drone surveillance lead a $4.2 million NSW Government initiative to keep people safer in the water this summer. The investment follows an unprecedented number of attacks in recent weeks and the need for better education and community messaging on shark behaviour – particularly before and after weather events. Surf […]

CREWS working on the M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace have reached a significant construction milestone with the installation of the final bridge pile. “Piles are a key part of a bridge’s foundation, transferring weight through soil and clay down to solid rock below,” Member for Maitland Jenny Aitchison said. “Across the project, 278 […]

AS families across Australia prepare for the return to school, new research has revealed the growing pressure many households face simply trying to meet the basic costs of education. The latest Pulse Survey of families supported by The Smith Family shows that more than four out of five parents and carers are worried about being […]