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- Education Training
- 25/05/2026
- 08:15
More than 1,100 North Coast public school students to take the stage at Compass Music Festival in Woolgoolga
More than 1,100 North Coast public school students will come together today and tomorrow, 25 and 26 May for the Compass Music Festival –…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 25/05/2026
- 08:07
Monash study links irregular blood pressure patterns to poorer brain health
Frequent changes in blood pressure could affect cognitive health and contribute to brain changes associated with dementia risk, according to new research from Monash University. The study, published in the scientific journal Neurology, found that greater variability in blood pressure over a 24-hour period was associated with poorer cognition, including planning, problem solving and memory. Higher average blood pressure over 24 hours was also associated with greater evidence of vascular brain injury. While high blood pressure, or hypertension, has long been recognised as a risk factor for cognitive decline, less has been understood about the impact of changes in blood…
- Community, Energy
- 25/05/2026
- 07:28
Charging ahead: Western Sydney families turn to clean energy to save on fuel and power bills
25th May, 2026RYDALMERE, NSW – As Western Sydney households continue to feel the pinch of rising fuel and energy costs, local families are taking matters into their own hands to discover how home electrification and electric vehicles (EVs) can drastically cut their cost of living. On Saturday 30 May, the City of Parramatta Council and Parents for Climate Western Sydney are joining forces to host a free, family-friendly EV & Home Electrification Showcase in Rydalmere. Coming just ahead of World Environment Day, the event highlights how local communities are choosing to embrace clean energy solutions that protect both the environment…
- Energy, Government VIC
- 25/05/2026
- 07:05
Regulator reduces Victorian default electricity prices
The Essential Services Commission has announced a reduction in Victoria’s default electricity prices to apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. The Victorian Default Offer is dropping in each of the state's five electricity distribution zones, by an average of five percent for residential customers and six per cent for small businesses. On average, households on the Victorian Default Offer will save $84 a year and small businesses on the offer will save $241 a year. The Victorian Default Offer is a fair, independently set electricity price that acts as an important safeguard: ensuring all homes and small…
- Community, Local Government
- 25/05/2026
- 06:20
MEDIA RELEASE: Still rebuilding from last time — Byron Shire Council calls on big polluters to pay for climate damage
Byron Shire Council has passed a motion calling on the Federal Government to establish a National Climate Compensation Fund, funded through a levy on major coal, oil and gas corporations, to cover the soaring costs of worsening climate disasters being borne by local councils and communities across Australia. Councillor Elia Hauge, who tabled the motion, said “Byron Shire has lived through the 2019–20 bushfires, the catastrophic 2022 floods—when Mullumbimby recorded 520 millimetres of rain in a single day, the highest on record—Cyclone Alfred, and ongoing coastal erosion at Belongil and New Brighton. That is not a run of bad luck.…
- Indigenous, Medical Health Aged Care
- 25/05/2026
- 06:10
Find it, treat it: 30-second test could help prevent stroke in Indigenous Australians
Key Facts: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be screened for a common heart rhythm condition at least 10 years earlier than current national guidelines recommend, say UNSW researchers. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruku6_VgfJcResearch published today in the Medical Journal of Australia found Indigenous Australians develop atrial fibrillation (AF) nearly 16 years earlier on average than non-Indigenous Australians, contributing to substantially higher stroke rates at younger ages. AF is a common heart rhythm condition characterised by an irregular heartbeat that can cause blood clots to form in the heart and travel to the brain. It often has no symptoms – until a…
- Government NSW, Medical Health Aged Care
- 25/05/2026
- 06:08
MEDIA ALERT AND RELEASE – Doctors warn NSW IRC that broken Awards conceal hours and unpaid labour
WHAT ASMOF representatives will hold a media conference ahead of the closing submissions hearing in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission on the Doctors Award, the largest wage case in the Commission’s history. The focus will be on creating an Award system that addresses systemic understaffing, fatigue and overwork, and facilitates the delivery of safe working hours for doctors and safe care for the patients of NSW. WHO Dr Behny Samadi Dr Stephen Korbel Frontline doctors WHEN 10am Monday, 25 May 2026 WHERE Outside the NSW Industrial Relations Commission 47 Bridge Street, Sydney CONTACTS Media contact – Darren Rodrigo – 0414…
- Community, Medical Health Aged Care
- 25/05/2026
- 06:00
AA National Convention Brings Connection and Gratitude to the Gold Coast
Almost 2,000 people from all over the world made their way to the Gold Coast for the 60th National Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous , held from May 1-4. The Convention’s theme was “Steps to Recovery” and it brought together AA members, supporters, healthcare professionals, and members of the public to share. The four-day event featured meetings, workshops, fellowship activities, entertainment and keynote speakers from Australia and overseas. For many attendees the convention was both deeply moving and profoundly uplifting. Tim, who has been sober since 2003, was one of the attendees who really made the most of it - joining…
- Property Real Estate
- 25/05/2026
- 05:05
Australian Property Managers Face $2.4M Personal Liability for Contractor Compliance Failures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE When Contractor Incidents Happen, the Legal Consequences Fall on You — Forsite Gives Australian Property and Facilities Managers the System to…
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