Monday, May 11, 2015

Nursing across the generations and other top stories

Nursing across the generations

Nursing across the generations
Forty years ago young Jean Crichton was training for her dream job as a nurse at Newcastle's Mater Hospital but she was almost sent home for insubordination. The uniforms were starched, the hours were long, the rules strict, but Jean was happy. "I ...
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The plight of migratory shorebirds

The plight of migratory shorebirds
Research from the University of Queensland shows some species, which often call the NSW Hunter region home, are under considerable threat. With Newcastle's river estuary being a major breeding ground for the creatures, locals are being urged to sit up ...
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LGBTIQ photography exhibition shines light on identity and disability

LGBTIQ photography exhibition shines light on identity and disability
But this conventional practice has been shattered in an exhibition that's gone on show in the NSW city of Newcastle. The 'Outing Disability' exhibition is a visually-striking journey into the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and ...
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Meet the Mob: Tyrell Roadley

Meet the Mob: Tyrell Roadley
Hosted by Jill Emberson, Mornings presenter on 1233 ABC Newcastle, Meet the Mob is a weekly profile of Aboriginal people in the Hunter region of New South Wales. You can listen to each Meet the Mob interview by clicking on the audio player or you can ...
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Hunter storm and flood recovery: SES 'starting to exhale'

Hunter storm and flood recovery: SES 'starting to exhale'
The town received 350mm of rain in 24 hours and the Paterson River reached a higher-than-expected peak of 16.1 metres. A 'Super Sunday' briefing was held at Newcastle attended by volunteers from the NSW, Victorian and South Australian SES as well as ...
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Bush regeneration to save Aboriginal midden site

Bush regeneration to save Aboriginal midden site
The project has been run by the organisation Trees In Newcastle (along with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC)) as a way of protecting the Indigenous site and revitalising the natural ...
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Building pathways to make Newcastle a creative industry hub

Building pathways to make Newcastle a creative industry hub
... outside the square. It's a skill set which has seen him design world-famous products and bring Hollywood blockbusters to life. But he's now got his eyes set on the New South Wales city of Newcastle, by helping turn the Hunter into a creative ...
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Heavy rain, strong winds buffet the Hunter

Heavy rain, strong winds buffet the Hunter
Subscribe/RSS. Expand/Collapse. RSS Subscribe to ABC Newcastle NSW features · RSS Subscribe to all ABC Local features. Topics: weather, rainfall, storm. Locations: muswellbrook-2333, newcastle-2300. Print page; Email this · Permalink. Share ...
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NSW storm: Fallen tree cuts Newcastle house in half

NSW storm: Fallen tree cuts Newcastle house in half
... was staying with neighbours when her cat Eli was returned. She said it was unfathomable that they had escaped relatively unscathed. "We are lucky, we could have been dead, we could have been maimed," she said. "We will rebuild." Newcastle Herald ...
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Meet the Middlemen: Episode 2

Meet the Middlemen: Episode 2
Expand/Collapse. RSS Subscribe to ABC Newcastle NSW audio · RSS Subscribe to all ABC Local audio. Topics: music, business-economics-and-finance, industry, music-industry. Locations: newcastle-2300. Print page; Email this; Permalink. Share ...
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