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Did you know an estimated 1 in 40 people are on the autism spectrum?

ASD is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that can present in a range of ways and at different levels for different people.

Today Survivor's R Us Incorporated proudly celebrated 8 years of serving the community and providing support services for victims/survivors of domestic violence.

Thanks to some amazing, highly trained volunteers they are now able to host community and support workers in-training and also psychology students to provide support and counselling services.

It's taken 10 long years, but finally the Mandalong Rural Fire Brigade's headquarters has gone from a tin shed to one of the best RFS facilities in the state.

I'd like to thank everyone involved in the project, particularly all of the volunteers.…

The Morisset HUB is up and running at the Morisset Multi-Purpose Centre!

This HUB is run by CALM Inc. and is a great community service where anyone who needs financial, emotional and social well-being help, or emergency relief can come.

Each year 41,0,00 Australian men die from preventable conditions.

75% of those deaths are due to heart conditions.

The Men's Health Education Rural Van (MHERV) is saving lives throughout country and rural NSW.

Here's something you don't see every day!

A tree craned onto the highest point of the $835 million John Hunter Hospital expansion.

Today's Topping Out ceremony marked an important milestone in the project, which will see existing services expanded, notably Emergency Department capabilities will be increased by 40%.

Today a dream decades in the making became a reality with the official opening of the redeveloped $52 million Hunter Sports Centre at Glendale.

This is the single biggest piece of infrastructure ever built by Lake Macquarie City Council, with funding from the federal, state and local governments.

The Environmental Plastic Innovation Cluster, very fittingly known as EPIC, is rethinking the role of plastics.

I recently toured the EPIC laboratory at the University of Newcastle to learn more about their research.

Congratulations to Astrid Hocking from Hearts and Hands Community Development, who this morning was named the 2025 Local Woman of the Year for Lake Macquarie, at the NSW Women of the Year Awards!

Astrid is a tenacious and passionate advocate for child protection, community empowerment and foster carers, both locally and overseas.

This morning's Lake Macquarie Police District Awards Ceremony was nothing short of inspirational.

There were incredible stories of bravery in crisis, and of our local officers risking their lives to take control of seriously dangerous situations.