Category: Mid North News
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Flower Hotels picks up national group operator of the year award
The Mid North Coast hospitality sector has had a major win with Flower Hotels named the best group operator at the Australian Hotels Association National Awards. Managing Director Alistair Flower has credited the award to his team. “Staff are the pinnacle of what we do here and its been challenging period as everyone knows and…
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Rent reduction for Pete’s Place
There’s been a win for homeless support service ‘Pete’s Place’, with the Coffs Harbour facility granted a rent reduction. The not-for-profit will now be able to save thousands of dollars a year – to provide more support to the local community.
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Fire at Trenayr scrap metal yard being treated as suspicious
Firefighters have worked all night and into this morning, extinguishing a blaze at a scrap metal yard west of Grafton. The inferno has incinerated more than 1,000 cars and could still flare up over the coming days – with police now treating it as suspicious.
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Serum shortage blamed for Mid Coast tick spike
A warning for pet owners tonight – as mid north coast vets claim the latest tick outbreak is the worst ever seen. While they’re blaming a nation shortage of tick serum, they say owners need to be up-to-date with treatment.
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Massive scrap metal yard blaze in Grafton
Dozens of firefighters this morning worked to contain a massive blaze on the outskirts of Grafton in northern New South Wales. The fire broke out just before 6pm yesterday in a scrap metal yard, emergency services were called to a scrap metal yard on Trenayr Road, Trenayr, following reports of a fire. Fire and Rescue…
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No fish but a tale: North West mates tell of boatie rescue off Port Stephens
They didn’t catch any fish, but three mates from the north west have a tale to tell after a trip to the coast. The trio saved the lives of two boaties stranded on rocks at Port Stephens, after a rogue wave knocked them into the water.
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Homes damaged, yards blanketed in sudden hailstorm at Port Macquarie
SES volunteers scrambled on the mid north coast late yesterday, after a fierce hail storm lashed Port Macquarie. Residents made 100 calls for help – many capturing the nature’s fury on camera.
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Funding for new Frogarium in Coffs Harbour
A new and improved frog education facility will open in Bonville next year, helping boost the region’s tourist offerings. The ‘Frogarium’… which shut due to covid restrictions in 2020, can finally re-open thanks to a sizeable State Government grant.
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Man’s body found nearly four days after Pacific Highway crash
Now to a tragic story near Coffs Harbour, where a man has laid undiscovered for up to four days after a fatal crash. His body was discovered by a truck driver, after another incident on the same stretch of the Pacific Highway at Bonville.
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Bus building company on the hunt for apprentices
One of Macksville’s largest employers is on the hunt for new staff. Operating for 25 years, Express Coach Builders manufactures buses from the ground up – with each bus taking around three months to build.