May 12, 2026
Taskforce launched to accelerate hazard reduction in NSW The centralised body will support existing local arrangements by coordinating resources and using technology to plan and deliver hazard reduction more efficiently across the state. Photo: NSW Government.
Community

Taskforce launched to accelerate hazard reduction in NSW

A NEW multi-agency taskforce has been launched to accelerate hazard reduction and better protect communities across NSW. Launched by the NSW Government, Taskforce Fire Guard will bring together fire agencies and land managers to strengthen coordination and prioritise high risk areas over the coming months. Operating from the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) State Operations […]

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Warning after extreme weather’s financial toll revealed Settlement Point Road, Port Macquarie during the May 2025 floods on the Mid North Coast. Photo: Port Macquarie SES.
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Warning after extreme weather’s financial toll revealed

AUSTRALIANS are counting the ballooning cost of extreme weather events after they caused almost $5 billion in insured losses in 2025, more than 700 percent up on the previous year. And the financial toll is only expected to get worse, with independent analysis indicating it could blow out to $35 billion annually by 2050. The […]

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AI cameras spotted more than 1000 bushfires over summer The technology is assisting firefighting forces to monitor more areas and predict the spread of more bushfires. Photo: NSW Rural Fire Service.
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AI cameras spotted more than 1000 bushfires over summer

ARTIFICIALLY intelligent cameras detected more than 1100 bushfires in Australia over summer, including some that would have been missed by humans until they posed a greater risk. One fire outbreak caused by lighting strikes, for example, could have damaged a pine forest if cameras had not alerted firefighters. Pano AI revealed the findings on Tuesday […]

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A ‘beautiful, foggy morning’ as Dungog commemorates Anzac Day A horseman accompanies community members on the march to the main service in Dungog. Photo: Dungog High School.
Event

A ‘beautiful, foggy morning’ as Dungog commemorates Anzac Day

A horseman accompanies community members on the march to the main service in Dungog. Photo: Dungog High School. Reverend Amanda Brockwell during her dawn service reading. Photo: Lisa Wiseman. President of the Dungog RSL sub-Branch, Neil Tickle during the dawn service. Photo: Lisa Wiseman. The march through Dungog ahead of the main service. Photos: Dungog […]

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Stroud locals plan for big bicentenary Veronica Frost speaks to the group at the Stroud Country Club. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
Regional

Stroud locals plan for big bicentenary

Veronica Frost speaks to the group at the Stroud Country Club. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Quambi House, one of the oldest restored structures in Stroud. Photo: supplied, Emma Mellows A HOST of commemorative activities are being planned for Stroud’s 200th birthday celebrations in November.  Settled less than 40 years after Sydney Cove, Stroud’s long history has […]

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Brian Lawrence Memorial caps triathlon season with tribute to beloved athlete and volunteer A selection of scenes from the Brian Lawrence Memorial Handicap. Photos: Cory Small/Camera Crave.
Sport

Brian Lawrence Memorial caps triathlon season with tribute to beloved athlete and volunteer

A selection of scenes from the Brian Lawrence Memorial Handicap. Photos: Cory Small/Camera Crave. A selection of scenes from the Brian Lawrence Memorial Handicap. Photos: Cory Small/Camera Crave. A selection of scenes from the Brian Lawrence Memorial Handicap. Photos: Cory Small/Camera Crave. A selection of scenes from the Brian Lawrence Memorial Handicap. Photos: Cory Small/Camera […]

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Dungog writer awarded prestigious fellowship
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Dungog writer awarded prestigious fellowship

DUNGOG writer and emerging novelist Shannon Benton has been awarded a fellowship with the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) and The Copyright Agency. Shannon is developing her novel Fragmented, a work of literary fiction that engages with themes of memory, authorship and myth, set between Victoria’s Mulberry Hill and Hanging Rock. Her […]

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