Tag: Kempsey

A man and a woman will face court over the alleged robbery of a mid north coast taxi driver. Police say that the taxi driver picked up the man and woman at a taxi rank on Belgrave Street in Kempsey on Monday afternoon. The pair were driven to Leith Street in West Kempsey, where the…

Kempsey residents are being encouraged to have their say on the impact of flying foxes at Rudder Park. Council is developing a management plan for the colony, which has set up camp next to the Macleay River. Residents have until next Monday to fill out the survey on council’s website.

A health report card has been issued for the Macleay water catchment, and it’s not all good news. While the river system scored a C-minus overall, it rated better than some others on the north coast.

Youth Week celebrations had a colourful twist in Kempsey today, as the town staged its first Dash with a Splash. The community fun run was all about promoting an active, healthy lifestyle.

Aboriginal artists from around the Mid North Coast have come together for a new exhibition in Kempsey. Titled ‘Five Women Connected and Seen’, it explores the Dunghutti, Biripai and Gumbaynggirr cultures. “Each artist has their very own unique style, because they’ve had their own upbringing from different areas and different tribes and different customs,” Dunghutti-Ngaku…

The 136th Kempsey Show won’t go ahead next month, after being postponed due to safety concerns. Organisers say recent heavy rain has left the show ring ground too soft for equestrian events. The show has been rescheduled for November.

Police have released the image of a four-wheel-drive, in the hope of solving an armed robbery at South Kempsey earlier this year. Two masked men entered a fast food restaurant at the highway service centre on the morning of January 9 and threatened staff with a knife, before taking cash. They drove off in this…

After almost 70 years of serving the community, Kempsey’s old ambulance station has closed its doors. It’s been replaced by a state-of-the-art facility, behind the new hospital.

Hundreds of Macleay Valley residents are up in arms over a proposal to expand the Chinese flight school at Kempsey Airport. A Development Application for the $18 million project will go before the Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel on Wednesday.