New BOCSAR data shows 6,128 more domestic violence defendants before NSW courts in two years, as the state government points to tougher bail laws and a $184.1 million funding boost.
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Posted inMental Health, NSW News, Parenting and kids
New pilot to check in on dads’ mental health
New fathers in NSW will be offered health and mental health checks under a $1 million pilot program, as the state government partners with men’s health charity Movember to support new and expecting dads.
Posted inMoree Plains Shire, NSW News, Social issues and services, Workers and Unions
SafeWork puts Moree Plains on notice over psychosocial risk
Moree Plains Shire Council has moved quickly to comply with a SafeWork improvement notice, as the State Government moves to give courts new powers to protect workers from abuse.
Posted inNSW News, Sport
Combat sports referred to parliamentary inquiry
Bareknuckle boxing, power slap and backyard fight clubs are under the microscope, as the state government refers combat sports laws to a parliamentary inquiry.
Posted inHunting and Fishing, NSW News
A net full of wins for recreational fishers
New fishing platforms, a crackdown on dodgy licence sellers and a new peak body: the state government has unveiled a suite of wins for NSW’s one million recreational fishers.
Posted inNSW News, Regional Development
New rules aim to simplify planning input
More than 100 different planning consultation rules across NSW are being replaced with one statewide plan from 1 September, giving every community the same say on development.
Posted inAgriculture, NSW News, Water
NSW floodplain harvesting audit begins
Only 58 per cent of floodplain harvesting storages in NSW were compliant as of June, and now a watchdog audit wants to know if the water take data can be trusted at all.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Grants and funding, NSW News
$40m boost for family violence program
A $40 million funding boost means all 52 Staying Home Leaving Violence services in NSW will get a 50 per cent budget lift, helping more women and children stay safely in their own homes.
Posted inAgriculture, Animals, Emergency management, National News, NSW News
Bird flu funding boost branded thin
A $145 million bird flu funding boost has been branded “deeply unserious” by conservationists, as the virus reaches a dolphin for the first time and NSW rolls out a native bird vaccine trial.
Posted inEconomy, Immigration, NSW News
NSW growth to ride almost entirely on migration
NSW’s entire population growth for the next 40 years will come from overseas migration, and then some. A new report shows just how much the state’s future rides on it.