By Emily Minney. Wouter Pathauis left his home in the Netherlands to travel Australia. In his time here he has seen many attractions in New South Wales and Queensland. Not wanting to pay extra money for a repatriation flight, he decided to wait out the virus. Now he lives in a youth hostel and spends …
Being from a small country town in the hunter valley and I spend most of my days at work or helping out on the farm. As I got older, I realised that there are more entities to life than riding a horse and fixing fences and much to my parents’ dismay I plan on utilizing …
By Scarlett Hurst After a long break due to the COVID19 pandemic, community sport is finally back within New South Wales. With local sport returning to the Newcastle region, players from the Hamilton Azzurri Football Club are overjoyed to be back. Senior players of the club Jim Sneesby and Daniel Cosentino share of their experiences …
By Amberlene Ziems Coronavirus is a constantly changing situation with restrictions consistently being updated to adapt to current circumstances. On Sunday 2nd August a variety of new restrictions were introduced to metropolitan Melbourne. Among the restrictions include a curfew with certain times people can leave their house. This rule has exceptions surrounding it. There are …
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By Darcy Watt As August settles in steadily, Bathurst residents, among others are reminded to keep a lookout for invasive bird species in the community. The Indian Myna or Common Myna bird is known to be one of the world’s most invasive species and they are present here in Bathurst. As well, Pigeons, Starlings and …
Since Victoria has entered stage 4 of restrictions, residents from NSW worry that they may go down the same path, especially those who are pet owners. They believe that if stage 4 was to be put in place in NSW, they won’t be able to give the regular exercise for their animals or for themselves. …
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By Zoe Brown After a period of relaxed restrictions, health officials and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian are now urging NSW residents to be extra cautious when leaving their homes. In an effort to contain COVID-19, Berejiklian is “highly recommending” that the wearing of a face mask be adopted when in public settings and in instances …
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By Emily Minney Transport for New South Wales wants to know how you would like to see transport in Bathurst improve. Head to yoursay for more information about the upgrade and contact 1800 717 528 or email RegionalCitiesProgram@transport.nsw.gov.au to have your say. image supplied by Buslines Group.
Kamilaroi community leader questions the integrity and capacity of the Prime Minister to consider Indigenous people. By Zoe Morris The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has announced a revamp of Closing the Gap policy, which aims to address indigenous disadvantage in Australia. We speak to frontline Indigenous educator for a response. She is sharply critical.
As of the 3rd of August, staff at Woolworths will be wearing a face mask in order to slow the spread of the virus and to protect themselves and others. It will also be recommended for customers to put a mask on while shopping. While this is not mandatory for customers, it is safer and …
