Valley groups will be able to improve their use of social media at a workshop at the end of June. Photo: stock Lockyer Valley community organisations that regularly use social and online media to get their word out will soon get some help. Lockyer Valley Regional Council and the CPR Group are hosting a digital…
The NSW RFS Boeing 737 air tanker, the Marie Bashir, is currently on secondment fighting fires in North America. Photo: stock NSW is to spend almost $100 million on firefighting capital works, including new trucks, under the 2025-26 state budget. Included in the budget’s $98.7m allocation for emergency services capital works will be the first…
A view of the ship from the cockpit of a USCG Hercules. Photo: USGC Alaska A burning, abandoned cargo ship with 3159 cars onboard is under US Coast Guard (USCG) observation as it drifts off the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The Morning Midas was reported at 220 miles southwest of Adak Island on Monday (local time).…
A family trip to a tropical island was among failed tax claims made. Photo: jcob nasyr/Unsplash As the End of Financial Year (EOFY), and tax time, approaches, Chartered Accountants ANZ (or CA ANZ) asked its members for the cheekiest claims made by clients – and there are some beauties. CA ANZ Tax Leader Susan Franks…
Moving more freight by rail, road at night is an option for the NSW Government. Photo: photographylke/pixabay.com The NSW Government says it will look into greater night rail and road freight movement after releasing a freight policy review. The government believes the freight sector will create an extra 235,000 workers and add $131.5 billion to…
Victorian firefighters are briefed ahead of their departure to Canada via Brisbane. Photo: Vic Emergency A 96-strong contingent of Australian firefighters has left for Canada to join in the fight against 200-plus bushfires that have burnt 2.3 million hectares and spread smoke as far as Europe. From NSW, 54 firefighters flew out of Sydney on…
JS Yahagi captain Commander Tamura Masayoshi with Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro. Photo: supplied/NT Government Japan’s decision to double its defence spending to US$70 billion by 2027 presents an economic opportunity for Northern Territory industry. Chief Minister and Minister for Defence Lia Finocchiaro made the comment during a visit by the Japanese frigate JS Yahagi to Darwin…
The ACT Brumbies are through to the 2025 semi-finals. Photo: Super Rugby Pacific The ACT Brumbies have again kept the Aussie flag flying in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific competition. They scored a 35-28 elimination finals win over the Hurricanes in Canberra on Saturday to advance to the semi-finals. The game came 24 hours after…
Snowy Hydro will fund two new frog enclosures, the NSW EPA says. Image: stock/NSW Police Snowy Hydro has agreed to pay $400,000 to help protect the Northern Corroboree Frog in a deal with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). The NSW EPA says the deal stems from a 2023 pollution incident involving nitrate contamination in surface…
NSW Police’s Operation Snow Safe was launched on Friday, June 6, and will run to Monday, October 6. Screen capture images: NSW Police Be smart and act responsibly to stay snow safe is the message from NSW Police with the 2025 ski season now under way. NSW Police’s Operation Snow Safe was launched on Friday,…