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Aug 11, 2026

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2 min read

Even if Port Macquarie’s ocean pool is approved, there is no money to build it

Hopes depend on Cowper Nationals MP Pat Conaghan convincing the federal Labor government to splash the cash.

Port Macquarie

Aug 10, 2026

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1 min read

$20 million and a lot of promises: Oxley Highway upgrade edges forward

Lyne MP Alison Penfold backed the pledge, but only if it was a “genuine commitment that comes with a clear and immediate timetable for work”.

Aug 5, 2026

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1 min read

Gurmesh Singh claims blueberry picker exploitation down to “a few bad apples”

NSW’s Anti-slavery Commissioner says the issue is exacerbated by a “culture of silence”.

Nambucca Heads

Gurmesh Singh claims blueberry picker exploitation down to “a few bad apples”

Aug 5, 2026

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1 min read

Gurmesh Singh claims blueberry picker exploitation down to “a few bad apples”

NSW’s Anti-slavery Commissioner says the issue is exacerbated by a “culture of silence”.

Nambucca Heads

Douglas Connor

$20 million and a lot of promises: Oxley Highway upgrade edges forward

Aug 10, 2026

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1 min read

$20 million and a lot of promises: Oxley Highway upgrade edges forward

Lyne MP Alison Penfold backed the pledge, but only if it was a “genuine commitment that comes with a clear and immediate timetable for work”.

Douglas Connor

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MidCoast

Aug 13, 2026

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1 min read

MCi Carbon cancels mining exploration plans for rural MidCoast

The company says the project is no longer necessary.

Aug 12, 2026

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2 min read

Call for police drones in MNC skies to chase suspects

One MP says it would improve road safety during pursuits.

Aug 11, 2026

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2 min read

Even if Port Macquarie’s ocean pool is approved, there is no money to build it

Hopes depend on Cowper Nationals MP Pat Conaghan convincing the federal Labor government to splash the cash.

Aug 10, 2026

•

1 min read

$20 million and a lot of promises: Oxley Highway upgrade edges forward

Lyne MP Alison Penfold backed the pledge, but only if it was a “genuine commitment that comes with a clear and immediate timetable for work”.

Aug 7, 2026

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1 min read

Parking enforcement goes high-tech in Port Macquarie

$20 million and a lot of promises: Oxley Highway upgrade edges forward

Lyne MP Alison Penfold backed the pledge, but only if it was a “genuine commitment that comes with a clear and immediate timetable for work”.

Parking enforcement goes high-tech in Port Macquarie

Would a tax on holiday homes release more permanent rentals on the Mid North Coast?

Power-saving “BESS” proposed for Karangi. What is it, and how does it work?

The system could “mop up” unused daytime energy and “release it again when the sun's gone down”.

Gurmesh Singh claims blueberry picker exploitation down to “a few bad apples”

NSW’s Anti-slavery Commissioner says the issue is exacerbated by a “culture of silence”.

Nambucca Heads

Without a hydrotherapy pool, Kempsey locals face a long trek for rehab

One physiotherapist says he has to take a 100km roundtrip to get clients to Macksville.

Health

Port Macquarie parking rangers ditch the walk’n’chalk for mounted cameras

Time limits and conditions are unchanged.

Port Macquarie

Short-term rentals earning “double”, as homelessness group calls for MNC holiday tax

Property managers say a levy could drive up the cost of family getaways.

Forster

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MUST READ

Even if Port Macquarie’s ocean pool is approved, there is no money to build it

$20 million and a lot of promises: Oxley Highway upgrade edges forward

Gurmesh Singh claims blueberry picker exploitation down to “a few bad apples”

Gurmesh Singh claims blueberry picker exploitation down to “a few bad apples”

$20 million and a lot of promises: Oxley Highway upgrade edges forward

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MCi Carbon cancels mining exploration plans for rural MidCoast

Call for police drones in MNC skies to chase suspects

Even if Port Macquarie’s ocean pool is approved, there is no money to build it

$20 million and a lot of promises: Oxley Highway upgrade edges forward

Parking enforcement goes high-tech in Port Macquarie

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$20 million and a lot of promises: Oxley Highway upgrade edges forward

Parking enforcement goes high-tech in Port Macquarie

Would a tax on holiday homes release more permanent rentals on the Mid North Coast?

Power-saving “BESS” proposed for Karangi. What is it, and how does it work?

Gurmesh Singh claims blueberry picker exploitation down to “a few bad apples”

Without a hydrotherapy pool, Kempsey locals face a long trek for rehab

Port Macquarie parking rangers ditch the walk’n’chalk for mounted cameras

Short-term rentals earning “double”, as homelessness group calls for MNC holiday tax

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