Tag: Coopernook

  • First designs released for Harrington-Coopernook overpass

    First designs released for Harrington-Coopernook overpass

    Its been the bugbear of the Harrington community for decades but finally residents are getting their first look at designs for a highway overpass. While a start date hasn’t been finalised, the State government is asking for feedback to get the project just right.

  • MOTORCYCLIST INJURED WEST OF COOPERNOOK

    MOTORCYCLIST INJURED WEST OF COOPERNOOK

    Police are working to determine how a motorbike rider was injured in an accident west of Coopernook this morning. Emergency services found the 19-year-old man shortly before 7 o’clock in a ditch – suffering serious head and leg injuries. He was treated by paramedics before being airlifted to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital.

  • MORE ORANGE SKY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ON MID NORTH COAST

    MORE ORANGE SKY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ON MID NORTH COAST

    Help for homeless people on the Mid North Coast is needed more than ever- with the local chapter of Orange Sky Laundry struggling to meet demand. It’s in need of more volunteers to share the load.

  • COOPERNOOK’S CATTAI WETLANDS TO FINALLY OPEN AFTER OVER A YEAR

    COOPERNOOK’S CATTAI WETLANDS TO FINALLY OPEN AFTER OVER A YEAR

    After over a year of being closed to the public, Cattai Wetlands has recovered, the attraction at Coopernook opening next week. The area was severely damaged by bushfires, impacting the trees and destroying the timber boardwalk. MidCoast Council has undertaken safety measures to ensure the area is no longer a risk to visitors. The gates…

  • FIVE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH NEAR COOPERNOOK

    FIVE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH NEAR COOPERNOOK

    Five people are lucky to have escaped serious injury following a multi-vehicle crash near Coopernook this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway around 1:30. A 22-year-old woman was taken to Port Macquarie Base Hospital in a stable condition with minor leg injuries and neck pain. (VISION ONLY)

  • HISTORIC PUB RECEIVES SOME TLC BEFORE OPENING ON MONDAY

    HISTORIC PUB RECEIVES SOME TLC BEFORE OPENING ON MONDAY

    It’s been months now without a visit to the pub, but that’s all about to change. Customers at the Coopernook Hotel can expect some changes – the local favourite using the downtime to give the historic building some T-L-C.  

  • MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING PURSUIT WITH CHILD IN CAR

    MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING PURSUIT WITH CHILD IN CAR

    A man has been charged following a pursuit North of Taree in the early hours of this morning. Police say he was driving recklessly near Cundletown on the Pacific Highway. Officers initiated a pursuit and road spikes were used near Coopernook to stop the driver. The offender had a six-year-old in the car at the…