Category: Mid North News

It was a day of non-stop rain on the Coffs Coast, with the a prediction more is on the way. Localised flash flooding has seen roads inundated with water – the SES calling in reinforcements to assist over the coming days.

With Easter School holidays just around the corner, many Mid North Coast accommodation providers are already booked out. The tourism industry is going from strength to strength as it looks to bounce back from the impact of COVID.

What was meant to be a leisurely trip from South Australia to Queensland has instead gone south for one sailor. A twin-masted boat, washing up on Pilot Beach this morning – sparking an emergency salvage operation.

They are Australia’s iconic animal, living on the brink of extinction. Now, with koala numbers declining by upwards of 50 percent, Mid Coast residents are being encouraged to play their part, right from their own backyard.

Coffs City Council has this week adopted two landmark policies, in an attempt to reduce the region’s homelessness crisis. It comes as the State Government announces $5.7-million for more social housing along the Coffs Coast.

Four weeks on from the Northern Rivers floods, fundraising hasn’t stopped in neighbouring Coffs Harbour. An event – focusing on indigenous culture – drumming up support for the Koori Mail, which has been distributing help to Aboriginal communities affected by disaster.

Once scheduled for demolition – a group of dedicated volunteers is slowly restoring a Comboyne farmhouse. The 1920s structure will soon become a museum honouring the village’s history.

As the country waits for the Federal Election to be called, the National Cartoon Gallery is looking back at the last four years. The Morrison Years will be on show until May 29… illustrating some of the Prime Minister’s ‘finest’ moments in office.