Tag Archive for New South Wales

THE NORTHERN BEACHES’ BIGGEST FESTIVAL IN OVER TWO DECADES: Wolfmother to Headline the Aloha Festival

All-ages surf, music and culture festival lands at Dee Why Beach on 6 March 2027, pairing a stacked Australian lineup with the world’s greatest surf films – Presented by Perfect Wave Travel Tickets on sale Monday 26th October 10am AEDT. The wait is over. Aloha Festival has unveiled its debut lineup, headlined by ARIA-winning rock…

Yass Post Office Upgrade

Australia Post is planning a significant restoration and upgrade of its Yass Post Office, cementing the future of a much-loved connection point for locals. Since the 1880s, the heritage Post Office has been a vital hub for the community. While some deterioration has occurred to the building’s exterior, the Post Office continues to operate and…

70 years of pokies in NSW

Seventy years after NSW legalised poker machines, losses are still rising, climbing this year almost twice the rate of inflation. Wesley Mission says it is time to act on gambling harm, just as governments acted on seat belts, tobacco advertising and lead in petrol. On 19 September 1956, poker machines were legalised in NSW clubs. …

Berry NSW Secures Funding Through Round 4 of the Uptown Grant Program

As Australia’s live music industry grapples with rising costs, changing audience habits and the challenge of creating sustainable opportunities for musicians and venues alike, Berry NSW has secured NSW Government funding through Round 4 of the Uptown Grant Program to build on encouraging early results from its collaborative regional live music model.The funding will support…

2026 North Sydney Garden Competition

Open to residents, schools and community groups across the North Sydney local government area, the annual competition celebrates the creativity, care and environmental stewardship behind the area’s green spaces — no matter their size. With dedicated categories for balcony and courtyard gardens, apartment dwellers working with limited space and plenty of hard surfaces are just…

Bettongs Return to the Desert

Researchers are celebrating the release of the once locally extinct burrowing bettong back into the NSW desert – with the aim of training them to survive alongside feral cats and foxes. The burrowing bettong once thrived across Australia’s arid interior, but within a century of European settlement it had vanished from much of the mainland.…