The recent roadworks were a big affair, ripping up and completely resurfacing Tuloa Avenue in front of the Hawks Nest shops. ROADWORKS upon Tuloa Avenue, Hawks Nest’s main street, has left it with a beautifully smooth surface, however the pedestrian ‘zebra’ crossing has not been replaced, more than a week after the project concluded. At […]

Leader of the Opposition Mark Speakman speaks in NSW Parliament. THE NSW Opposition has slammed Labor’s Budget, delivered last week, for “delivering more deficits, higher taxes and less investment” while ignoring the state’s cost-of-living crisis. Leader of the Opposition Mark Speakman said despite the State Government’s taxes bringing in record revenues, NSW is facing further […]

Medowie families celebrate the site reveal with Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington and Port Stephens councillors Jason Wells and Giacomo Wells. THE location for the new Medowie High School was revealed on Sunday, following the NSW Government acquiring 6.6 hectares of land at 6 Abundance Road, Medowie. Scheduled to open Day 1, Term 1, […]

Dunbogan Bushcare volunteers and supporters, including the former Friends of the Pilot Station, gather to celebrate 25 years of protecting the area’s native species habitat. TIRELESS Dunbogan Bushcare volunteers are celebrating 25 years of habitat protection in the local area. The group’s achievements on the Dunbogan peninsula include the rehabilitation of littoral rainforest, threatened species […]

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal budget strategy is helping the RBA in its inflation fight. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP Photos. STUBBORN inflation and an extremely weak economy pose a difficult balancing act for the Reserve Bank of Australia as it plots its next move on rates. Persistent price pressures, stronger household spending and sluggish productivity […]