Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford, has called on the Federal Government to bring back JobKeeper payments. New restrictions for Greater Sydney mean all construction must be paused and non-urgent maintenance, including cleaning services and repair work on residential premises, is to be paused, adding more financial stress for thousands of […]
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The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) will represent farmers and community members in the NSW IPC as they attempt to stop a proposed gold mine in central-western NSW over its impacts on water. EDO lawyers will provide expert legal advice to the local community and will brief scientific experts to appear […]
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The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has reported that its clients, Protect Our Water Catchment (POWC), have applied to join legal proceedings so they can defend the refusal of a coal mine extension south of Sydney. In February 2021, the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) rejected the expansion application by South 32, to extend the life of its Dendrobium mine, near Wollongong. South32 had sought planning […]
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The Central Coast’s Iris Foundation has distributed some helpful tips for mental wellbeing during the current COVID spike in Greater Sydney. “The return of lockdowns has also meant an uptick in uncertainty and anxiety for many, especially young people,” the Foundation suggests. “It’s healthy and important to acknowledge the disappointment […]
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Artists from across Australia are invited to submit works for the Central Coast’s premier art awards – the Gosford Art Prize – with entries now open. A recorded breaking 900 artists competed for the $25,000 prize pool in 2020 and even more artists are expected to submit works this year. […]
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A voluntary change to accounting practices adopted by the first Central Coast Council Administrator in 2016 was disastrous for the new council and must be examined as part of the Public Inquiry being conducted by Roslyn McCulloch. Chair of the Community Environment Network (CEN), Mr Gary Chestnut, said the group […]
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The lockdown support package announced on July 13 by the Federal and NSW governments excludes people on the lowest incomes: people receiving JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and other payments even though so many are locked out of trying to find paid work in lockdown, according to the Australian Council of Social […]
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People worldwide celebrate the magnificence and importance of sharks and rays on July 14. According to the Australian Marine Conservation Society Australia is home to one-quarter of the world’s shark and ray species. Half of our 322 species are unique or endemic to Australian waters – that means they’re found nowhere else […]
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How can a national government of any stripes play politics with a four-year-old Australian-born child? By Jackie Pearson The Sri Lankan Murugappan family has been knocked off the daily news cycle by ‘the’ virus but their safety and peace of mind continuous to be shamefully tenuous. This article is an […]
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A new report by Jubilee Australia has found that Australia’s export credit agency has given around 80 times more financing to fossil fuels than to renewables. And that trend could continue, as Trade Minister Tehan on 24 June announced forthcoming changes to legislation which could give EFA even more ways […]
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