MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp and Premier Chris Minns butted heads in NSW Parliament last week over youth crime and bail laws. During Question Time on Tuesday, 21 October, Mr Kemp asked whether it would take a death from crime before the Government acted to tighten youth bail laws. The Oxley MP’s question came days […]
Coach Brett Stephens with brothers Kai and Cruz Kawaguchi. Photo: Kristy Kawaguchi. Iona Bulls celebrate their championship win. Photo: Kristy Kawaguchi. Trophies galore for Cooper Lamond, with coach Brett. Photo: Karen Lamond. Brothers Taj, and grand final goal scorer Zion Cruz Lakin, celebrate their win. Photo: Ella Jane. THE Iona Bulls Under-14s have made football […]
Ezra Mert and Simon Gandy in their NS14 ‘Upbeat’ who scored best over the 5 races.
26-10-25 THE first round on the sprint race series was held at the Port Macquarie Sailing Club on Sunday afternoon on what was supposed to be the second round after the original first round from last month was not sailed. This round consisted of 2 single lap races before lunch then 2 single lap races […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to say a big thank you to a young couple and Bec, who is a paramedic, who helped me and my wife at Thrumster on Saturday 25 October. My wife who is 77 tripped over and fell to the ground, causing some bruising but mainly shock. They […]
Bureau of Meteorology heat map for Wednesday 22 October, showing new record temps. Photo: BOM.
RISING temperatures over Antarctica have been a major contributing factor to recent volatile weather along the East Coast, according to new information from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). A “sudden stratospheric warming” (SSW) is to blame. This is a documented weather scenario in which air temperatures high above the South Pole rise by 30 degrees […]
Cooper Barnes will be aiming for a top 3 finish in New Zealand.
Cooper Barnes will be aiming for a top 3 finish in New Zealand. Cooper leading the pack in car #186. COOPER Barnes is in New Zealand this week for the international round of the Bridgestone GA200 Racing 86 Championship (GR Cup). The first round starts Friday, 31 October. There are six rounds in total, running […]
Meier -Smith in action in Lake Placid. Photo: courtesy @svenmartinphoto. It was an emotional World Cup win for both Luke Meier-Smith and his brother and fellow rider, Remy. Photo: courtesy @svenmartinphoto. WORLD Cup winning mountain biker Luke Meier-Smith is back home in Comboyne after his “career best season to date”. Luke achieved his maiden victory […]
The team at Maven Advisors says the message is clear: now is the time to review your super position.
FOR Australians in their 50s and beyond, superannuation often moves from the growth phase to one of preservation and careful planning. “It’s the stage where every decision matters – whether it’s maximising contributions, reviewing your investment mix, or mapping out the timing of your transition-to-retirement pension and eventual retirement income streams,” said the team at […]
Changing a long-standing youth conviction principle would only lead to future criminal offending, advocates say, following the release of a review. Photo: NSW Police.
LEGAL advocates have welcomed a report’s recommendations into a presumption that children under 14 are “incapable of evil”, urging a state not to tinker with the long-standing principle, despite a drop in youth convictions. A NSW review of doli incapax was released on Saturday after it was launched by the state Labor government in May […]
Anyone interested in the industry is invited to provide feedback to the independent review.
THE NSW Government has released a discussion paper to guide public consultation on the independent review of the Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996. The review will assess whether the Act remains appropriate to ensure the integrity and proper regulation of thoroughbred racing in NSW and to support the industry’s development and sustainability. It will also consider […]
