Four men have been charged and will face court following an alleged affray at a licensed premises in Wauchope on the NSW Mid North Coast last year.
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Posted inByron Bay, Crime, Feature, Nambucca Heads, Youth
North Coast, Mid North Coast projects share in $5m youth crime prevention funding
North Coast and Mid North Coast communities will share in nearly $5 million for locally led youth crime prevention programs.
Posted inCrime, Port Macquarie
Van fire at police station linked to wave of alleged break-ins across Port Macquarie
A seized van goes up in flames inside a police station car park as a man is hit with more than 30 charges over a string of alleged break-ins.
Posted inCrime, MidCoast
Driver charged after fatal cyclist crash on Mid North Coast
A man has been charged following a crash that claimed the life of a cyclist on the state’s Mid North Coast late last year.
Posted inCrime, Tweed Heads
‘We are watching’: 200kg of cocaine on catamaran in Tweed River
A Tweed Heads man has been charged after 200kg of cocaine was found on a catamaran sailing into the country amid a probe into a crime syndicate with bikie gang links.
Posted inCrime, Lismore
Man charged over alleged $2000 fuel drive-offs across Northern Rivers
Police allege a driver used stolen plates and hit the same servo 10 times in a string of fuel thefts across Lismore and Ballina.
Posted inCrime, Taree
Taree man charged over alleged incident in shopping centre toilets
A Taree man has been charged over an alleged incident in a shopping centre’s women’s toilets. Read more here.
Posted inCrime, Forster
Man charged after drugs, firearms and ammunition allegedly seized in Forster
A man has been charged after police allegedly seized drugs, firearms and ammunition during a property search on the NSW Mid North Coast.
Posted inLocal News, Youth
Young people turning to AI for mental health support, NSW Youth Week poll finds
Nearly one in three young people in NSW are using AI to support their mental health, as new polling highlights rising anxiety and cost-of-living pressures.
Posted inFeature, Northern Rivers, Sport, Youth
Local athletes backed to chase sporting dreams
Fifteen Northern Rivers teenagers have received funding to pursue higher-level sport.