Head of Airport Paul McFarlane and CEO Linc Horton.
NEWCASTLE Airport has taken out two major honours at the Australian Airports Association’s 2025 National Airport Industry Awards, held last week in the Gold Coast. The Williamtown airport won the Airport Excellence Award for Infrastructure for its landmark International Terminal Expansion project, as well as the Airport Excellence Award for Sustainability. CEO Linc Horton said […]
TENS of thousands of poker machines will be switched off at dawn to allow problem gamblers to revive and survive. NSW is second only to Nevada, home to casino-lined Las Vegas, when it comes to the number of gaming machines with nearly 90,000 across the state. More than 670 clubs will be mandated to shut […]
Connor Barry gets his hands dirty preparing a jar to propagate more plants. Photo: Rachel Barry. Eleanor Barry is armed and ready to dig new flora homes. Photo: Rachel Barry. Joël Dunn and Jonathon Quaken from Landcare (far right) with members of Stroud Junior Landcare. Photo: Rachel Barry. More plants go into the ground. Photo: […]
TELSTRA will be upgrading its mobile base station at Martins Creek from 12-16 December. “The upgrades will improve the mobile site’s capacity, meaning faster downloads, smoother streaming and less congestion,” Telstra said in a statement. Mobile services in the area will be temporarily affected while the upgrade works are underway. Regional General Manager Northern NSW […]
Scores of climate protesters have tried to block coal ships from Newcastle port. Photo: Darren Pateman/AAP
CLIMATE protesters are ramping up efforts to disrupt the fossil fuel industry, scaling and blocking a ship bound for the world’s largest coal port. Three Greenpeace activists scaled the ship on Sunday morning at Rising Tide’s annual “protestival” at Newcastle Harbour, unveiling a banner reading “Phase Out Coal and Gas”. After police confirmed 11 people […]
COUNCILLOR Alexandria Carruthers is keeping up the fight to establish a Return and Earn facility in Paterson. She presented a Notice of Motion at Council’s 26 November meeting, seeking Council support to renew engagement with TOMRA Cleanaway, who recently rejected requests to install a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) in the Paterson area. Paterson has been […]
MAYOR Digby Rayward is seeking clarification from the NSW Government around the interpretation of new rules for subdivision works across riparian zones. At Council’s 26 November Extraordinary Meeting, Cr Rayward put forward a Mayoral Minute outlining his concerns regarding recent advice from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on the interpretation […]
MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions from next week on Stroud Hill Road at Cooreei Bridge, Dungog, for essential maintenance work. Transport for NSW is planning to start work to rehabilitate Cooreei Bridge in early 2026. In preparation for this, early work is being carried out including vegetation clearing and delivery of materials. This […]
Locally-produced renewable energy, like solar power, benefits communities.
ALL sectors have weighed in on the Federal Coalition’s decision to abandon Net Zero by 2050. This major tool for combatting climate change involves balancing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere with the amount removed. Patrick Leyland, Chief Digital Officer at Populares and former Director of Digital Campaigns for the Australian Labor […]
The visit provided students with a unique opportunity to experience Australian agricultural education firsthand.
The visit provided students with a unique opportunity to experience Australian agricultural education firsthand. The visit provided students with a unique opportunity to experience Australian agricultural education firsthand. The visit provided students with a unique opportunity to experience Australian agricultural education firsthand. TOCAL Agricultural College hosted 26 students and two staff from Japan’s Gifu Prefectural […]
