The Manning Estuary suffered significant impacts from the May flooding event.
AN INFORMATION session is being held for the community and flood affected land holders to uncover how the May flood impacted the riverbanks of the Manning Estuary. The free expert led information session will be hosted at the Taree University Campus on Saturday 27 September from noon to 2.30pm. Environmental specialists Damon Telfer and James […]
A PARLIAMENTARY committee will review the NSW Reconstruction Authority’s response to May’s record-breaking flood event. After entire townships were left isolated and thousands of homes and businesses were damaged, the NSW Reconstruction Authority has been leading recovery operations, including coordinating clean-up and repair efforts. A NSW Parliament Joint Select Committee has recently commenced an inquiry […]
Lynda Holden with her book ‘This Is Where You Have to Go’.
GLOUCESTER writer and human rights advocate Lynda Holden is a testament to what an individual can achieve against the odds. The published author holds degrees in nursing, midwifery and adult education, a Master of Law, Criminology and Human Rights, and is a member of the NSW Ministerial Advisor Council on Ageing. But her journey wasn’t […]
QantasLink, the airport, Council and the state government are celebrating the flights as a ‘huge win’ for the Hunter’s tourism industry.
NEWCASTLE Airport’s first direct flight to Perth took off last Monday, ending the need for Hunter travellers to drive to Sydney for westbound journeys. The three-times weekly service, operated by a 150-seat QantasLink Airbus A319, aligns with the NSW Government’s recently announced Visitor Economy Strategy 2035, which commits to improving access to and from regional […]
The project is set to be the first renewable energy zone in Australia to upgrade existing grid infrastructure such as distribution poles and wires.
THE Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone project has received planning approval after a review of environmental impacts and consultation. The project has an intended network capacity of one gigawatt (GW) and stretches from the Upper Hunter in the north to the Central Coast in the south. It is set to be the first renewable energy […]
Rev Maree Armstrong, priest of St John’s Stroud, hosts morning tea.
Rev Maree Armstrong, priest of St John’s Stroud, hosts morning tea. Local Stroud farmer Dawn Tawse. Brother Christopher-John, flanked on the left by Brother Bruce-Paul, Linda Simpson and Melissa Davey-Dew, and on the right, Rev Maree Armstrong. MORE than 80 visitors gathered at Stroud’s mud brick monastery on Saturday 30 August, for a peaceful and […]
The previous pipeline, which had supplied water to Wingham from Bootawa Dam since the 1960s, was damaged when it crossed the river during the May flood, unexpectedly cutting off supply to the town's reservoirs.
A PERMANENT water supply is expected to be restored to Wingham by early December, with contractors working to install a new pipeline under the Manning River. The previous pipeline, which had supplied water to Wingham from Bootawa Dam since the 1960s, was damaged when it crossed the river during the May flood, unexpectedly cutting off […]
Koala experts will be on hand to share information on the iconic species. Photo: Peter Goonan.
A FESTIVAL will be held to celebrate and support the region’s koala population on Saturday, 20 September at Tinonee Recreation Reserve. “There will be a fun, festival atmosphere for the whole family to enjoy,” MidCoast Council said in a statement. “There will be stalls and games to keep everyone entertained along with free koala tree […]
Issues with the road network have been compounded by the number of large rainfall events the region has endured in the past 12 months.
MIDCOAST Council plans to spend more than $68 million on roads this year. Despite the eye watering number, Deputy Mayor Jeremy Miller says it isn’t enough to get the road network to “where the community expects”. “We know that we need to invest an additional $35 million into our roads each year to keep them […]
The GKNP will cover an area between Kempsey and Woolgoolga. Photo: David Sinnott.
THE proposed boundary for the long-awaited Great Koala National Park (GKNP) was announced on Sunday, with conservationists celebrating and the forestry industry in panic mode. The GKNP, which will cover an area between Kempsey and Woolgoolga, will add 176,000 hectares of State Forest to existing reserves to create a 476,000-hectare National Park. The announcement indicates […]
