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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 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

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

Sep 2, 2026

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

The last screening will be on Sunday September 13.

Coffs Harbour

Alison Paul

Sep 4, 2026

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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

Douglas Connor

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woolgoolga

Sep 8, 2026

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

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

Sep 4, 2026

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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”.

Sep 3, 2026

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2 min read

Data centre bans proposed as Nambucca Valley prepares for AI explosion

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

Sep 2, 2026

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1 min read

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

The last screening will be on Sunday September 13.

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

Dog restrictions on the table if bird flu takes flight in the Nambucca Valley

Council’s acting GM warned the move might not be popular.

Nambucca Valley

Michael Kemp: One Nation a “genuine threat” to Nationals seats, but lack clear policy direction

NSW Nationals leader Gurmesh Singh said the party’s level of genuine support was “hard to quantify”.

Mid North Coast

“Unforgivable”: MidCoast waiting on $156 million in recovery approvals 14 months after flood

Council staff have expressed frustration at the ongoing delays.

Disaster

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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

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

Bird flu detected in seabird at Corindi

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

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

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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

Dog restrictions on the table if bird flu takes flight in the Nambucca Valley

Michael Kemp: One Nation a “genuine threat” to Nationals seats, but lack clear policy direction

“Unforgivable”: MidCoast waiting on $156 million in recovery approvals 14 months after flood

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