Mark Your Diaries in Thick Pen! Sunday, 2nd March 2025 @ North Arm Cove Community Centre 8:00am - 10:00am followed by morning tea (and more cleaning for those keen)! Itβs . . .
There have been two separate east coast lows off the east Mid North Coast in the last two weeks. As a result we have had a lot of rain and . . .

Over the past few months there have been a number of koala sightings in the Cove - both in the village and in the non-urban area. The most recent one . . .

Unfortunately, in the last few days two lots of asbestos cement sheeting have been dumped on Gooreengi Rd, just north of the North Arm Cove entrance. The asbestos is wrapped . . .

A British company Oxitec has lodged an application with the Australian Gene Technology Regulator to approve the release of genetically altered mosquitos. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carry dengue and yellow fever . . .

Christmas beetles seem to be on the decline. In the past, millions of these beetles would be flying around in December and January. There are 35 known species and Sydney . . .

There was a recent program on Landline on the ABC featuring local oyster growers and the impact of QX disease. Oyster farms in Port Stephens have been devastated by QX . . .

I have submitted two North Arm Cove audio frog recordings to FrogID, a citizen science project run by the Australian Museum. This project helps the scientists learn more about what . . .

The September 2024 edition of EcoUpdate is now available. This edition has many interesting articles, including on local energy hubs, shorebirds, offshore wind farm consultation, and a Regent Honeyeater community . . .

ORRCA is holding its annual Port Stephens Dolphin Census on Sunday 18th August between 11am and 12 midday, and is looking for volunteers to count and observe dolphins, their behaviour . . .