THE Bellingen Environment Centre (BEC) and other community groups raised concerns when Transport for NSW (TfNSW) advertised that a parcel of land on the Kalang River was going to auction last Saturday. The land is a designated Biodiversity Stewardship Site…
TWELVE more high school students are now working in various roles across the Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) thanks to the legacy of Aboriginal activist Elsa Dixon. Ms Dixon played a key role in improving social outcomes for…
HOUSEHOLDS would be given a modest seven percent fall in their gas bills and three percent cut to their electricity bills, under a coalition’s plan to pump the market with gas to drive down energy costs. The coalition released the…
NAMBUCCA Heads teenager Zeke Daley has officially registered as an Independent candidate for Cowper in the 2025 Federal Election. In a statement to media, Mr Daley said he brings a “fresh, community-driven voice” to the region’s political conversation. Advertise with…
ANTHONY Albanese and Peter Dutton have backed in their plans to tackle cost of living pressures as they made their case to voters during the first leaders’ debate of the federal election campaign. The prime minister won the contest on…
AUSTRALIAN Red Cross “Trauma Teddy” coordinators from Coffs Harbour, Woolgoolga and the Nambucca Valley answered the call for love, kindness and cuddles after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred wreaked havoc in communities to the north. “In times of disaster, in times of…
SAFETY improvement measures have been implemented at the intersection of Giinagay Way and Valla Beach Road, Valla Beach, following a recent run of crashes at the site. Transport for NSW has agreed to reduce the speed limit to 60km/h from…
OVER two million Australians experienced card fraud and 675,000 responded to a scam in 2023-24, according to new results from the Personal Fraud Survey (PFS) released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). William Milne, ABS head of crime statistics,…
THE state’s largest ex-service organisation is seeking an assurance from all candidates in the lead up to the federal election that veteran health and wellbeing will remain a top national priority moving forward. The Returned and Services League NSW (RSL…
PETER Dutton has walked back a coalition plan to force federal government workers to give up working from home arrangements and shifted his stance on public sector jobs. The work-from-home policy, which has been in place since the pandemic, had…