Road users are being invited to contribute to a survey. Photo: TfNSW.
TRANSPORT for NSW is leading a “once-in-a-generation” review of the Roads Act 1993 and is seeking input from councils, community members, peak bodies and industry experts about how the legislation should be reformed. “The aim is to create a more modern, flexible and easy-to-use law that can help enable NSW Government initiatives such as housing […]
Posidonia australis forms rich underwater meadows. Photo: Seeds of the Sea.
A NEW citizen science project led by UNSW Sydney is inviting beachgoers, snorkelers and divers to spot and share photographs of seagrass flowers along Australia’s coasts. The endangered seagrass Posidonia australis forms rich underwater meadows that capture carbon, support fisheries, and help stabilise shorelines. It’s one of the most important habitats in coastal ecosystems but […]
STANDBY Support After Suicide is an Australia-wide program with a vision for every community to be safe and inclusive for those bereaved by suicide. It is an initiative jointly funded by the Commonwealth and State to support those suffering in the aftermath of a loved one’s sudden death. NSW Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson […]
About 4.20pm yesterday, emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle travelling along Hammond Street, Bellingen, when it left the roadway and crashed into two parked and unattended cars in a carpark. Bystanders and attending officers from Coffs-Clarence Police District performed CPR on a female passenger – believed to be aged in her 70s – […]
Blooms the Chemist pharmacist Robert Van Wky is the current Sawtellian of the Year 2025.
NOMINATIONS are open for the two categories of 2026 Sawtellian and Young Sawtellian of the Year. Sawtell Chamber of Commerce Fun Day convenor Keith Bensley, said any person, club, school or organisation can nominate up to two people they consider worthy of recognition. “Anyone who has made an outstanding contribution specifically to the Sawtell community […]
Land in the vicinity of Langsford Way and Anderson Park, Valla Beach has been identified by the State Government as a site to deliver more than 160 new homes.
A SITE in the village of Valla Beach has been earmarked by the NSW Government as having the potential to deliver more than 160 new homes, as part of its ongoing Building Homes for NSW initiative. The announcement follows the latest phase of a statewide government property audit which identified seven surplus land parcels capable […]
The bypass has been awarded a high sustainability design rating (Photo: TfNSW)
The bypass has been awarded a high sustainability design rating (Photo: TfNSW) The translocated Fontainea is said to be doing well (Photo: TfNSW) THE project team building the Coffs Harbour bypass is celebrating being awarded the highest possible Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) design rating. Transport for NSW (TfNSW) Senior Manager, Environment and Sustainability Scott Lawrence, said […]
Moonee Creek.
A COMPREHENSIVE Moonee Creek Flood Study was adopted by City of Coffs Harbour Council at its meeting on 25 September following a public exhibition period. The report incorporates changes to the floodplain since the last study (1998) and extends the researched area to capture all of the tributaries and developed parts of the catchment. It […]
MORE than one million Australians are expected to be about $15,000 better off by the time they retire after Labor caved to pressure to overhaul controversial changes to tax on superannuation. The federal government has announced a drastic redesign of its super tax policy, which was originally intended to double the tax rate on accounts […]
Planning Minister Paul Scully says the NSW government is supporting housing growth in the regions. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS.
SOME regional Australians may get a reprieve from the housing crisis as councils are offered interest relief to build more drains, roads, and other infrastructure. Though many parts of regional Australia have ample residential land, it often isn’t ready for development due to a lack of funding and planning for critical infrastructure, a 2024 national […]
