The Great Koala National Park has cleared a major hurdle, with 475,000 hectares of forest, 12,000 koalas and a world-class tourism drawcard now a legislative step closer to reality.
Penny Sharpe
Posted inAnimals, Coffs Harbour, Feature
H5 bird flu detected in shearwater near Coffs Harbour
A Hutton’s shearwater at Corindi, north of Coffs Harbour, has tested positive for H5 bird flu in the first confirmed detection of the virus in a shearwater in NSW.
Posted inKyogle Shire, Local politics, Money
Kyogle Council’s decade-long waste levy fight finally pays off
A decade of lobbying, one unfair tax scrapped for good. Kyogle ratepayers are set to save up to $400,000 a year after the state finally agreed the levy should never have applied to them.
Posted inAnimals, Environment, Legal
Court halts Yuraygir horse cull as brumby debate reignites
A 1am dash to court stopped the brumby cull in Yuraygir National Park, for now. Inside the legal scramble, and the local MP’s push for a way to save the brumbies from the bullet.
Posted inEnergy, Grants and funding, NSW News
New battery discounts welcomed, but farmers want more
Batteries just got cheaper for NSW businesses and farms, but Farmers for Climate Action says the savings won’t count for much without a fix for the regional grid.
Posted inEnergy, NSW News
Data centres forced to pay their own way under reforms
Fast-tracked data centres will have to comply with standards on water and energy that the state government says are needed to protect local communities.
Posted inAnimals, Clarence Valley, Environment, NSW Politics
Local MP demands government halt aerial horse cull in Yuraygir National Park
Nationals MP Richie Williamson says the government has kept locals in the dark over plans to shoot horses from the air in Yuraygir National Park, and wants it stopped.
Posted inAgriculture, NSW Politics
NSW Premier, Energy Minister face NSW Farmers conference
Fuel, crime, renewables and land maps took centre stage as Premier Chris Minns and Energy Minister Penny Sharpe faced NSW Farmers delegates, pledging action while farmers pressed them on infrastructure and regional concerns across NSW.
Posted inAgriculture, Expos and Conferences, Housing, Local News
Rentals at risk: North Coast farmers take land tax fight to Sydney
Social media excerpt Farmhouses pulled off the rental market over a land tax trap? North Coast farmers say it is already happening, and this week they take the fight to Sydney.
Posted inAgribusiness, Environment, Federal Politics, Local News
Confusion reigns over new forest carbon credit scheme
Farmers, foresters and green groups are all furious about a new forest carbon credit scheme, just not for the same reasons. Here’s what it means for the North Coast.