Pelicans of Paterson artworks to be identified, mapped and restored Dungog Shire by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2024 DUNGOG artist Phil Watts is asking for help to locate all the ‘Pelicans of Paterson’. The pelicans, a unique and quirky feature of Paterson, are sheet metal artworks by Paterson sculptor and identity Bill ‘Wallaby’ Cummins. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone
Climate, koala alarm as coal mines cleared to dig more Dungog Shire Gloucester District by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2024 EXTENDING the life of three coal mines will impact groundwater supplies and endangered species, conservationists and farmers say, with one of the expansions able to destroy hundreds of hectares of koala habitat. Critics say the three coal mine expansions in northwest NSW and the Hunter region will emit 1.4 billion tonnes
Panel ponders end of native forest logging in NSW Dungog Shire Gloucester District by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2024 A GOVERNMENT appointed panel is exploring the idea of ending logging in NSW native forests within four years. The government is under mounting pressure over the impact of its own logging business on nature. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us -
Hunter Water rolls out new leak detection technologies Dungog Shire Dungog Shire News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2024 IN AN effort to improve the region’s water security, Hunter Water is rolling out a range of new leak detection technologies. Hunter Water Managing Director Darren Cleary says detecting and fixing leaks is a key priority, with recent initiatives achieving a 27 percent reduction in leakage across the organisation's 5000-kilometre
Firies win pay rise as union keeps pushing for more Camden Haven Coffs Coast Dungog Shire Gloucester District Myall Coast Nambucca Valley Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2024 THE end of an industrial stand-off between the NSW government and the firefighters' union will see thousands of firefighters receive an interim pay rise. Thousands of NSW firefighters will get a pay rise in an interim deal that will end the immediate prospect of union unrest as the state's industrial umpire
Invasive species control program undertaken in Barrington Tops Dungog Shire by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 1, 2024 THE NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has undertaken a control program to remove hundreds of invasive animals threatening the globally significant ecosystems of Barrington Tops National Park. The park reopened on Friday 27 September following the removal of invasive animals including pigs, rabbits, hares and horses from critical areas
Free independent newspaper launches in Dungog Dungog Shire Dungog Shire News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - September 30, 2024October 1, 2024 DUNGOG has its own dedicated and free weekly newspaper once more. Operated by independent media company News Of The Area (NOTA), the Dungog edition is the publisher’s seventh newspaper in the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions. News Of The Area Director Mick Wright is excited to bring a quality printed
