Regional businesses continue to suffer. Photo: stock image, Canva.
THE Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates by 0.25 percent on Tuesday 13 August, has been welcomed as a positive step for households across the nation, particularly the three million families managing mortgages. The reduction equates to a saving of $74 per month on a $500,000 mortgage. Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan, who is […]
Recruitment for more nurses is underway. File photo.
TWENTY-SEVEN more hospitals across NSW are rolling-out safe staffing levels in their emergency departments. On the Mid North Coast, these include the Coffs Harbour Health Campus, Macksville District Hospital, Kempsey District Hospital, Port Macquarie Base Hospital and Manning Base Hospital, This brings to 40 the number of hospitals across the state that have started operating […]
Homes across the Hunter and Mid North Coast suffered damage due to the flooding event in May.
THE State and Federal Governments have announced a $50 million Housing Support Package to assist eligible homeowners, renters and primary producers impacted by recent severe flooding. Caravans and self-contained pod homes will be deployed for eligible flood-hit residents and primary producers whose homes were uninsured and uninhabitable so they can stay on their property during […]
STUDENT nurses in the region are invited to apply for the South Grafton Nursing Grant provided by the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW North Coast Group. The Group covers an area from Urunga through the Coffs Coast to Iluka and west to Dorrigo. In 2007 the funding, which was established after the CWA rooms […]
Valla Parsons in action at the National Championship.
Valla Parsons proudly displays her silver medal. Valla Parsons in action at the National Championship. VALLA Parsons has proudly represented her state on the footy field. The Northern Beaches Blues junior played for the NSW All Schools team at the School Sport Australia – Australian Football Girls 12 Years & Under Championship in Maroochydore. The […]
Charlie Nalder, Director at North Coast Hotel Group, at the bar of the Corindi Beach Hotel.
THE Tooheys NSW Flood Relief Initiative has donated $60k to the recovery effort being carried out across flood-affected areas of the state, including the Mid North Coast. In partnership with North Coast Hotel Group (NCHG), C.ex Group and the Australian Hotels Association of New South Wales (AHA NSW), the initiative ran from 12 June to […]
Jill Johnson, winner of the Colin South Landscape in Oils award. Holly Cox with her 3D artwork, winning second prize. WOOLGOOLGA Art Gallery’s (WAG) 40th Annual Art Prize 2025 is on show until 26 September. “The standard is very high with artists from all over the region entering their best art,” said gallery spokesperson Karen […]
Leanne Da Costa at the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore.
Leanne Da Costa at the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore. Leanne Da Costa dives in for the 100m fly. COFFS Harbour Masters Swimming club member Leanne Da Costa represented Australia at the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore from 26 July to 22 August. The event brought together more than 6,000 athletes from nearly […]
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