Hunter Transmission Project seeking local involvement Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 28, 2024 THE Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo) is encouraging Hunter-region businesses to register their interest in working on the Hunter Transmission Project (HTP). The HTP involves building a critical high-voltage transmission line that will run for around 100 kilometres as part of the state’s renewable energy transition. Advertise with News of
Anti-ship cruise missiles to be manufactured in Williamtown Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 28, 2024 MISSILES will be manufactured and serviced at Williamtown through a $850 million partnership between the Federal Government and Kongsberg Defence Australia. Announced last week, a factory will be constructed in the Newcastle Airport precinct that will manufacture and service naval strike missiles (NSM) and joint strike missiles (JSM) to be
Stargazing: Flat Earth Fantasia Camden Haven Coffs Coast Highlight Section Myall Coast Nambucca Valley Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 22, 2024 IN the grand parade of human beliefs, there’s a particularly quirky float where logic and common sense seem to have taken a permanent vacation. Welcome to the wacky world of Flat Earthers - a group of folks who believe our planet is as flat as a pancake, despite all evidence
Marine Rescue Port Stephens having a busy winter Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 21, 2024 DESPITE cold and wet weather meaning less boats on the water last month, Marine Rescue Port Stephens still conducted fourteen rescue missions - including two long haul rescues. Marine Rescue Port Stephens Unit Commander Ben Van Der Wiingaart told News Of The Area, “In July we also conducted two search and
Not ‘realistic’ Libs didn’t know deadline: commissioner Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 21, 2024 THE NSW Liberals had plenty of time to nominate candidates for local government elections, the state's electoral commission says, rejecting a requested deadline extension despite its own formal election notice being published two days late. There was still no "realistic possibility" the party or its candidates would not have known the
Asset sale launched as administrators try to save Rex Camden Haven Coffs Coast Highlight Section Nambucca Valley by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 16, 2024 EMBATTLED regional airline Rex is looking to offload company land, buildings and aircraft spare parts as administrators work to keep the financially distressed carrier up in the air. Professional services firm EY Australia has been called to salvage the five companies in the Rex Group since the airline grounded its Boeing
Timber industry battles shift to man-made power poles Camden Haven Coffs Coast Highlight Section Myall Coast Nambucca Valley Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 15, 2024 THE timber industry has stepped up its fight against the phase-out of wooden power poles across NSW, demanding proof that the manufactured ones won't melt in bushfires. The NSW branch of the Australian Forest Products Association has launched a new website urging people to sign a petition against Essential Energy's shift
Stargazing: Fishing by the moon phases Camden Haven Coffs Coast Highlight Section Myall Coast Nambucca Valley Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 EVERY fisherman dreams of a bigger catch! Is it possible to know ahead of time when to plan a trip to enjoy some fishing, catch more than usual, and come home feeling 100 percent satisfied? There is, so listen up! When most people started fishing, the best time for them
Upgraded fire trucks to be linked via Musk satellites Camden Haven Coffs Coast Highlight Section Myall Coast Nambucca Valley Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 8, 2024 LIVE footage of active bushfires will be beamed from remote areas into command centres via Elon Musk's Starlink satellites through cutting-edge upgrades to NSW's fleet of fire trucks. Some 5000 trucks will be equipped within three years with vehicle-as-a-node technology, showing real-time locations and reducing the reliance on land-based communications that
Wake-up call on energy transition as voters switch off Camden Haven Highlight Section Myall Coast Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 7, 2024August 8, 2024 AUSTRALIANS want to see power prices as the top priority for any energy reforms as the rising cost of living sparks a shift in the nation's appetite for change. Less than a year out from a federal election, an Ipsos Australia survey released on Monday shows the Albanese government is failing