WHILE MidCoast Council staff and contractors continue the mammoth flood clean up, councillors have provided some relief to struggling ratepayers. At Wednesday’s Extraordinary Council meeting the impact of the recent floods was high on the agenda. Councillors agreed to provide some financial relief for the hardest hit. Some of the initial measures include: · writing […]
IMPROVING safety is the focus of work starting this month to install Audio Tactile Line Marking (ATLM) on sections of the Pacific Highway north from Karuah. From Tuesday 10 June, crews will start work on two sections of the highway. Section one covers 143 kilometres from Karuah to Frederickton, where 251 kilometres of ATLM will […]
WITH residents still cut off in some rural parts of the region, MidCoast Council’s immediate focus for roads is to re-establish access to these areas and ensure damaged roads and bridges can be safely used. Council staff have been out inspecting the damage to the road network in the aftermath of last month’s devastating floods, […]
RESIDENTS have more opportunities to attend a Community Conversation with MidCoast Council representatives in June and July. Community Conversations provide councillors and senior staff an opportunity to visit different localities, talk about the work Council is planning, and hear from community members about their concerns. This round of Conversations also features a short presentation on […]
THE first report of an inquiry into community safety has been tabled, highlighting an urgent need for early intervention to deal with the complex social drivers of youth crime in regional and rural NSW. Since adopting the inquiry on 20 March 2024, the Committee of Law and Safety received almost 200 submissions and conducted hearings […]
NEW SOUTH WALES has joined other states in following national advice to allow nurses and midwives to prescribe drugs for medical abortions, but experts say other barriers remain. While abortion is legal in all states and territories, it is not always accessible, particularly for women outside metropolitan areas. NSW will join the ACT, Queensland, South […]
A NEW guide has been released which aims to strengthen NSW Government consultation practices with regional, rural and remote communities across the state. The “Regional Communities Consultation Guide” outlines the Government’s approach to consulting with regional, rural and remote communities, including Aboriginal communities. The release of the guide follows the introduction of the Regional Communities […]
THE NSW Department of Planning is awaiting a response from Yancoal to submissions lodged on future plans for the Stratford Coal Mine, five months after requesting it. As reported by NOTA in October 2024, the mine has come to the end of its useful life and owners Yancoal have lodged an application with the Department […]
