Junior Oztag players set to represent their regions on the national stage are now bound for Sydney’s west, after a month of relentless rain swamped Coffs Harbour’s playing fields.
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Posted inFeature, Local News, What's on
Like it or not, the ghouls are coming: your North Coast Halloween guide
Like it or not, the ghouls are coming. From Kingscliff to Port Macquarie, the North Coast is gearing up for a big Halloween weekend, with a zoo after dark, a trapeze murder mystery, a street party, and even a costumed paddle under a bridge. Some of the fun starts tonight. So whether you’re all in […]
Posted inAged care, Disability, General News, Health, NSW News
Carers push for NSW Carer Card
About 958,000 NSW carers keep having to prove they are carers. Carers NSW says a Carer Card, already in place in Victoria and Queensland, would end the paperwork.
Posted inArmidale Regional, Emergency management, Fire, General News, Mullumbimby
Far North Coast RFS members honoured for 1,300 years of service
Fifty-five years. That is how long one Mullumbimby-area firefighter has served since joining the Federal brigade in 1971. Meet the Far North Coast RFS members honoured for more than 1,300 years of service.
Posted inBusiness, NSW News, Small Business
Coffee cup backflip: “cafe killer” laws to go, but not until after the election
Labor will scrap its coffee cup rules, but only after the election. North Coast MPs say “cafe killer” laws are hurting local businesses now, and they want them gone next month.
Posted inAnimals, Coffs Harbour, Environment
Rescued orphan Adelaide welcomes endangered sea lion pup in Coffs Harbour
She was once an orphaned pup alone on a beach. Now Adelaide is a mum of three, after giving birth to an endangered Australian sea lion pup at Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary in Coffs Harbour.
Posted inByron Shire, Feature
Veteran bikers to roar out of Mullumbimby for Byron’s Fletcher Street Cottage
Kickstands up at 10am. Veteran bikers are riding out of Mullumbimby this Saturday for mates who have hit hard times, and there’s $1,000 in raffle prizes along the way.
Posted inAgriculture, General News, NSW News
Vegetable supplier admits price fixing
Australia’s second-largest fresh vegetable supplier has admitted fixing prices on broccoli, cauliflower, and lettuce sold to ALDI. A $12 million penalty is proposed, but a judge has the final say.
Posted inBellingen Shire, Coffs Harbour, Feature, Nambucca Valley, New England, Tourism
Five councils, five road trips: The Ways sets out to keep visitors longer
Beaches, rainforest, jacarandas, and waterfalls, all in one road trip. Five councils have teamed up to keep visitors around longer, and they’ve mapped out five ways to do it.
Posted inEmergency management, Regional Development, Roads and Infrastructure
Regional roads, e-bikes and speed cameras targeted in plan to halve road deaths
NSW wants to halve road deaths in five years. Regional roads, e-bikes, motorbike riders, and average speed cameras for light vehicles are all on the hit list. See what is coming.