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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

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

Aug 26, 2026

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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

Douglas Connor

“Going to be controversial”: Paid parking on the table for Coffs CBD

Aug 24, 2026

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1 min read

“Going to be controversial”: Paid parking on the table for Coffs CBD

Council’s CEO has promised it is “not a short-term proposition”.

Coffs Harbour

Douglas Connor

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agriculture

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

Sep 1, 2026

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“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.

Aug 31, 2026

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

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

Aug 31, 2026

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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.

Aug 26, 2026

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1 min read

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”.

Aug 26, 2026

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2 min read

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

Council staff have expressed frustration at the ongoing delays.

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

Transitional housing proposed to tackle “alarming” youth statistics in Coffs Harbour

The Mayor has personally backed the initiative.

Housing

“Collectively, we have failed”: MidCoast councillors fall short of self-imposed attendance targets

Some attended less than 10 percent of Community Conversation events.

MidCoast

“Going to be controversial”: Paid parking on the table for Coffs CBD

Council’s CEO has promised it is “not a short-term proposition”.

Coffs Harbour

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

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

Nambucca Valley

How one Mid North Coast council is literally sucking emissions out of landfills

A new process destroys methane which is “28 times more harmful to the atmosphere than CO2”.

MidCoast

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

Councillors voted unanimously in support of the proposal.

Urunga

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Your go-to source for local news, events, and community stories across the Mid North Coast.

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

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

“Going to be controversial”: Paid parking on the table for Coffs CBD

THE LATEST

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

“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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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

Transitional housing proposed to tackle “alarming” youth statistics in Coffs Harbour

“Collectively, we have failed”: MidCoast councillors fall short of self-imposed attendance targets

“Going to be controversial”: Paid parking on the table for Coffs CBD

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

How one Mid North Coast council is literally sucking emissions out of landfills

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

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