Category: Mid North News
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TRUCK DRIVER KILLED IN CRASH SOUTH OF TAREE
Tragedy on the Pacific Highway this morning, with a truck driver killed in a crash south of Taree. With the busy holiday period fast approaching, it’s prompted a timely warning from police.
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COFFS HARBOUR REGIONAL CONSERVATORIUM SET TO EXPAND
Coffs Harbour’s Regional Music Conservatorium is set to expand – with a half a million dollar upgrade now underway. With classes bursting at the seams, the additional space is well overdue.
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THOUSANDS GATHER FOR PROTEST IN COFFS HARBOUR
More than 2,500 people gathered in Coffs Harbour today, joining a nationwide ‘Reclaim the Line’ protest. Restrictions are set to ease even further this week, but demonstrators claim their freedoms are still far from restored.
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HUNTER RECORDS FIRST COVID CASE OF THE OMICRON VARIANT
The Hunter has recorded its first COVID-19 case of the Omicron variant. The individual arrived on flight QF2 from London to Sydney – via Darwin – on December 3 and is now in isolation in the Cessnock LGA. The region has recorded a total of eight cases overnight – five of which are from Newcastle,…
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MAN DROWNS AT COFFS HARBOUR BEACH
We’re barely into summer, but there’s already been a tragedy at one of our beaches. This afternoon a man in his forties drowned on the Mid North Coast – caught in rough surf.
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PORT MACQUARIE CHARITY EXPANDING TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND
A Port Macquarie charity will soon roll out a new set of wheels, to keep up with demand for its service. Volunteers say more and more people are reaching out for help.
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GINGER MEGGS TURNS 100
Ginger Meggs has outlived his creator, Jimmy Bancks, to become Australia’s longest running comic strip. Jason Chatfield currently chronicles the red-head’s adventures – a collection of their works spanning 100 years now don the walls of the National Cartoon Gallery.
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A POLICE BLITZ OF A DIFFERENT KIND ON THE MID NORTH COAST
When you hear the phrase ‘police blitz’ the last thing that comes to mind is blood donations. But that’s what officers across the Mid North Coast were doing today, helping to increase stocks while attempting a national record.
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HARWOOD CLEANS UP AFTER STORM
north Coast residents are picking up the pieces after a storm ripped the tiny village of Harwood overnight. Roofs were ripped off buildings, while trees and powerlines were knocked down – in a storm that lasted barely an hour.
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MID NORTH COAST FARMERS BENEFITTING FROM SOARING CATTLE PRICES
Struggling farmers are benefitting from soaring cattle prices across the Mid North Coast. Producers in Gloucester today say there’s no signs of the market slowing down, with bumper prices on the final sale of the year.