Category: Mid North News
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SUSPICIOUS HOUSE FIRE IN TAREE UNDER INVESTIGATION
A house fire in Taree this morning is being treated as suspicious. Fire crews responding quickly with reports of people inside.
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WAUCHOPE COMMUNITY STILL PICKING UP THE PIECES POST FLASH FLOODING
The recovery continues in Wauchope- a week on from the flash flooding that ravaged the town. Locals are now taking a drainage issue to Port Macquarie Hastings Council.
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CLEAN UP AT BELLINGEN’S OLD BUTTER FACTORY CONTINUES
There’s a big clean up ahead in Bellingen – Roads are reopen and floodwaters are finally receding. Businesses are tonight left counting the cost of the damage.
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CLEAN UP BEGINS IN MACKSVILLE AFTER FLOODS
Residents in Macksville have returned to their homes and started the clean up process. 250 properties were door knocked last night – when the SES issued an evacuation warning.
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DINNER WITH MANU RAISES MONEY FOR CANDO CANCER TRUST
180 people dined at a black tie event at Coffs Harbour racecourse last night. The five-course meal was prepared by local TAFE students under the watchful eye of French chef, Manu Feildel. The annual event raised $15,000 for the CanDo Cancer Trust.
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NURSES AND MIDWIVES PLEAD FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS
Hundreds of nurses and midwives have marched in the streets across the Mid North Coast today, desperately calling for better conditions.
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RAIN BATTERS COFFS COAST – EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR LOW LYING AREAS
Parts of the Coffs Coast have also born the brunt of non-stop rain, with evacuation orders issued for parts of Urunga.
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BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAPPY WITH BUDGET; HOUSING ADVOCATES THINK OTHERWISE
The Mid North Coast business community has welcomed the federal budget. But housing advocates say it’s done little to help low income renters.
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ANXIOUS KEMPSEY ON FLOOD ALERT
Residents in lower lying areas around the Macleay River were issued with an evacuation order today – with an Evacuation Centre opening in Kempsey’s west. It follows a lengthy day of preparations – the town centre getting ready for moderate flooding
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RAIN DRENCHES NAMBUCCA VALLEY
Residents across the Nambucca Valley today felt a sense of deja vu… The river level rising, threatening homes and nearby businesses.