HUNDREDS of baby sea turtles were released into the ocean after a rapid response team rescued a record number of eggs from North Coast beaches in the lead up to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Trained staff and volunteers from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and NSW TurtleWatch undertook the state’s
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$400,000 available for resilience and preparedness in disaster impacted communities
GRANTS are on offer to support communities in remote, rural and regional Australia to build back better after declared disasters or extreme weather events between 2019 and 2024. Community groups and not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) in affected regions are invited to apply for funding to reduce the impact of disasters and prepare
Rural birth care ‘crisis’ looms amid staff shortages
ONE rural birthing unit "teeters on the brink" and goes from "one disaster to the next" due to severe staff shortages. Another maternity service in a farming town of 15,000 closed four years after opening its doors, forcing specialists and medical workers out of town. Advertise with News of The Area today.
Parties at odds over direction of youth crime reform
THE NSW opposition introduced a bill in Parliament last week aiming to crack down on the “escalating youth crime crisis gripping regional communities”. Member for Oxley Michael Kemp, said the bill offers stronger, more effective measures than the bail reforms recently passed by the Labor Government. Advertise with News of The
Alarm raised as tough on crime policy ‘infects’ nation
ABORIGINALand Torres Strait Islander children are being set up for a life of suffering, legal services say, as 'tough on crime' policy sweeps the country. More state and territory governments are locking up children at increasing rates, and not listening to community or evidence about what is best for kids,
Koalas ‘closer to extinction’ with new disease outbreak
A POTENTIALLY lethal sexually-transmitted infection has been detected in the last disease-free koala population in one major city, heightening extinction fears for the endangered native marsupial. Two koalas, part of a population in southwest Sydney already under threat from development, were found infected with chlamydia in September, the NSW environment department
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Around 100 graduate nurses and midwives a boost to Mid North Coast healthcare
NURSING ranks across the Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) have received a much-needed boost. Around 100 graduates have started working in public health facilities and hospitals between Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us -
Miller: Housing policy should reflect ‘diverse needs’
INDEPENDENT candidate for Lyne Jeremy Miller has brought the region’s housing crisis to the centre of the Federal election debate, releasing the results of a recent survey undertaken by his campaign. Mr Miller said the results demonstrate the “urgent need for the full range of housing options, including affordable and
