A Murrami farmer with a law degree and six sons is the NFF’s new vice president. Four new committee chairs are also named, and a board seat is now vacant.
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Posted inBellingen Shire, New England, Roads and Infrastructure
Waterfall Way roadworks to slow drivers until 8 November
Planning a trip along Waterfall Way before 8 November? Slope repairs, culvert works, and a landslip fix could add 10 minutes at a time. Here is what is on, and the detour options.
Posted inGeneral News
Coffs service station worker dies after ute crash
A Coffs Harbour service station worker checking fuel tanks has died, nearly a week after he was trapped under a ute. The driver is due back in court this week.
Posted inCost of Living, Feature, Housing, Money
Three in four can’t afford $20 rent rise
Could you cope with $20 more a week in rent? Three in four Australians say they would have to make sacrifices, and most back limits on rent increases.
Posted inFeature, Health, National News
More GPs worried about misinformation
AI is making health misinformation harder to spot, and more GPs are feeling it. New survey figures show a sharp jump in doctors worried about what patients are reading online.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Fingal Head
Two lives lost in separate North Coast crashes
Two families are grieving after separate crashes on the North Coast. One driver died at the scene at Fingal Head. A woman died in hospital more than two weeks after a crash at Herons Creek.
Posted inFeature, Lifestyle, MidCoast
More than $11 million invested in MidCoast parks and outdoor spaces
More than $11 million has been invested in parks, playgrounds and outdoor recreation facilities across the MidCoast over the past three years, delivering major upgrades to community spaces.
Posted inBusiness, Hospitality, NSW News, Recycling and waste, Small Business
Coffs MP warns of costs in reusable cup plan
A $22,000 fine for forgetting to offer a reusable cup in the morning rush? Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh says Labor’s plan hands cafés yet another cost, and Labor and the Greens rejected every amendment.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour, Indigenous
Coffs Harbour adopts its first Aboriginal strategy
Coffs Harbour’s streets and buildings could soon carry Aboriginal names. The city’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy has 38 actions, and the Mayor says it is “more than just a document”.
Posted inEducation, NSW News
Teacher pay rise lands this week
Starting teachers now earn $92,882 and top-of-scale teachers $133,422. The NSW Government says the latest pay rise lands this week, with teacher vacancies at a 12-year low.