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Police

Police charge more than 900 people during domestic violence operation

NSW POLICE have charged over 900 people following a four-day statewide operation targeting offenders with a history of domestic violence. Operation Amarok XIII ran from Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 May. The operation is described as an “intelligence-led, offender-focused operation that aims to ensure the safety and wellbeing of domestic and family violence victims and […]

Regional

Tax, migration and NDIS in coalition’s economic sights

AUSTRALIA’S tax system would be overhauled, welfare restricted to citizens and immigration slashed under a future coalition government. In his first budget reply speech, Angus Taylor has conceded the Liberals and Nationals still have a long road to win back the confidence of voters, but asked Australians to “begin to believe again”. The opposition leader […]

Local News

700-plus drivers caught during traffic operation

MORE than 708 drivers have been detected allegedly driving with drugs in their systems during a statewide police traffic operation. Operation RAID (Remove All Impaired Drivers), which ran from Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 May, focused on roadside testing to identify people who may be driving while affected by alcohol and drugs. During the operation, […]

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Steps taken to address fuel security

THE NSW Government’s Investment Delivery Authority (IDA) will run a targeted Expression of Interest (EOI) round calling for major projects that safeguard the state against future global fuel supply shocks. The EOI will focus on commercial-scale projects valued at $100 million or more that would directly improve fuel security, including: ● fuel storage and distribution […]

Community

Community invited to support SES with Wear Orange Wednesday

COMMUNITIES across the Dungog Shire are encouraged to wear orange today (20 May) as part of Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW Day), showing support for the more than 11,000 NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers who respond to floods, storms and other emergencies across the state. In the past year alone, NSW SES volunteers contributed almost […]

Dungog Shire

NSW Farmers: Farmers confidence ‘plummets’ amid cost crisis

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 […]

Regional

Budget brawl escalates over rival tax cut proposals

A ROW has broken out over the cost of cutting taxes for millions of Australians as Labor and the opposition try to sell rival economic plans to voters. After a week dominated by the state of the nation’s finances, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused the opposition of failing to properly price its plan to bake […]

Government

Fuel transparency differing between regions

THE NSW Government’s ongoing FuelCheck inspection program has revealed which regions across the state have the best and worst compliance rates for price transparency. While approximately half of all inspections have taken place outside of Sydney, around 70 percent of all fines have been issued in regional NSW. The Central Coast comes out on top […]

Local News

Farmers urged to act early on feral pig control

WITH dry seasonal conditions being experienced in many parts of the region, Hunter Local Land Services (LLS) is urging producers to act early on feral pig control. As feed and water become limited, feral pigs are concentrating around remaining resources, increasing the risk of damage to crops, pastures and infrastructure, and putting additional pressure on […]