IT’S time to start practising for the 2026 Stroud Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition. This unique celebration of the town’s heritage and community spirit will be held at the Stroud Showground on 11 July. Started by the brick-making towns of Stroud in the US and UK in 1961, the competition spread to Canada and […]
THE New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) has partnered with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to offer funding to Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) from across the state. The newly offered Together on Country grants are being co-delivered by NSWALC and the EPA and are aimed at supporting LALCs across NSW in managing […]
A NEW trial is rolling out in regional NSW to test expanding community transport eligibility to help transport disadvantaged people access education, training and employment. Currently, community transport is a service available to transport disadvantaged people such as eligible seniors, pensioners, those with accessibility needs or those who have limited access to public transport. Under […]
Delegates at this year’s conference. Doreen Burns, President of CWA Wauchope accepting items from the Hospital Support Committee. Just under 500 entries for Land Cookery were judged at the conference. THE COUNTRY Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW held its 104th annual State Conference in Forster 3 – 7 May, hosted by the Mid North Coast […]
The initial market stall fundraiser.
The initial market stall fundraiser. Donated produce for the stall. IT WAS a dark day for Afghan women and girls when the Taliban poured into Kabul on 15 August 2021, with universities and high schools quickly closed to females in the aftermath of the government overthrow. More than 11,500 kilometres away, the […]
Funds raised at the trivia night being presented.
GLOUCESTER Masonic Lodge ran a Trivia Night on Saturday, 16 May to raise funds for the Bucketts Way Neighbourhood Group’s new kitchen. The Neighbourhood Group operates the Gloucester Meals on Wheels program and has long needed a dedicated kitchen to better support its efforts. “Meals on Wheels is a vital program, providing both food and […]
Victoria Street, Taree after the May 2025 flood event.
SMALL businesses and non-profits who have already successfully applied for the NSW Government’s initial $25,000 flood recovery grant have until 5 June to lodge additional claims. MidCoast Council Mayor Claire Pontin urged business owners and not-for-profits impacted by the May 2025 floods to lodge their applications before it’s too late. Last month Premier Chris Minns […]
NSW FARMERS is warning state and federal governments must urgently respond to an acute cost-of-production shock with new data showing spikes in fuel and fertiliser prices caused by global shortages have slashed confidence. The latest NSW Farmers Farm Business Sentiment Survey suggests 80 percent price increases for fuel and fertiliser have flowed through to freight […]
MEMBER for Lyne Alison Penfold has introduced a Private Member’s Bill to the Australian Parliament to amend the Sex Discrimination Act. Ms Penfold wants to reinstate the Act’s 1984 definitions of a man and woman, which were based on biological sex, not self-identification. In a statement, she said, “The Parliament has a responsibility to provide […]
THE Koala Friendly Carbon Initiative is keen to hear from local landholders interested in having koala habitat trees planted on their properties. The initiative is a collaboration between the World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF-Australia) and carbon farming service provider, Climate Friendly, supported by the NSW Government and HP Inc. This first-of-its-kind carbon farming […]
