Category: Latest NBN News
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Short-term rentals could be long-term solution for Port Macquarie crisis
The housing crisis is at breaking point on the Mid North Coast, with rental availabilities becoming more scarce than ever before. In a bid to to fix it, Port Macquarie Hastings Council is pleading with property owners, to make big changes.
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Record attempt runner stops in to visit Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital on her tip-to-toe marathon trek.
It’s an incredible effort to take on a marathon – and one woman is doing the unthinkable, running 1 marathon a day for almost 5 months. Erchana Murray-Bartlett is trekking from the tip of Australia to Melbourne to raise awareness for at-risk native wildlife.. and she stopped by Byron Bay’s Wildlife Hospital today.
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Winter harvest underway but road damage causing concerns
Canola and wheat harvests are getting underway in parts of the Narrabri shire. But there are concerns about bringing heavy farming machinery in – as the local council faces a $20 million bill to repair flood-damaged roads.
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Plans to fly electric planes into the North West in the future
The state government is set to begin talks with the aviation industry to bring electric aircraft to Tamworth. The goal is to make regional travel and freight routes easier to navigate by 2026.
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Living Lab launches in Lismore to help rebuild flood-ravaged Northern Rivers
A new partnership – linking government agencies, researchers and the community – has been locked in to help rebuild the flood-ravaged Northern Rivers. Tonight, NBN News has an exclusive look inside Lismore’s “Living Lab”.
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Fight to save Australia’s prosecco wines
Whether it’s mimosas by the pool or Christmas drinks, prosecco is becoming more and more popular in Australia. But now the name is under threat, with the EU fighting to claim it as part of a trade deal… and some Hunter winemakers fear it could threaten the variety AND the industry.
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Knights 1997 grand final winning player loses premiership ring
A piece of Australian rugby league history is feared lost forever after a star in the Newcastle Knights’ 1997 grand final winning team mistakenly included his premiership ring in a bag filled with op shop donations. Marc Glanville had cleaned up while moving house and threw several bags over the fence of a closed Salvation…
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Police urge Schoolies to stay safe ahead of celebrations kicking off in Byron Bay tomorrow
Police are urging young people to make the right choices and stay safe, with Schoolies celebrations set to begin in New South Wales tomorrow. The far north coast will be a hotspot, with more than 12,000 expected to head to Byron Bay alone.
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Nurse Strike
They are fears the dangerous workloads and staff to patient ratios in Hunter Hospitals could worsen, as more people look to leave the profession. It was the driving force behind hundreds of nurses and midwives walking off the job today, staging rallies across the region.
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Special wish granted for 106 year old, Elma
They say a wish CAN come true – and for 106 year-old Woolgoolga resident Elma Miller today, hers did. The Woolgooga resident was desperate to meet an alpaca – you heard that right – so her community banded together and the rest is history.