Tag: wingham
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HALLOWEEN HORSE DRESSED-UP FOR FUNDRAISER
It wasn’t the headless horseman but there was a spooky sight on horseback at Wingham last night. Making the most of Halloween, a mummified horse and its creepy owner did their best to scare the town’s kids. The pair doing their own version of equine trick or treating, raising funds for horse rehabilitation at Obsidian…
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THE WINGHAM POOL REMAINS STANDING WHILE NEW BRIDGE IS BUILT
MidCoast Council have decided to build an entirely new Cedar Party Creek bridge. The Wingham community today celebrating the news their local swimming pool gets to stay.
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LUKE BAILEY SET TO COMPETE IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Wingham’s Luke Bailey has once again made a dream come true in his wheelchair racing career, after a stand-out race in Canberra. He’s now all set to compete in the World Championships in Dubai, with a close eye on the 2020 Paralympics.
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ENJOYING THE SOUND OF MUSIC AT WINGHAM’S AKOOSTIK FESTIVAL
Music lovers were feeling the vibe on day two of Wingham’s Akoostik Festival… Thousands enjoying the performances, food and culture offered up by the small town for the 13th year in a row.
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A SIGH OF RELIEF FOR HSC STUDENTS AT WINGHAM
Students all over New South Wales sat the first of their HSC English exams today. And at Wingham High School on the Mid North Coast, there was relief and trepidation in equal measure.
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LOW FLYING FOX NUMBERS AT WINGHAM BRUSH
The drought is not only affecting farm animals… flying foxes in Wingham are feeling the dry heat. The mammals are eating whatever they can find, including un-ripe fruit, causing them serious harm.
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PREPARATIONS FOR WINGHAM AKOOSTIK FESTIVAL UNDERWAY
Six-time ARIA award winner Diesel will headline Wingham’s Akoostik Festival, when it gets underway for another year. The festival offers music and entertainment over three days – and this year, organisers are aiming to be 100-percent waste-free.
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FIRE AT GIRO BURNING 700 HECTARES OVERNIGHT
It’s a perspective we don’t often get to see. Incredible footage has emerged of firefighters tackling a bushfire along the Thunderbolts Way near Giro, on the mid-north coast. Traffic was affected by the blaze, which scorched 700 hectares overnight. Meanwhile, a fire at a Wingham sawmill has been extinguished. It’s believed to have started when…
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POLICE APPEALING FOR INFORMATION AFTER DOG WAS SHOT AND KILLED NEAR WINGHAM
Rural Crime Investigators are appealing for information after a dog was shot and killed at a property near Wingham last Friday. It is believed the kelpie was killed in a paddock on Youngs Road, Cedar Party after spotlights were seen shining into the yard.
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COUNCIL APOLOGISES FOR LAYING DOWN CEMETERY HEADSTONES
A recent council program to lay down headstones at a Mid North Coast cemetery has caused an outrage in the community. MidCoast Council has since apologised, admitting to the mistake of touching 47 headstones at Wingham’s Bight Cemetery.