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From sleeping outdoors in parks and beaches to enjoying ice blocks and shortened work shifts, Australians found creative ways to cope with the extreme heat. Read More

MidCoast Council is hosting a series of ‘death cafes’ in the lead up to ‘Dying to know’ day on 8 August, giving the community the opportunity to ask questions and discuss a topic that is still often considered taboo. When three councils amalgamated in 2016 to form MidCoast Council, one of the biggest issues for... Read More

Promised changes in tax policy would suggest that the government was planning to axe payouts to non-tax paying investors. This means there would be an end to cash handouts to share investors. However, Bill Shorten announced yesterday that more than 300,000 pensioners will be exempt from this change. Under the “pensioner guarantee”, all older Australians... Read More