Global ambition has moved beyond biodiversity conservation to a ‘nature positive’ framing that emphasises the need to repair past damage and to take urgent action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, putting nature on a path to recovery, so that thriving ecosystems can support future generations
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Campaign highlights impacts of perimenopause
Information remains scattered and medical research into the complications of perimenopause is also surprisingly scant, according to the Foundation.
New twists in green space selloff saga
This is yet another example of Central Coast Council, during this period of administration, attempting to sell public land, our land, without adhering to due process
Volunteer grant helps neighbourhood centre
Thanks to this wonderful grant, we were able to purchase new equipment for our Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre food pantry and Youth Brekky Club such as a large chest freezer
Planning for dummies
The group has found that many residents would like to understand how their feedback can contribute to the development process, but are overwhelmed by it and don’t know where to start.
Letter: local Greens helped organise protest
For balance, it would have been helpful to note that, as well as being involved in local actions such as the rally, local Greens groups work hard to ensure that candidates like David Shoebridge, Cate Faehrmann and Sue Higginson are elected – people who have long and excellent track records fighting for koalas and native forests and who have been doing precisely what this participant is suggesting for many years.
Latin/Jazz comes to Kincumber
Get ready for another world-class treat as highly acclaimed and award-winning musician heavyweights play a fusion of Jazz and Latin led by the exceptionally talented Chilean-born singer, Magdalena Mira.
UN visit to hear from community about power stations and coal ash
Future Sooner, the community group that has been working to raise awareness of the serious health impacts of coal ash will present an afternoon with special United Nation (UN) representatives and local concerned community groups
Special Report: Public land gains and losses
The bulk reclassification includes some good news for the community – 80 lots of operational land may be reclassified as community land which means they cannot be sold – it would also see the continuation of plans to reclassify and potentially sell seven of the 10 sites included in Tranche 3 of the emergency asset selloff.
Great Koala National Park logging condemned
Gumbaynggirr elders have called for the protection of sacred sites in and around Newry State Forest.
In a clear response to community opposition, locked steel gates have been established at every entrance of the forest with security guards present 24/7 with routine police visits.
