A Taree man has been jailed for eight years for child abuse and online child abuse material offences.
Social issues and services
Posted inBellingen, Crime
Bellingen man charged over alleged online threats to politicians
A Bellingen man has been charged over alleged online threats targeting parliamentarians, with the case heading to court in May.
Posted inCrime, Tweed Heads
Driver charged after alleged hit-and-run while drunk and stoned
Police allege a driver hit another car twice and fled before returning a 0.181 reading and testing positive to cannabis and cocaine at Tweed Heads.
Posted inMoney, Social issues and services
Bank branch closures costing regions $1b and 4,000 jobs, alliance warns
Nearly 900 bank branches gone, 4,000 jobs lost. And they say the decline of regional banking is far from over.
Posted inBellingen, Crime
NSW man charged over alleged online death threats targeting parliamentarians
A NSW man has been charged after allegedly posting online death threats targeting two parliamentarians, police say.
Posted inCrime, Port Macquarie
Four arrested following alleged property offences on the Mid North Coast
Four teenage boys have been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged property offences on the Mid North Coast.
Posted inCrime, Port Macquarie
Four men to face court over alleged Wauchope pub brawl
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.
Posted inByron Bay, Crime, 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 inDisability, Grants and funding, Lismore
Lismore’s REDinc opens flood-resilient hub to secure disability services
A Northern Rivers disability service provider has opened a new flood-resilient hub in central Lismore, aimed at safeguarding essential supports against future disasters.
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.