BellingenNSWOct 14

"She just brought it to the front desk and said I have rescued this sea snake."

"A New South Wales wildlife sanctuary has been forced to temporarily evacuate parts of its centre after a woman brought in a highly venomous sea snake. They are one of the most venomous snakes in the world."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/coffs-coast-wildlife-sanctaury-evacuated-due-to-sea-snake/105888174
#ocean #wildlife #Woolgoolga #CoffsHarbour #snake #seasnake #beachcombing

Parts of Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary evacuated due to 'highly venomous' sea snake

Visitors to a northern New South Wales wildlife sanctuary were forced to evacuate after a woman brought in a rescued sea snake, one of the world's deadliest reptiles.

ABC News
BellingenNSWOct 8

Pesticide spray drift from intensive horticulture on the the mid-north coast NSW -
Discontent in the region.

Home owners, dairy and beef producers among those concerned about how pesticide use affects their land as well as water quality on the mid-north coast

“Between 2001 and 2016 blueberry farming expanded 400% – mainly around the Coffs Harbour region.”

“This monitoring showed the continued detection of pesticides in most waterways sampled, highlighting the need for ongoing monitoring in the region.”

“Monitoring in the Nambucca valley by the EPA has detected three different pesticides in low levels in three creeks, suggesting water quality in the area is not being impacted by excessive amounts of pesticides.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/09/blueberry-farms-nsw-north-coast-rapid-expansion-development-pesticides
#Pesticides #food #beef #diary #prawns #blueberries #plantations #monoculture #rivers #water #export #runoff #pollution #neonicotinoids #imidacloprid #dimethoate #SprayDrift #CoffsHarbour #Macksville #Nambucca #Woolgoolga #conflict #violence #EPA #regulation #horticulture #industry #tourism #PeoplesHomes #TankWater #governance #MidNorthCoast #NSW #biodiversity #wildlife #extractivism

‘Gobsmacked at the scale’: blueberry industry’s rapid expansion divides NSW’s mid-north coast

Dairy and beef producers among those concerned about how pesticide use affects their land as well as water quality on the mid-north coast

The Guardian
Jude🇵🇸Jul 11, 2025

Woopi Sikh temple (the smaller of the 2 !) where we had another free* lunch. It was hopping today, maybe coz school holidays, and of course delicious as always: as much dal, veg, rice, chapattis, yoghurt, pickle, and rice pudding as you can eat. Such lovely people. @LifeTimeCooking #Woolgoolga #Sikh

* free to all comers but of course donations welcome.

Kerrie SmithApr 2, 2023
The 310 ton timber barquentine Buster of 39 metres, was built in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1884. Tragically it was stranded in a storm in 1893 at Woolgoolga in NSW on its way to load timber that was bound for New Zealand. Every few years the wreck is revealed as the sand washes away in storms, only to be buried again as the sand returns with the tides. http://www.environment.gov.au/shipwreck/public/wreck/wreck.do?key=282 #Shipwreck #Buster #Woolgoolga