Category: Mid North News
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NAIDOC WEEK KICKS OFF ON NORTH COAST
The Mid North Coast has kicked off NAIDOC week, with plenty of colour and celebration. Flag-raising ceremonies were held in both Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie, to mark the start of the week-long event.
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PORT MACQUARIE SCALE MODEL EXPO TO INSPIRE NEW GENERATION OF HOBBYISTS
Those with a passion for history, engineering and science fiction will soon have an opportunity to explore hundreds of handmade figurines in the Hastings. With the Port Macquarie Model Expo making its long awaited return next weekend.
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SWATELL TURNS UP THE HEAT FOR CHILLI FESTIVAL
Despite the weather, Sawtell still managed to turn up the heat with the first Chilli Fesitval in three years. And while there was plenty to tantalise the tastebuds, many locals were left red-faced.
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JAMESTRONG BRINGING PRODUCTION BACK TO TAREE FROM THAILAND
The Mid North Coast will soon be home to producing aluminium products. It’s part of a growing movement across the country, to bring production of goods back home.
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TAREE POLICE UNCOVER HEROIN SUPPLY; MAN CHARGED
A Taree man has been charged with drug supply and possession after police allegedly uncovered a large amount of heroin. The 24-year-old was arrested at a home on Dunoon Street last night. He was refused bail to front court at a later date.
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TAREE POLICE SEEK INFORMATION ON ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT
A woman in her 60s has suffered a broken rib after she was assaulted in Taree. Just before 7pm on Tuesday, a teenager allegedly assaulted the woman outside her Valerie Street home. She was taken to Manning Base Hospital and has since been released. The pair were not know to each other – and police…
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ALLEGED STOLEN TOOLS RECOVERED IN MANNING VALLEY RAIDS
Police have recovered a large stash of allegedly stolen tools after two raids across the Manning Valley. One person has been charged, as police work to reunite the items with their owners.
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HUNDREDS OF MID NORTH COAST TEACHERS JOIN STATEWIDE STRIKE
Returning to the teachers strike now, and streets across the Mid North Coast became a sea of red and yellow shirts today, as thousands of teachers joined the statewide action. The union says regional New South Wales is where the workforce is under the most pressure.
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MID COAST BEEKEEPERS AND PRODUCERS ON HIGH ALERT FOR VARROA MITE
As the varroa mite crisis worsens in New South Wales, Mid Coast locals are working with authorities to slow the spread. Honey and strawberry producers are fearing the worst, with the mite recently detected in Bulahdelah.
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KEMPSEY SHIRE CANDIDATES NUMBERED ON BALLOT PAPER
The race towards the Kempsey Shire Local Government Election is underway… There’s only one month until the polls open, and this morning, candidates met to see the drawing order on the ballot boxes.