Category: Mid North News
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DESPERATE EFFORT TO SAVE BABY WHALE AT NAMBUCCA HEADS
There’s been a desperate effort to save a young whale, stranded in a Mid North Coast river. The four tonne juvenile couldn’t be saved – with a local Aboriginal community to give it a ceremonial send off.
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ARCHIBALD PRIZE COLLECTION ON SHOW AT MANNING REGIONAL ART GALLERY
Mid North Coast art lovers can now see the acclaimed Archibald Prize collection in their own backyard. And it’s attracting big numbers to Taree’s Art Gallery.
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SOFT DEMOLITION BEGINS ON CODA DEVELOPMENT
The Coffs Harbour CBD is slowly changing, with several shop fronts being demolished to make way for the CODA development. The multi-million dollar 13-storey apartment and retail complex, is slated for completion in May 2024.
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ROAD WORKS CONUNDRUM PUTTING SPORTS CLUB’S FUTURE IN JEOPARDY
A delay in work on one of Taree’s main roads has put the future of a beloved service club in jeopardy. Speaking exclusively to NBN News, the CEO of Taree Leagues Sports Club claims calls for help have fallen on deaf ears.
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GRAFTON CUP DAY DRAWS IN BIG CROWDS
The day didn’t disappoint, with thousands enjoying being back trackside for the town’s famous Cup Day. Headlined by jockey – Hugh Bowman – crowds were treated to a showcase of country racing.
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AUSTRALIA’S FIRST WIKIHOUSE IS COMPLETE
It’s the jigsaw puzzle house that took less than 12 months to finish. Peter Holden’s Nambucca Heads home is the first of its kind in the country – and is cheaper and faster than a traditional builds.
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PORT MACQUARIE RAINFOREST DESTROYED BY IMPROMPTU BIKE TRACK
Its taken ten years for a rainforest to thrive in the backyard of Port Macquarie. And now the rehabilitation project has been hit with a major setback – part of the landscape destroyed by vandals attempting to make a bike track.
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COFFS HARBOUR’S BIG WINDMILL TAKES A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
It’s an iconic building, greeting motorists at the gateway to Coffs Harbour… And after laying dormant for years, the Big Windmill has finally reopened – only with a very different rebrand.
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MID NORTH COAST VULNERABLE TO PAY FOR RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS
Health authorities are tonight pleading with the public to take up the covid booster shot, as a third wave of the virus resurges across the Mid North Coast. It comes as the vulnerable will soon have to pay for rapid antigen tests.
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FORSTER-TUNCURRY IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS DESPITE FLOODING
Last week’s flooding couldn’t have come at a worse time for Forster-Tuncurry. The tourism hotspot is back open for business, making do with what it can offer, as it recovers.