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Youth hubs, arts centres and safe roads: Kempsey students tell council what they want for their town

A name change for the Slim Dusty Centre and raising a bridge were among the proposals.

Council

One lane on Waterfall Way to reopen on Sunday

The connection from Armidale to the coast will be restored in time for the Easter long weekend.

Roads

🟡 There's no place like (an affordable) home

Including: Forestry NSW fined for illegal logging near Coffs Harbour and what will happen to Port Macquarie residents relying on the National Rental Affordability Scheme.

An affordable rental scheme is coming to an end, so what happens to the Port Macquarie locals who have relied on it?

Paula Swann, 79, is living in limbo while neighbours pack their bags.

Housing

Forestry NSW fined $450k for illegally logging “significant” habitat near Coffs Harbour

The cutting down of giant and hollow-bearing trees isn't the organisation's first offence.

Mid North Coast

🟡 Waterfall Way is closed but Bello isn't

Including: Where high levels of microplastics have been found on the MNC, why blue dragons washed ashore, how a local koala inspired a Cresso's newest mural and Bellingen businesses impacted by confusion over landslip.

Bellingen business owners want you to know the town is open

A landslip on Waterfall Way – a road that spans from the Pacific Highway to Armidale – has led to confusion over access.

Bellingen

How a local koala joey inspired Crescent Head's newest mural

“The message is clear: drive carefully, protect habitat and manage pets responsibly.”

Crescent Head

Most contaminated coastal waterways: a top 10 ranking the Mid North Coast didn't want

A new report has found high levels of microplastics in two of the region's creeks.