Port Macquarie is in line for its own ambulance helicopter base. The first designs are out, construction is set to start elsewhere in 2027, but when will the Mid North Coast get its turn?
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Posted inFeature, Forster
Man, 68, dies after being pulled from the surf at One Mile Beach, Forster
Beachgoers pulled a swimmer in distress from the water at One Mile Beach in Forster on Thursday afternoon. Sadly, the 68-year-old man could not be saved.
Posted inGeneral News
Coffs service station worker dies after ute crash
A Coffs Harbour service station worker checking fuel tanks has died, nearly a week after he was trapped under a ute. The driver is due back in court this week.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Fingal Head
Two lives lost in separate North Coast crashes
Two families are grieving after separate crashes on the North Coast. One driver died at the scene at Fingal Head. A woman died in hospital more than two weeks after a crash at Herons Creek.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Coffs Harbour, Crime, Feature
Woman charged after Coffs Harbour worker run over
He was checking fuel tank levels when a ute left him trapped on a Coffs Harbour forecourt. Now he’s in John Hunter Hospital, and a woman has been refused bail.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Booral
Second rider dies after Booral crash
A horse float, a utility and two motorcycles. Two riders are now dead after a Sunday morning crash at Booral, and a young driver faces a string of serious charges.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Hunter, Sport
Tragic start to grand final weekend as car hits Knights fans
Updated: Knights fans lined the road to send their team off to the grand final. Then a car ploughed into the crowd. Ten are injured including two 5 year olds and a 2 year old, two critically, and the driver is under arrest.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Good News, Health
Coffs Harbour ambulance crews fling open the doors
Coffs Harbour’s ambulance station threw open its doors on Friday, letting locals get up close with the crews and vehicles that keep the region safe.
Posted inAwareness Events, Coffs Harbour, Emergency management
Coffs Harbour crews open the doors for Ambulance Appreciation Day
Coffs Harbour residents will be able to meet their local paramedics face to face next week, with the city’s ambulance station one of only eight across New South Wales opening to the public for NSW Ambulance Appreciation Day.
Posted inHealth, Northern Rivers, Tweed Shire
Northern NSW hospitals brace for busiest winter yet
Northern NSW hospitals are seeing 22 more patients a day than this time last year. Health bosses reveal where locals should go instead of the ED, and it might save you hours in a waiting room.