Coffs Coast bin trucks are now rolling billboards for a cheeky road safety message, as police warn one age group is fuelling the region’s worst speeding record.
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Posted inAwards, Coffs Harbour, Feature
Coffs Harbour man honoured for courageous creek rescue
Coffs Harbour man Brett Neal has been honoured for courage after helping rescue a woman trapped in an overturned vehicle.
Posted inCrime, Feature, Port Macquarie-Hastings
Woman charged after alleged police pursuit and assaults in Port Macquarie
An 18-year-old woman has been charged with 13 offences following an alleged domestic violence incident, police pursuit and assaults on officers on the Mid North Coast.
Posted inAwards, Coffs Harbour, Feature
Coffs Harbour’s local legends in line for Australia Day honours
Coffs Harbour residents are being urged to nominate local community champions for the 2027 Australia Day Awards.
Posted inBallina, Competitions and free stuff, Environment, Feature
Old pallets, new tricks: Ballina’s recycled art competition throws down a challenge
Pallets, letterboxes and backyard habitats: Ballina’s Salvage Shed wants your junk turned into art, with $600 in prizes up for grabs.
Posted inArts, Kyogle, What's on
Salt, letters and healing: inside Jodie Harris’s new Kyogle exhibition
A Kyogle photographer is bringing a deeply personal project home, with an exhibition and community letter-writing campaign designed to open up conversation about domestic and family violence in the Northern Rivers.
Posted inFeature, Lismore, NSW Politics
Coalition ramps up attack on Saffin over expenses
“One night, out of a year,” she said of a Ballina hotel stay. Now the Coalition is dragging Minister Janelle Saffin to the Auditor General to explain that and dozens of other travel claims that may not be right.
Posted inAgribusiness, Agriculture, Environment, Feature, Federal Politics
F4CA report says farmers carry industry’s climate load
Farmers are already propping up Australia’s climate accounts for free, while coal, gas and oil buy their way out of cutting pollution at the source, according to a new report from Farmers for Climate Action.
Posted inKyogle Shire, Roads and Infrastructure
Six-year detour ends as Montgomerys Bridge reopens at Iron Pot Creek
Six years, a 16km detour and $80 million in bridge works later, Kyogle locals finally have their crossing back. See what it means for the community.
Posted inEnvironment, Feature, MidCoast
MidCoast search begins for next reuse champion
MidCoast residents are being encouraged to turn their repair, restoration and recycling projects into prizes as entries open for the 2026 Reviva Reuse Competition.