The Clarence electorate had the highest uptake of any regional seniors travel scheme in NSW, before Labor axed it. Now the Nationals want it back, and Grafton pensioners are counting the cost.
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Posted inCoffs Harbour, Disability
Pathfinders Support Your Path wins national disability services award for second consecutive year
Pathfinders Support Your Path has won national recognition for the second consecutive year for its NDIS services supporting regional communities.
Posted inCoffs Harbour
Sasebo students embrace life on the Coffs Coast
Three Japanese students are embracing Coffs Coast life while strengthening the longstanding sister city relationship between Coffs Harbour and Sasebo.
Posted inGrants and funding, Lismore, Sport
Defibrillator grants open for Lismore sporting clubs
Sporting clubs in the Lismore electorate can apply for grants of up to $3,000 to buy and maintain defibrillators.
Posted inAgribusiness, Agriculture, Coffs Harbour, Investigation, Long Read
Duped by the ABC: Food fraud investigation may be rotten
The ABC’s food fraud special ‘Duped’ made Australians afraid of what’s in their fridge. A closer look at the evidence, the lab behind it, and the sources it relied on tells a very different story.
Posted inFederal Politics, Local News, Social issues and services, What's on
Lyne MP wants businesses to ‘get it off their liver’ after gambling survey scores a result
Her gambling survey already rattled Canberra. Now Lyne MP Alison Penfold wants Hastings to Hunter small business owners to get it off their liver too, before the clock runs out.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Port Macquarie
Freezin’ for a reason
More than 110 people, including senior police, will brave icy waters at Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie this weekend to raise money for Special Olympics Australia.
Posted inAgriculture, Bucca, Legal
Bucca blueberry farm dam costs owners $100,000, contractor $30,000
A Bucca blueberry farm’s “spur of the moment” dam has cost its owners $100,000 and their contractor $30,000, as NRAR reveals 13 more Coffs Harbour blueberry operations are already under investigation.
Posted inBellingen
Have your say and help shape the future of Bellingen Shire
Bellingen Shire Council is calling on the community to share its views on local services, priorities and future planning through the 2026 BSC Community Pulse.
Posted inLismore
Contractor appointed for Lismore’s Browns Creek pump station upgrade
Lismore City Council has appointed Eire Constructions to deliver the Browns Creek Pump Station upgrade, a major flood resilience project following the 2022 floods.