New alliance puts future first
An alliance has been formed in the region to support the federal government’s Clean Energy Future package. Called the Mid-North Coast Climate Alliance (‘the...
Looking at Armidale
Census figures supplied by us this week will give a view of Armidale in 2011, but a completely different kind of view was available...
Renewables are about commonsense
There are times when an idea gets so confused it takes an outsider to see what is really going on.
I had this experience recently...
NBN rollout continues with Armidale’s Second Release
Last week NBN Co announced that preliminary site works are scheduled to start in August for the Armidale second release rollout of the National...
David Marr lecturing on Human rights
Prominent Walkley Award winning journalist, author and progressive political and social commentator, David Marr, will present the Seventh Lecture in the Series on Human...
Firefighters, cops and nurses protest against IR laws
Firefighters were among protesters in Port Macquarie and Kempsey last Thursday, fighting against the NSW Government’s new industrial relations laws.
Local health workers were also...
New skate park ready to roll
Construction of the Port Macquarie Regional Skatepark started on Monday following the Council resolution to accept the construction tender from Convic Skatepark.
Council’s Manager of...
Clear road ahead for parking woes
Resolving parking problems in the region have moved up a gear.
The short-, medium- and long-term actions for managing parking across the Hastings have now...
Flying start
Plans to upgrade Port Macquarie Airport have skyrocketed with not only Virgin adding a Port to Brisbane return run to its daily agenda, but...
Council rejects ‘shelter in place’ option for Servies
The importance of a safe means of evacuation from new developments in flood prone areas was reinforced in a resolution of Armidale Dumaresq Council...
Local speed cameras switched off
Tilbuster and Llangothlin speed cameras have been switched off as part of the government’s turn off of 38 speed cameras across NSW.
Prior to...
Seal of approval for Gara Gorge
The access road and car parks at the Gara Gorge visitor area which includes the Blue Hole and Threlfall day use areas in Oxley...
