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Article TO MOOR OR NOT TO MOOR As North Arm Cove residents come to terms with MidCoast Council’s decision not only to reject the proposed boat ramp at Medina Bay but also to rule out a public... (1 comment)
Article Owners of non-urban blocks get a reprieve The proposed introduction of a new Fire and Emergency Services Levy has been put on hold with the NSW Government arguing that new modelling has indicated that the new system...
Article New Tennis Practice Court Now Open TENNIS NEWS JUNE 2017 The good news is that the Multi Purpose Practice Court has been completed. David Read and his crew started work on 1 May and the slab...
Article Fame Cove developer loses Supreme Court fight with NSW Government An intense legal battle between the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) and Mr Phillip Dong Fang Lee’s LDF Enterprise, the owner of an iconic 409-hectare waterfront site on... (1 comment)
Article Pizza nights and minutes of meetings The tennis club isn’t just about on-court play. We also like to get together socially for a pizza night at the community centre. At a general meeting on April 27...
Article Time to count our dolphins The dolphin census has been concluded. The article below is now only of historical interest. The Marine Parks Association will be conducting a census of Port Stephens Bottlenose dolphins on...
Article Newcastle airport set to provide overseas flights North Arm Cove may soon benefit from having its first taste of easy access to overseas flights with work now underway to give Newcastle airport an international capacity. While initially... (1 comment)
Article Saturday social tennis restarts After a few months in hibernation Satuday social tennis restarted on May 6. It currently runs from 8am to 10am but will move back to 9am to 11am as winter...
Article Winners and Losers from new fire levy The rates for the new Fire and Emergency Services Levy that will be added to council rate notices from 2017-18 onwards are now available. As a result, all home owners...
Article Clean up for village green The next stage in establishing North Arm Cove’s new village green took place on Saturday 22 April when 18 dedicated residents turned up for the first of three working bees...
Article Rule changes for waterfront trees Extensive tree clearing following the introduction of the controversial 10/50 bushfire mitigation rule in 2014 resulted in a significant loss of canopy on Sydney’s leafy North Shore, according to a...
Article Parliament's rate slug The hope that MidCoast Council would be prevented from applying for a special rate increase has been dashed. For while the NSW parliament recently passed legislation preventing the state’s merged...
Article submission Peter Singer's Ethics Australian philosopher Professor Peter Singer has a reputation for taking very radical positions, including on such issues as euthanasia, giving much, much more to the poor and whether or not...

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