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Our green Port Stephens is losing its tree cover, not only from development, but illegally from vandals killing trees to extend foreshore views.   Read more

Welcome to 2025 and our little EcoUpdate to start our year. Our stories so early in the year do sadden us and we’re looking for your help!   Read more

ENVIRONMENTAL SABOTAGE ~ Council and community start the rehabilitation following the chainsaw wielding vandal. We’ll never regain this loss on the iconic Bridle Path. Community loss of shade trees, wildlife habitat, climate control and oxygen ~ for what, improved views?   Read more

‘There has been a failure by government to engage in strategic planning in relation to quarry developments despite calls for this from the community. Unless of course the strategic plan is to simply transform our area into a super quarry for Sydney.’ Save Balickera inc.   Read more

Last year, Renew members & friends toured the Resourceful Living plastic factory and were excited to see a circular economy in action. Sadly, in October, police investigated a suspicious fire that destroyed this Hodge family business.   Read more

I hope you find some time to read this November issue of EcoUpdate, sadly my last. There’s a bumper issue to get through, so get a cuppa, or something stronger, put your feet up and see what Port Stephens has been up to lately!   Read more

The efforts of our local community to protect Mambo and Wanda Wetlands have been well documented. But what about the Worimi women’s sacred site at Wanda? Kathy Brown explains.   Read more

EcoNetwork’s Annual General Meeting 2024 By Alison Rogers, Secretary EcoNetwork. Hosted by the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens, it was wonderful to have EcoNetwork’s Annual General Meeting embedded within their Celebrating Birds event. …   Read more

If you’re reading EcoUpdate for the first time – Welcome! We hope you find something of interest in this edition. Many of our previous articles are still current, so take a look at the July 2024 edition – and right back to 2021.   Read more

Since the referendum, supporters and volunteers have been asking for guidance as to how to continue to support First Nations recognition and justice. Last week, Thomas Mayo, a leading proponent for the YES vote, held the first book launch for his new publication ‘Always was, Always Will be: The campaign for justice and recognition continues’.   Read more