Bridge building milestone reached in Coffs Harbour Bypass construction Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 23, 2024 PREPARATION for building the bridges along the Coffs Harbour Bypass took a significant step forward as the first 260 Super T concrete girder was lifted into place on Monday morning 20 May. Four more Super T girders got lifted in by sundown with sunny, dry conditions proving perfect for the job
NSW gears up for humpback migration with expanded disentanglement team Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 23, 2024 WITH the first humpback whales of the season now being spotted, an expanded team of specialised rescuers are poised and ready to launch as tens of thousands of majestic humpback whales begin their annual migration along the NSW coastline. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Large Whale Disentanglement team
Karuah raises vital funds for Got Your Back Sista charity Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 22, 2024 LOCALS gave big at the Karuah RSL’s Charity Day on Saturday 18 May, this year in partnership with ‘Got Your Back Sista’, a group dedicated to helping women escape and survive domestic violence (DV). “Got Your Back Sista helps so many people, they collect food and personal items, all to
Counting waterbugs: Why citizen science musters matter Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 16, 2024 MACRO Muster, a waterbug data collection and citizen science project run by Bellingen-based environmental charity OzGREEN, has a fresh approach for its sixth iteration. “We’re doing something a little different this time than our previous musters,” OzGREEN event coordinator Sam Daykin told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of
Concrete girders heading up the highway for Coffs Harbour Bypass Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 16, 2024 THE Coffs Coast community will soon see locally-produced concrete girders making the trip from Macksville to Coffs Harbour where they will form part of fifteen of the seventeen bridges on the Coffs Harbour Bypass alignment. Transport for NSW Director Region North Anna Zycki said the project team is working with Australian
Fall Armyworm on the march Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 15, 2024 LOCAL Land Services is urging farmers across the Hunter and North Coast regions to inspect pastures and forage crops for Fall Armyworm (FAW). This insect pest has now started to cause significant and rapid pasture damage from the Lower Macleay into the Hunter region and is a serious threat
Full houses at Independent candidate events in Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 10, 2024 MORE than 200 people attended events in Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour last weekend to hear about the benefits community Independents can bring to regional electorates. Phil Haines from Voices4Indi, and Caz Heise, former independent candidate for Cowper, addressed full houses at both events. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's
CWA of NSW conference draws 700 delegates in Coffs Harbour Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 10, 2024 THE CWA of NSW annual State Conference began in Coffs Harbour on May 6 at C.ex Coffs, with the four-day event attracting more than 700 members and delegates from across the state. The conference was opened by the Patron of the CWA of NSW and Governor of NSW, Her Excellency The
Have your say on bushfire water laws Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 8, 2024 RURAL landholders across Port Stephens are invited to share their views on proposed changes to water laws that would give property owners and farmers improved access to water for firefighting. The State Government has put forward changes that aim to make it easier for NSW landholders to lawfully take small volumes
Varroa Mite control order removed Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 7, 2024 CONTROL measures relating to Varroa mite have been relaxed following ‘extensive industry consultation’, according to the NSW Department of Primary Industries. The Biosecurity (Varroa Mite) Control Order (No.2) 2024 was removed last week, aiming to take away ‘undue regulatory burdens’ on beekeepers. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth