August 26, 2026
Reflections from Kay Maunsell Not too far from home, Climate 200 hosted a Newcastle Community Get-Together on 6 August at the Foghorn Brewery in King Street. An energetic, enthusiastic crowd of about 250...
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Dungog’s much-loved ‘Hospital Hill Red Gum’ safe. A strong show of community support helped deliver an important result at the Dungog Shire Council meeting on Wednesday 19 August, when Councillors supported measures aimed at...
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Help make our communities on the Myall Coast safer. 2026 saw ferocious and persistent bushfires threaten the Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest community for the first time in living memory, and the community was taken off...
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Last week’s extreme heatwave in south-east Australia broke temperature records and fuelled fires that raised Victoria’s total lost homes this summer to at least 400. Just weeks ago, flash flooding in the state forced...
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“This country is capable of holding grief and pride at the same time. We can honour survival without celebrating suffering. We can acknowledge the past without being trapped by it. And we...
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Disappointing to see Alison Penfold, Federal member for Lyne, leave the chamber instead of voting on the hate and extremism legislation this week. Whatever your view on the Bill, for or against, the job...
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2025 marks our 7th Big Sing by the Sea! Worimi elders say 7 is the number of wisdom, spirituality and self-discovery which about sums-up what you will gain if you join us at...
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This 2025 UNICEF study quantifies the costs of disasters among children and young people using the latest data sources. In Australia, the increasing risk of disasters is driven by the convergence of climate change...
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Piles of tailings from Mount Pleasant mine loom over the outskirts of Muswellbrook. Picture by Max Mason-Hubers Article in September 4 2025 Newcastle Herald by Julie Lyford highlights government failures to integrate climate change...
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Dr Aunty Rhonda Radley presented the latest in Reconciliation Dungog's Listening to Indigenous Voices Series with an interactive session on truth-telling and ngarrangga (deep listening). This free event was on Saturday 12 October 2pm at the James...
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