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Article Weather and Tide Heights Normally, a 2m high tide at our place goes to the top of our boat ramp and is an hour later than the Fort Denison prediction. Sometimes we get a...
Article Turtles in the Cove Summer holidays in Port Stephens is a dangerous time for the turtle population. Crab traps and speeding boats are a significant risk to the life of a turtle and these...
Article The Latest IT News One of our webpage sponsors, Phil from from Phillicca Pty Ltd, Karuah has provided the following IT news. Facebook has abandoned fact checking. They will no longer be checking if...
Article Australia Day in the Cove Australia Day in the Cove was celebrated with a bbq at Heros Beach. Lloyd officiated and Jim raised the flag. Loal and John manned the bbq and many others helped...
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Article Wild Weather in the Cove 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...
Article More on Mozzies 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...
Article December Karuah Newsletter The Karuah Newsletter is attached as a pdf file.
Article Where Have All The Christmas Beetles Gone? 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... (1 comment)
Article Biting Insects: Mosquitos and Sandflies There was an article in the Sydney Herald today (6/12/2024) about the main summer pest, mosquitos. I have had a few requests for information from new residents, so here is... (1 comment)
Article 3G Shutdown- some more information The following information was supplied by Phil from Phillica Pty Ltd at Karuah, our local technical support people. 3g Mobile shutdown A follow up to my article last month. there... (1 comment)
Article QX Disease Update 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...
Event Karuah Oyster and Timber Festival
Article Frogs in North Arm Cove 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...
Article Karuah Oyster and Timber Festival The Karuah Oyster and Timber Festival will be held on Saturday 19 October, 2024. This is a great community event with plenty of stalls and activities for all ages. For...
Article Karuah News The Karuah Progress Association Inc puts out a monthly newsletter with some interesting local information and advertisements. The September edition is attached.
Article We need Your Voice-It is Easy to Make a Submission- Here's How Doug and Bob have both written articles asking you to make a submission on the draft MidCoast LEP. To be heard by Council, we need many voices. To make it... (1 comment)
Article Constraints of Solar Power for Self Sufficient Living With all the talk about the non-urban area being developed for self-sustained living or an eco-village, I keep wondering how this can happen whilst still retaining the bushland setting that...
Article Cove Initiative Meeting On Saturday evening after the information meeting with Council, Dejan Simovic of DESIM-Arch gave a presentation on the Cove Initiative. 15 people stayed to hear about the proposal to develop...
Article 80 Residents Attend Meeting Despite the rain, 80 villagers attended the Midcoast Council presentation last Saturday afternoon on the Draft LEP (Local Environmental Plan). The meeting was addressed by Sue Calvin, Senior Land Use...
Article Concrete Business Builds Stronger Communities Through Giving Back! Hunter Readymixed Concrete is a familiar name throughout the Hunter and Port Stephens regions. As a locally owned business, we've been committed to providing top-quality concrete products for many years...
Article Scam Awareness Information Session NBN representatives will be conducting a Scam Awareness Information Session at the Karuah RSL on Tuesday 21 May 6-7pm. Learn more about the broadband access network, discover what technology is...
Article NBN Information Session: Connection Advice and Planned Area Upgrades Following the recent NBN blackouts in the area, NBN representatives will conduct an information session at the Karuah RSL on 15 May at 2pm. There will be a presentation covering...
Article Do We Have Koalas at North Arm Cove? The draft MidCoast Council Koala Conservation Strategy has been released. The maps in the Strategy show North Arm Cove and the nonurban area as having 2 koala sightings from 2011... (2 comments)
Article How much has your house insurance gone up? We just received our home insurance renewal for our house in North Arm Cove. The increase from last year was a whopping 26%. It prompted me to examine our insurance...
Article Free Fishing Sessions for Women FREE Woman's Fishing Sessions to celebrate International Women's Day! 🎣 The DPI Fisheries Fishcare team will hold dedicated ‘Fish for Life’ Women’s fishing sessions across NSW on International Woman's Day...
Article Slow Down- Turtles and Kids Around Over the holidays we get the usual hoons out on the water, speeding close to shore, creating noise, waves and dangerous conditions for people using the area between the oyster...
Article Beware: Stingrays at Heros Beach I went for a swim at Heros Beach last Friday evening and spotted two stingrays, one about 20cm across and the other about 40cm. It was about an hour after...
Article Busy Morning at Community Hall The Cove Coffee Shop was busy last Saturday morning. Local State MP, Kate Washington, and her staff chatted with locals about their issues whilst enjoying a superb morning tea from...
Article Australia Day Photos Australia Day at North Arm Cove was celebrated at Heros Beach with a lunchtime sausage sizzle and picnic. The flag raising ceremony was conducted at 12 noon and Lloyd Bennett...
Article Update on oyster lease OL86/138 Last November the NACCAi Aquaculture Committee wrote to DPI Fisheries asking for a review of OL86/138, the oyster lease off Eastslope Way. This lease is untidy and, in our opinion...
Article More About Birds in the Cove Have you noticed that the large noisy flock of corellas is not about at the moment. The last we saw of the large flock was a couple of months ago...
Article Glossy Black Cockatoos in Yallarwah Park On our evening walk in Yallarwah Park over the last few days we have heard the distinct crunching of casuarina seeds. A pair of glossy black cockatoos have been feeding...
Article Different Flathead Species, Size and Bag Limits The following information was released in the August 2022 edition of the DPI NSW Recreational Fishing Newsletter. Following the recent changes to Dusky Flathead recreational fishing rules, this is a...
Article Frog ID at NAC In November after a bit of rain, I heard some frogs in the bush behind the Community Centre. I used the Frog ID app on my phone to record the...
Article Family Friendly Citizen Science Projects Keep the kids and the whole family occupied- become citizen scientists. Citizen scientists help our researchers better understand the world. Our phones allow us the opportunity to collect data for...
Article Aussie Bird Count Aussie Bird Count – Celebrate National Bird Week by taking part in the biggest citizen science project to hit Aussie shores. Join thousands of people from across the country, heading...
Article Public Exhibition Karuah South Quarry The Department of Planning and Environment has advised that the proposed Karuah South Quarry is currently on public exhibition. To see the EIS and past submissions, go to https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/karuah-so…. Submissions...
Article Emergency Fire Committee Meeting A small group of volunteers has met to develop fire emergency response guidelines for the village. The advice for all people in the village and surrounding areas is that you...
Article Our Cove Bushfire Experiences We bought our block on Cove Boulevarde in 1987 and completed building our house in 2000. We have spent a large part of the bushfire season here ever since 1987...

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