THE recent release of the National Skills Commission’s Skills Priority List showed a “significant tightening in the Australian labour market”, with the lowest unemployment rate in decades, and shortages facing most parts of the agriculture industry. NSW Farmers workplace relations chair Chris Stillard said a growing population – both in Australia

MID NORTH COAST beachgoers are being reminded of important visitors on our shores this spring as several threatened shorebird species lay their eggs on local beaches. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Ranger Britt Anderson said every single chick that successfully hatches helps the population of these vulnerable birds. Advertise with

FIRE FIGHTERS from Forestry Corporation of NSW on the Mid North Coast, joined fellow brigade members from across the region for training in essential firefighting skills such as fire behaviour, tactics and strategy, leadership, command, control and communications, and how to operate the range of appliances and equipment used at

A MID NORTH COAST Echidna that had a tough start to life is about to be released back into the bush thanks to the concerned citizen that rescued him, and WIRES carer Jennie Simmons. In early January this year a worker who was slashing grass at Sandy Beach, just South of