October 26, 2026
Shackleton’s Endurance expedition linked to Coffs’ Banana Twins Annie Talvé, Paul McKeon and Mark Cottle.
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Shackleton’s Endurance expedition linked to Coffs’ Banana Twins

Annie Talvé, Paul McKeon and Mark Cottle. Mark Cottle delivers a spellbinding talk for ArtsNational Coffs Coast. Endurance trapped in pack ice by Frank Hurley. The ‘Banana Twins’ in the late 1980s, Adelie and Toni Hurley, daughters of the famous photographer, Frank Hurley. ARTSNATIONAL Coffs Coast’s recent talk on Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition to Antarctica […]

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Entries open for Humans of Aged Care photo contest Small moments, Big impact will be a celebration of everyday moments in aged care. Photo: magnific
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Entries open for Humans of Aged Care photo contest

IT’S time for aged care workers around the country to strike a pose, because Ageing Australia is looking to showcase photographs of the best in the sector. So many people contribute in positive and amazing ways to the care of older Australians, and Ageing Australia is holding a Humans of Aged Care photo competition to […]

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STINKER: The Sea Breeze was the hub of Nelson Bay’s social life The Sea Breeze has a very interesting history. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke.
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STINKER: The Sea Breeze was the hub of Nelson Bay’s social life

THE Sea Breeze Hotel was licensed on 10 April, 1893. Its forerunner was the Bay View Hotel, which was operated as a guest house on Fly Point under a license held by Mr Walter Glover in 1891. Walter Glover was the first white child to tread on Nelson Bay beach, according to N E Haug. […]

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FOOTBALL: Woolgoolga Wolves win grand final in extra time Woolgoolga Wolves win the Men’s Premier League grand final.
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FOOTBALL: Woolgoolga Wolves win grand final in extra time

Woolgoolga Wolves win the Men’s Premier League grand final. Northern Storm Men’s Premier League finish 2026 as runners-up. WOOLGOOLGA Wolves left it until the death to claim the Men’s Premier League crown, defeating Northern Storm 1-0 with a dramatic extra-time winner in a pulsating grand final at C.ex Coffs International Stadium. The two sides traded […]

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PROPERTY: 30 Tuckers Rock Road, Repton
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PROPERTY: 30 Tuckers Rock Road, Repton

Address:  30 Tuckers Rock Road, ReptonPrice:  $949,000 – $989,000Beds: 3  Bath: 2  Car: 2Land size: 1,707 sqm WELCOMEto 30 Tucker’s Rock Road, Repton – a truly enchanting multi-level home embraced by nature and set on an impressive 1707 square metre parcel of rainforest bushland. From the moment you arrive, the property evokes a wonderful treehouse-like […]

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Lethal H5 bird flu detected on Myall Coast beach
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Lethal H5 bird flu detected on Myall Coast beach

THE Mid North Coast has recorded another positive test result for the deadly H5 bird flu virus in one of five new detections announced today across NSW. Locally, positive test results were all returned from samples of terns and included birds at Bonny Hills, in the Camden Haven; Boomerang Beach, on the Mid North Coast; […]

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Former Australian player to visit Woolgoolga for Tri-Nations
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Former Australian player to visit Woolgoolga for Tri-Nations

FORMER Australian representative Paul “Blocker” Wilson is set to visit Woolgoolga for next week’s CurryFest Woolgoolga Tri-Nations Cricket Cup. The former Australian Test cricketer and internationally renowned umpire will take charge of the cricket, as Australia, India, and Nepal meet in a unique three-nation tournament celebrating cricket, culture and community. The CurryFest Woolgoolga Tri-Nations Cricket […]

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Conflict anniversary provides chance to connect and unwind Army and Air Force personnel in Afghanistan in 2009.
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Conflict anniversary provides chance to connect and unwind

Army and Air Force personnel in Afghanistan in 2009. Bellinger RSL past-president and an organiser of the coming Bellinger River RSL event, Captain Rick Maunder, at Camp Smitty in Iraq in 2006. THE Bellinger River RSL is inviting veterans of Australia’s Middle East deployments and their families to throw some camping gear in the car, […]

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RUGBY: Snappers’ reserves make it four in a row Snappers Reserve Grade - 2026 Major/Minor Premiers. Photo: Supplied by the Snappers.
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RUGBY: Snappers’ reserves make it four in a row

COFFS Harbour Snappers’ reserve grade completed an undefeated season to record their fourth title in a row during a 22-19 win against Kempsey in the Mid North Coast Rugby Union grand finals in Port Macquarie last weekend. While the first-grade men and women were defeated in close encounters, the courageous reserve grade side held on […]

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