A photography group started in Port Macquarie earlier this year has grown into a community of more than 300 women, with founder Kristen Shaw saying it has become less about cameras and more about connection.
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Kyogle Council’s decade-long waste levy fight finally pays off
A decade of lobbying, one unfair tax scrapped for good. Kyogle ratepayers are set to save up to $400,000 a year after the state finally agreed the levy should never have applied to them.
Court halts Yuraygir horse cull as brumby debate reignites
A 1am dash to court stopped the brumby cull in Yuraygir National Park, for now. Inside the legal scramble, and the local MP’s push for a way to save the brumbies from the bullet.
Tuncurry Slipway finally back on track after years in limbo
Empty since 2023, fought over in Budget Estimates, and now finally funded: the Tuncurry Slipway has a $13.8 million path back to life, and a mid-2027 finish line.
Bellingen bakers take on threatened species
Turtles, gliders and orchids made of cake: Bellingen’s Threatened Species Bake-off is back, and Council wants locals of all ages to get creative for a cause worth fighting for.
Grafton skate park upgrade gains ground
Grafton’s push for a safer, rebuilt skate park has picked up serious momentum since June, moving from a radio interview to a packed community meet-up and now to a council vote ordering a full report on the facility’s future.
Coffs Harbour locks in $8 million funding plan for Jetty Strip makeover
Half a billion dollars in development is heading for Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Strip, and council has just locked in how it’s going to pay for the upgrade to match.
New officers hit the beat in Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Lismore
Six new constables for Kempsey, four for Port Macquarie and three for Lismore: a fresh wave of police recruits has hit the beat across the region this week.
Man charged with murder after dawn boat arrest
Detectives swooped on a boat moored on the Hastings River at dawn, arresting a 47-year-old man over the death of Port Macquarie woman Megan Tangye.
Barnaby Joyce fails to clear up One Nation migration confusion
Barnaby Joyce said his colleague was wrong on One Nation’s migration numbers, then confirmed that PALM workers don’t count. But he refused to say what skilled workers we would have to go without.
