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.
Penny Sharpe
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.
Posted inEnvironment, Travel
Work begins on 46km Dorrigo Great Escarpment Walk
Work has officially started on the Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk, with the project tipped to create 270 jobs and attract thousands more visitors to the region.
Posted inBellingen Shire, NSW News
Dorrigo hotel added to NSW State Heritage Register
The Heritage Hotel Dorrigo has been added to the NSW State Heritage Register after more than a century in family ownership.
Posted inAnimals, Coffs Harbour
Community input central to Great Koala National Park planning
More than 4,000 submissions are shaping plans for the proposed Great Koala National Park on the Mid North Coast.
Posted inAgriculture, Energy, NSW Politics, Transport and Freight
NSW boosts freight limits as national fuel plan sets staged response
The NSW Government has moved to increase freight capacity and ease pressure on fuel supplies, announcing temporary changes to truck limits and operating hours
Posted inEnergy, Local News
NSW energy prices rise 20 per cent despite fall in wholesale costs, Minister says
Retail electricity prices in NSW have risen by 20 per cent despite a sharp fall in wholesale power costs, prompting fresh political debate over the State Government’s renewable energy rollout.