IN a community where offshore wind has long referred to preferable surf conditions and not a renewable energy source, the potential arrival of offshore wind farms off the Hunter coastline continues to cause tension. Objectors to renewable energy projects off…
FORMER deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has called on Port Stephens residents concerned over offshore wind projects to take their protests to Canberra. Speaking at a public rally on Saturday 7 October on the Nelson Bay Foreshore, the Member for…
“THIS voice is wrong in principle; it would be bad in practice.” Twelve words to summarise the message from former prime minister Tony Abbott to No vote supporters at a rally at the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club last Thursday. Advertise…
IN town to discuss the impacts of offshore wind developments, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor fronted the media last Wednesday morning outside the Newcastle and Port Stephens Game Fish Club. While in Shoal Bay the…
AN independent review has been announced of land usage around Australian Defence Force bases impacted by per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. The review, led by Mr Jim Varghese AM, will focus on land around RAAF Base Williamtown, as well as…
A UNIVERSITY of Adelaide academic says new research highlights the extent to which Rupert Murdoch-owned media outlets have campaigned against the proposed Voice to Parliament in the lead up to the Referendum. The ‘Murdoch Referendum Accountability Project’ research has been…
A LEADING global developer of renewable energy projects says if impact studies find the negative impacts of developing offshore wind farms off the Hunter coast to be too great, the wind farms simply won’t be built. Dave Johnson is the…
A RALLY to protest the potential development of offshore wind projects off the Hunter coast will be held on Saturday, 7 October at Nelson Bay Foreshore park from 10:30am. The rally has been organised by local One Nation spokesperson Mark…
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the Voice to Parliament referendum will be held on October 14, leaving the Yes and No campaigns with less than six weeks to make their cases to Australians. With the circulation of misleading information…
“THIS is about regional prosperity for multiple generations.” That is how Oceanex Energy COO Emily Scivetti described what she deems the “incredible opportunity” to bring an offshore wind industry to the Hunter region. Oceanex, in partnership with Equinor Energy, is…