Favourite Point Of Law has run down frontrunner Royal Supremacy to win the $10 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington
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Posted inAnimals, Feature, Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital set to reopen after $10.7 million rebuild
John Williamson is singing Goodbye Blinky Bill, and every dollar you give is doubled. Port Macquarie’s $10.7 million Koala Hospital is reopening, and here’s how to be part of it.
Posted inFeature, Fundraiser, Goonellabah, Health
Goonellabah garden party to raise money for sick Northern Rivers kids
23 years, 130 guests and one big race. Northern Rivers women are frocking up in Goonellabah, and every raffle ticket helps keep sick local kids close to home.
Posted inFeature, Forster, Health, What's on
Free Forster workshop offers tools to find calm in the chaos
Forster residents can learn practical ways to manage stress, build resilience and strengthen relationships at a free community workshop next month.
Posted inArts, Feature, Housing, Lismore, Social issues and services
Last-ditch plea to save North Lismore’s Joy Love Gallery
His daughter says six armed police removed a 63-year-old grandfather who paints birds. Now North Lismore artist Jimmy Willing is in a tent, and his gallery could be demolished as early as today.
Posted inBrunswick Heads, Casino, Feature, Grafton
$12 million to unlock thousands of flood-safe home sites near Casino, Brunswick Heads, and Grafton
You can’t build a house without pipes, sewers, and roads. Now $12 million is going in near Casino, Brunswick Heads, and Grafton to unlock up to 3,100 flood-safe home sites.
Posted inFeature, Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie in line for ambulance helicopter base as first designs revealed
Port Macquarie is in line for its own ambulance helicopter base. The first designs are out, construction is set to start elsewhere in 2027, but when will the Mid North Coast get its turn?
Posted inFeature, Health
GPs say Medicare is failing women doctors
Female GPs spend longer with patients, treat more mental health problems, and earn 93.5 cents for every dollar a male GP makes per hour. The RACGP says Medicare needs to change.
Posted inFeature, Grants and funding, MidCoast, Tweed Shire
Tweed and Taree war memorials get a lifeline
Six heritage-listed Tweed war memorials are about to be checked over, and the Taree War Memorial Clock is getting a facelift. Find out what’s in store for the North Coast’s memorials.
Posted inAwareness Events, Feature, Health, What's on
Move for 30 days to support ovarian cancer care
Walk, run, ride, or roll out a yoga mat. Workout 4 Women asks Australians to move for 30 days in November to fund free nursing and support for women with ovarian cancer.