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Aug 11, 2026

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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

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 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

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Douglas Connor
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
Douglas Connor

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Port Macquarie

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

Aug 11, 2026

•

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 7, 2026

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1 min read

Parking enforcement goes high-tech in Port Macquarie

Aug 7, 2026

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1 min read

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

Aug 6, 2026

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1 min read

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”.

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”.

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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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More delays on the cards for Wingham bridge rebuild as council readies for government review

More delays on the cards for Wingham bridge rebuild as council readies for government review

If predictions are correct, the bridge will be out of action until late 2028.

Wingham

Scientist says shark numbers aren’t booming but they do love an international roadtrip

Scientist says shark numbers aren’t booming but they do love an international roadtrip

“If there were just way more sharks and they just had blood on their mind, there'd be people getting bit every day. But there's not.”

Mid North Coast

Green power agreement set to help Coffs Harbour’s council meet extended emissions target

Green power agreement set to help Coffs Harbour’s council meet extended emissions target

The City’s current energy contracts are set to expire next June.

Coffs Harbour

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