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Firefighters to integrate cultural burning techniques in bushfire management

Cultural burning practices are integrated with accredited firefighting qualifications Laqueesha Laurie and her father, Dane, participated in the program (Photos: FCNSW) CULTURAL burning techniques are being integrated into government bushfire management frameworks across NSW. Funded by the Federal Government program “Fire, Country and People”, the aim is to strengthen community resilience to major bushfire events […]

Police

Kemp and Minns clash over bail laws

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 […]

Regional

Sudden stratospheric warming causes weather chaos

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 […]

Government, Police

Leaders urged not to mess with criminal responsibility

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 […]

Local News

Old fire practices rekindled as Aboriginal communities collaborate with Forestry Corporation

The training has provided accredited firefighting qualifications to members of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Aboriginal community. Photo: supplied. The training has provided accredited firefighting qualifications to members of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Aboriginal community. Photo: supplied. ABORIGINAL communities across the NSW North Coast are working with Forestry Corporation of NSW to integrate cultural burning into government bushfire […]

Government

Cowarra Dam milestone highlights need for expansion

Mayor Adam Roberts with council staff and guests at the Cowarra Off-Creek Storage Dam. Photos: PMHC. PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council is celebrating two decades since the opening of Cowarra Dam – a critical source of the region’s water supply. Council staff and guests gathered at the site in the Cowarra State Forest earlier this week to […]

Government

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council backs Health and Education Precinct rezoning

3D visualisations of the Master Plan. Photo: PMHC. 3D visualisations of the Master Plan. Photo: PMHC. PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council has voted unanimously to endorse a planning proposal to enable the rezoning of land for a Health and Education Precinct (HEP). The decision was made at Council’s meeting on 16 October. The site is located in […]

Community, Government

Council urges Port Macquarie community to review its plan for a ‘city heart’ transformation

PORT Macquarie residents are being urged to carefully review plans to transform the CBD and surrounding areas. The “City Heart Strategy and Master Plan” is Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s vision for a more “vibrant, connected and resilient” town centre and, if approved, will guide its revitalisation over the next 10 to 20 years. It includes plans […]

Regional

New online tool to support farmers prepare for and recover from natural disasters

A NEW online tool is available to help NSW farmers better prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters including fire, flood, and drought. The platform, called myStockPlanner, enables farmers to provide details of their farm, risks and resources to access tailored response options to consider and implement with their feed and livestock. Federal […]

Community

Historic Timbertown in Wauchope up for sale after nearly 50 years

FOR almost half a century, Timbertown has stood as one of Wauchope’s most loved attractions, a place where history comes alive through steam, sawdust and storytelling. It is now being offered for sale for the second time in its history. The concept of Timbertown began after a report was commissioned in 1970. The planners had […]