October 17, 2025
Another round of PBL winners announced Week 3 PBL winners.
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Another round of PBL winners announced

Week 3 PBL winners. Week 4 PBL winners. THE Term 3 Week 3 and Week 4 winners of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards have been revealed. Week 3 winners: Irrawang PS: Lucy works well with others, shows kindness and is respectful to both students and staff in all settings. Lucy goes out of her […]

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Moonshadow-TQC take wins in multiple awards Janene Rees from Moonshadow-TQC with Peter Townsend of Nautilus Solutions.
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Moonshadow-TQC take wins in multiple awards

MOONSHADOW-TQC Cruises are not newbies when it comes to winning tourism awards, and they did it again at two separate events last week. The award for Best Tourism Experience at the 2025 Newcastle Hospitality & Tourism Awards was presented during the awards gala event held on Monday 19 May at the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club. […]

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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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Farmers welcome plans to attract more vets to regional NSW Under the program, vets are now eligible to receive assistance with sourcing housing, childcare and other services when moving to rural NSW. Photos: supplied.
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Farmers welcome plans to attract more vets to regional NSW

THE state’s peak farm body has welcomed a new government initiative to address acute shortages of vets across rural NSW. Under the NSW Government’s Welcome Experience program, vets, vet nurses, vet technicians and their families are now eligible to receive assistance with sourcing housing, childcare and other services when moving to rural NSW. NSW Farmers’ […]

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PM energised as Nats use nuclear to hunt coal-rich seat Campaigning by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is heating up. Photo: Diego Fedele, Dominic Giannini/AAP PHOTOS.
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PM energised as Nats use nuclear to hunt coal-rich seat

  EARLY campaigning ahead of a federal election is giving insight into what voters will be pitched, with energy and leadership quality dominating the discussion. The political tussle last week largely focused on respective energy policies with Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton each painting themselves as the best chance to take Australia forward and address […]

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Royal Hotel reigns as most popular NSW pub name The Royal Hotel, Dungog.
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Royal Hotel reigns as most popular NSW pub name

  THE most popular names for NSW pubs have been revealed, with Royal Hotel taking the top spot as the most common watering hole in 2025. The latest data from Liquor & Gaming NSW shows that 73 out of the state’s 2,112 licensed hotels share this prestigious name, reflecting its iconic status in Aussie pub […]

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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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