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PLANS FOR JETTY PRECINCT
The Coffs Harbour community will soon be able to provide feedback on plans to revitalise the Jetty Foreshore precinct. The state government has been working with a local Project Steering Committee since October last year to develop a vision for the waterfront site. Details of the final plans will be released in coming months. The…
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MAN DIES AFTER SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH
A man has died after a single-vehicle crash on the north coast yesterday. About 10.30pm, emergency services were called to Brooms Head Road, Taloumbi, south of Yamba, after reports a Holden Colorado left the roadway and hit a tree. When officers arrived, they found the driver trapped. The 24-year-old man died at the scene A…
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NEWCASTLE MURAL EMPOWERS THOSE LIVING WITH A DISABILITY
A mural designed to empower those living with a disability, is starting to take shape at Islington. It’s called ‘Welcome to My World.’ “Really there’s not a lot of difference between people with a disability and without. We all like to do the same things and have the same goals, so the murals a representation…
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TAFE NSW TO CUT JOBS AS PART OF STRUCTURAL REFORM
TAFE jobs are expected to be stripped back in the North West, as part of an organisational restructure. The union has spoken out, saying it fears the government is planning to privatise the sector – while transitioning to online learning.
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BARRE STUDIO TAKES TAREE BY STORM
It’s the fitness routine that made headlines when the Prime Minister couldn’t pronounce its name – now Barre has taken Taree by storm. A new studio has been opened to keep up with demand for the sport- which is a fusion of ballet and pilates.
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MAN DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY CAR ON THE NORTHERN RIVERS
A man has died after being hit by a car on a driveway near Ballina this afternoon. Shortly after 1pm, emergency services were called to a home on Callicoma Court, Wollongbar. When they arrived they found a man, believed to be aged in his 60s, trapped underneath the vehicle. Sadly, he died at the scene.…
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160 TEAMS TO COMPETE IN VIKING CHALLENGE
The annual Viking Challenge will hit Tuncurry this weekend. 160 teams from across the state will descend on the Mid North Coast to take part – among them, reigning champions – Forster’s ‘Benders with the Boys’.
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POLICE INVESTIGATING “CONFUSING” KIDNAPPING ALLEGATIONS THAT LED TO KOTARA SIEGE
Two people have been arrested, and police are looking for a third, after a major operation in the Newcastle suburb of Kotara. It was all sparked when a woman called authorities, alleging she had been held against her will for days.
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GAV’S WEATHER | SHOWERS TO RETURN TO THE COAST
There’s lots going on around the nation, with big rain coming down under Cyclone Niran, but Niran is now moving away from the coast. Moisture continues to stream in across the west from Cyclone Marian. The first Autumn low is now moving across the Tasman, after triggering today’s southerly change. Cyclone Niran off Queensland will…
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BYRON’S SOLI BAILEY NARROWLY MISSES OUT ON MAROUBRA PRO TROPHY
Two Far North Coast surfers have narrowly missed out on taking home the trophy in the Maroubra Pro. Byron Bay’s Soli Bailey made it all the way through to the grand final – but only managed to catch two small waves. Opponent Dylan Moffat claiming victory with a score of 11.9. In the women’s, Lennox…