Category: Mid North News
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Anchors Wharf reopens to the public
Tables are in demand at Urunga’s iconic waterfront restaurant – Anchor’s Wharf – after it reopened to the public this week. The venue has been shut since March last year, after a devastating fire tore through the building.
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Laurieton’s Switch on Seymour project nears completion
A revamp of the Laurieton CBD is nearing completion – aiming to give the local economy a much-need boost. But, not everyone is feeling the love – with one business claiming the project is having the opposite effect.
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Dedicated koala conservation park opens near Taree
They care for injured koalas around the clock – now years of community fundraising has paid off for a volunteer group on the Mid North Coast. A property near Taree is being transformed into a conservation park… with thousands of trees to be planted, in a bid to save the Aussie icon.
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Forster Art Gallery holds members exhibition
The creativity of Great Lakes artists are on full display at the Forster Art Gallery’s members expo. Organisers are hopeful the works will inspire more locals to pick up the brush.
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Taree local makes 200th blood donation
A Taree local has marked International Plasma Awareness Week by rolling up his sleeve for an astonishing 200th time. Peter Trood donating blood at the Taree Donor Centre this morning. Now happily retired, he says he’ll spend more time in the chair to save lives. “Going from 8 products out of it when I first…
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Housing emerging as key election issue on the Coffs Coast
Housing on the Coffs Coast is emerging as a key issue for local candidates – five months out from the State Election. The future of the Argyll Estate is in the spotlight – and could play a roll when residents go to the polls in March next year.
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Nippers season officially begins along the Mid North Coast
After two years of disruptions, budding lifesavers are finally returning to Mid North Coast beaches for ‘Nippers’. Thousands of kids will participate in this year’s season – from the Camden Haven, to Nambucca Heads.
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Taree teens take to the sky with Manning River Aero Club
It’s certainly not a traditional school holiday activity but this week, dozens of Taree teenagers will take to the sky with Manning River Aero Club. Encouraging more to join the club, instructors today showed what it’s like to fly a Cessna aircraft. “We’ll show them the other planes and do a pre-flight check and practice…
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Mid North Coast farmers don’t want to be ‘forgotten’ during State election
“Don’t forget about the bush” – that’s the plea from Mid North Coast farmers, in the lead up to the State Election. They fear too much investment in the major cities will see the needs of local producers left behind.
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Kempsey Shire Council to auction 27 properties for overdue rates
More than 20 Mid-North Coast properties will go under the hammer. It follows a move by Kempsey Shire Council to act on overdue rates and charges that have been outstanding for nearly a decade.