Great Lakes Advocate

The Great Lakes Advocate is a weekly subscription-based newspaper catering to a regional audience of approximately 35,000 people. Each edition has a circulation of nearly 5,700 copies. Its main distribution area includes Forster and Tuncurry, with additional reach to Bulahdelah, Hallidays Point, Pacific Palms, and Nabiac.

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Special tribunal to try Russian leaders over Ukraine

2 days ago | greatlakesadvocate.com.au | Molly Quell

Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the Council of Europe headquarters to approve a special tribunal. Photo: AP PHOTOUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has formally approved plans to set up a new international court to prosecute senior Russian officials for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Investors brace for oil price spike after Iran attack

1 week ago | greatlakesadvocate.com.au | Suzanne McGee |Saqib Ahmed |Lewis Krauskopf

Analysts expect oil prices to spike when financial markets resume trading. Photo: AP PHOTOThe US attack on Iranian nuclear sites could lead to a knee-jerk reaction in global markets when they reopen, sending oil prices higher and triggering a rush to safety, investors say as they assess how the latest escalation of tensions will ripple through the global economy. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Nature-based education program planned for Mid-Coast

1 week ago | greatlakesadvocate.com.au | Jeanene Duncan

The growing popularity of a more holistic, nature-based education for local youngsters has inspired a group of educators and parents to plan for a new school embracing these principlesSubscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperSilky Oak Community began back in 2022 with the future intention of establishing a more hands-on educational facility in the Great Lakes.
Missing moggie heartbreak for Queensland couple

1 week ago | greatlakesadvocate.com.au | Jeanene Duncan

Bandit, a much loved family pet, has gone missing. Picture supplied. A Queensland couple is devastated after their much loved moggie went missing from their campsite in the early hours of last Saturday, June 14. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperMarc Casanova and his partner were camping in Booti Booti National Park, Forster when Bandit made his bid for freedom from their on-site tent.
Parrots for Kids: free birds for families mourning loss of pets through floods

1 week ago | greatlakesadvocate.com.au | Julia Driscoll

Parrots for Purpose, a not-for-profit charity based on the Gold Coast, is offering a small parrot to children and families who lost a pet in the recent floods. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperEach child registered will receive a small parrot, cage, seed, bird toys and a children's mental health story book free of charge.
Postcard from an Irish garden

1 week ago | greatlakesadvocate.com.au | Jeanene Duncan

Updated June 20 2025 - 10:00am, first published 9:59amUpdated June 20 2025 - 10:00am, first published 9:59am
Driftwood challenge sparks creativity and connection

1 week ago | greatlakesadvocate.com.au | Jeanene Duncan

Youth support service provider, Into The Wild Adventures has come up with a unique and creative way to make good use of driftwood which had accumulated on Mid North Coast beaches following the floods. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Three years left to limit greenhouse gasses: study

1 week ago | greatlakesadvocate.com.au | Seth Borenstein

The world will pass its set limit of 1.5 degrees global warming within the next three years : study. Photo: AP PHOTOHumans are on track to release so much greenhouse gas in less than three years that breaching a key threshold for limiting global warming will be nearly unavoidable. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Two Mid-Coast creatives named finalists in Indigenous Storyteller Scholarship

1 week ago | greatlakesadvocate.com.au | Julia Driscoll

Two young creatives from the Mid-Coast have been named finalists in the 2025 Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship 2025 program. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperZachary Carter and Luca Sawyer are among nine finalists from NSW who will receive mentorship and are in the running for a $10,000 scholarship.
FAWNA receives grant for modular transport aviaries

1 week ago | greatlakesadvocate.com.au | Jeanene Duncan

Wildlife rescue organisation, FAWNA will be putting its $10,000 grant from the MidCoast Council community donations program towards the purchase of modular transportable aviaries. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperThe local charity was one of 10 local organisations to receive a combined total of $33,059.50 from the council program.