Category: Latest NBN News
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THIRD TERM’S THE CHARM FOR CENTRAL COAST SCHOOLS
Schools across the Central Coast are in high spirits for the start of Term 3… but some parents have raised concerns. The Department of Education today outlined its covid-safe back to school plan, as the number of new infections surges
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WARATAH AGED CARE HOME SPEAKS OUT OVER RESTRICTION CHANGES
A Hunter aged care home has hit out at the state government’s decision to allow unvaccinated people to visit. Waratah’s ‘Maroba’ facility has dubbed the change ‘scandalous’… as yet another covid wave grips the region.
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NEW INFORMATION FOR 1995 NORTH WEST COLD CASE
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned the following article contains images of deceased persons. Police have received new information into the 1995 death of a north-west New South Wales teenager. The body of 17-year-old Stephen Smith was found on railway tracks between Quirindi and Werris Creek in October 1995. The Indigenous boy’s…
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NSW SCHOOLS TO REMAIN COVID SMART IN TERM 3
NSW public schools will begin the new term under robust COVID-smart rules to make sure staff and students are best protected in the classroom. NSW Education Secretary Georgina Harrisson said the additional measures followed a comprehensive and independent risk assessment, consideration of school operations, as well as feedback from staff, unions and other stakeholders. As part of…
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HUNDREDS OF FARMERS TO ATTEND ANNUAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
The annual New South Wales Farmers Association Conference is back on in Sydney this week. Farmers from across the state will discuss a range of important issues – as disease threatens to decimate the agricultural industry.
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FEARS FOR THE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED AS COVID CASES RISE
The winter wave of covid is just weeks from its peak – with the community’s most vulnerable bracing for its impact. A Hunter transplant patient is urging locals against complacency – to keep the immunocompromised safe.
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NEW PERMIT PROGRAM PROVIDES RELIEF FOR NSW BEEKEEPERS
Relief is on the way for parts of New South Wales’ honeybee industry – as the sector remains gripped in its varroa mite crisis. Beekeepers outside biosecurity zones can apply for permits, to move their hives – finding a food source for the insects, and pollinating ours.
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ARCHIBALD PRIZE COLLECTION ON SHOW AT MANNING REGIONAL ART GALLERY
Mid North Coast art lovers can now see the acclaimed Archibald Prize collection in their own backyard. And it’s attracting big numbers to Taree’s Art Gallery.
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BROKE RESIDENTS COUNT THE COST OF FLOOD DISASTER
Residents at Broke are still counting the cost, after the worst flood in the village’s 200-year history. Locals are waiting to see how much they can claim on insurance – while businesses are pleading for a tourism boost.
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LIFELINE FOR FLOODED ICE CREAM FACTORY
On the eve of impending stand downs, 170 employees at Norco’s Lismore ice cream factory were informed that a bespoke financial support package from the federal government would keep them employed by the dairy cooperative for another 10 weeks. Enabling time for the completion and assessment of a grant application under the Anchor Business Support.…