Category: Latest NBN News
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$20 million apartments planned for Tamworth’s CBD
$20 million dollars is set to be spent on new apartment buildings in Tamworth’s CBD. Now in the early planning phase, the property developer is hoping to sell off each unit on its own to those looking to live the inner city lifestyle in Tamworth.
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Rotarians spruce up Taree Bicentennial Gardens
Taree’s Bicentennial Gardens are looking much brighter, following a $150,000 makeover by local Rotary clubs. Sandstone seating, footpaths and 16 solar streetlights have been installed with the aim of attracting more people to the neighbourhood. “Was a bit neglected and going nowhere, a dead end, now it’s connected with the Figtrees development reaching over Browns…
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Coramba Christmas tree farm spreads joy this season
A state-wide shortage of natural Christmas trees has seen one farm on the Mid North Coast inundated with visitors. Families up and down the coast have travelled to Coramba, all in search of the perfect pine.
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“Grave act of gratuitous violence.” Man jailed for murdering teen at Charlestown
A man who murdered a teenager at Lake Macquarie last year, has been sentenced to spend at least 17-years behind bars. Chadley Sheridan was in a drug-induced psychosis when he attacked the boy – a judge finding he intended to kill him.
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Lennox Head marks 100 years of the naming of the town’s first estate
Lennox Head is marking 100 years since it was officially named today. The beachside town in the Ballina Shire has maintained its charm and sense of the community over the decades, despite its growing popularity as a holiday spot.
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Thousands of homes to built on the Northern end of the Central Coast
A series of new projects is set to put a dent in the Central Coast housing crisis – with five sites now rezoned between Doyalson and Chain Valley Bay. The change will pave way for 13 hundred new homes – to cater for thousands of new residents expected in the coming years.
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360 Fitness Club in need of more instructors as Summer begins
One of Tamworth’s most popular pools is putting a call out for instructors, to help them teach swim skills to hundreds of children. They’re also urging people to take care in the water this Summer… with last season’s drowning toll, Australia’s highest in 25 years.
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First look at Wingham Pre-School extension
With demand for early childhood education soaring, a local pre-school is preparing to reopen its doors to more students. An expansion of Wingham Pre-School is almost complete and NBN News has been given the first look before it opens next year.
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Emergency Beacon saves lives at Dreamtime Beach after two men nearly drown
It’s a nightmare scenario – beachgoers getting into trouble at a secluded coastal spot… notorious for drownings. That’s exactly what happened at Dreamtime Beach in the Tweed last month… but thankfully it was home to a first-of-its-kind emergency beacon.
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Port Stephens Examiner facing closure
It’s shared local stories for more than a century but the Port Stephens Examiner could soon close as rising print costs take a toll. The newspaper’s owner is calling for urgent government help in the form of advertising, saying even a digital-only news service is not sustainable.