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Aug 21, 2026

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Coffs council wants “action group” to stop exploitation of blueberry workers

Unions NSW says the state is being targeted by “unscrupulous operators”.

Nambucca Valley

Aug 19, 2026

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1 min read

$1 block of land set to host six affordable homes in Urunga

Councillors voted unanimously in support of the proposal.

Urunga

Aug 18, 2026

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Kempsey MP: Gun laws need to target extremism, not Mid North Coast farmers

The state’s new firearms buyback scheme was announced on Sunday.

Crime

Koala park to rely on carbon credit sales after early federal vote

Sep 10, 2026

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Koala park to rely on carbon credit sales after early federal vote

Two Senators described tying the marsupial’s welfare to selling carbon credits as a “Labor shakedown”.

agriculture

Douglas Connor

How a fight over carbon threatened the Great Koala National Park

Sep 10, 2026

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3 min read

How a fight over carbon threatened the Great Koala National Park

“In an ideal world, we would have properly protected forests. But it's not an ideal world.”

agriculture

Douglas Connor

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Bellingen

Sep 14, 2026

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1 min read

The married couple from Melbourne bringing professional theatre to Bellingen

“We can now bring this work to audiences that would normally have to travel to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane to see the same calibre of work.”

Sep 10, 2026

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3 min read

How a fight over carbon threatened the Great Koala National Park

“In an ideal world, we would have properly protected forests. But it's not an ideal world.”

Sep 8, 2026

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1 min read

On the fringes: Why the people of Woolgoolga aren’t allowed to get free legal advice

“It’s pretty much the only gap left in all of NSW.”

Sep 7, 2026

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1 min read

Another summer in Wingham without a cool pool

The facility closed 16 months ago after a one-in-500 year flood. Council estimates repairs would cost $15 million.

Sep 7, 2026

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More than half of the koalas at Bootawa Dam have an STD

The population is at risk of becoming “functionally extinct”.

Another summer in Wingham without a cool pool

The facility closed 16 months ago after a one-in-500 year flood. Council estimates repairs would cost $15 million.

Disaster

More than half of the koalas at Bootawa Dam have an STD

The population is at risk of becoming “functionally extinct”.

MidCoast

Bird flu detected in seabird at Corindi

The state’s environment minister has warned “no government policy can stop this virus from spreading through our wild bird populations”.

Coffs Harbour

Data centre bans proposed as Nambucca Valley prepares for AI explosion

One councillor wants a 500-metre buffer zone between the facilities and homes.

Nambucca Heads

“Devastated”: Curtain falls on Coffs Harbour’s only cinema

The last screening will be on Sunday September 13.

Coffs Harbour

“More work to be done”: 28 Coffs Coast businesses visited by safety inspectors during berry crack down

Berries Australia claims most of the region’s blueberry operators are operating within the rules.

agriculture

Coffs bypass set to welcome traffic in time for Christmas holidays

The state’s transport secretary warned weather could still get in the way, however.

Coffs Harbour

“Doesn’t make sense”: The Coles decision “crippling” Coffs Coast banana growers

One grower said the decision has “compromised” his business model.

agriculture

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MUST READ

Coffs council wants “action group” to stop exploitation of blueberry workers

$1 block of land set to host six affordable homes in Urunga

Kempsey MP: Gun laws need to target extremism, not Mid North Coast farmers

Koala park to rely on carbon credit sales after early federal vote

How a fight over carbon threatened the Great Koala National Park

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The married couple from Melbourne bringing professional theatre to Bellingen

How a fight over carbon threatened the Great Koala National Park

On the fringes: Why the people of Woolgoolga aren’t allowed to get free legal advice

Another summer in Wingham without a cool pool

More than half of the koalas at Bootawa Dam have an STD

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Another summer in Wingham without a cool pool

More than half of the koalas at Bootawa Dam have an STD

Bird flu detected in seabird at Corindi

Data centre bans proposed as Nambucca Valley prepares for AI explosion

“Devastated”: Curtain falls on Coffs Harbour’s only cinema

“More work to be done”: 28 Coffs Coast businesses visited by safety inspectors during berry crack down

Coffs bypass set to welcome traffic in time for Christmas holidays

“Doesn’t make sense”: The Coles decision “crippling” Coffs Coast banana growers

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