April 21, 2026
Design tender awarded for Urunga town centre upgrade Bowra Street, an identified priority area, is to be included in the design stages.
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Design tender awarded for Urunga town centre upgrade

BELLINGEN Shire Council has awarded the design tender for the Urunga CBD Upgrade to RPS AAP Consulting. The project is designed to deliver significant improvements to the town’s central business district, creating a more vibrant and welcoming space for residents, businesses, and visitors. It will also ensure the CBD is easier to navigate for wheelchair […]

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Demanding year for Marine Rescue volunteers Marine Rescue volunteers will continue to be in high demand throughout summer. Photo: NSW Police Rescue.
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Demanding year for Marine Rescue volunteers

NAMBUCCA and Lord Howe Island were among the 14 out of 46 Marine Rescue units in NSW to experience record demand in 2025. They joined seven other Mid North Coast units – Woolgoolga, Coffs Harbour, Trial Bay, Port Macquarie, Camden Haven, Crowdy Harrington and Forster Tuncurry – in performing 345 search and rescue missions, including […]

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Macksville provides biggest audience for Tom Curtain’s ‘Katherine Outback Experience’ Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain presents the award-winning Katherine Outback Experience in Macksville.
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Macksville provides biggest audience for Tom Curtain’s ‘Katherine Outback Experience’

Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain presents the award-winning Katherine Outback Experience in Macksville. MACKSVILLE Showground filled with almost 700 people on Friday 9 January, marking the largest crowd so far to attend Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain’s award-winning Katherine Outback Experience national tour. From the moment the first horse galloped into the ring, the Mid […]

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Northern beaches residents urged to comment on Coffs City aquatic strategy NBRA has developed its own concept plan for the current pool site. Photo: NBRA.
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Northern beaches residents urged to comment on Coffs City aquatic strategy

THE Northern Beaches Residents Association (NBRA) is one of several local organisations urging residents to “have their say” about the City of Coffs Harbour Draft Aquatic Facilities Strategy (DAFS). NBRA quotes the DAFS as stating that the Woolgoolga pool be developed “as a district-level facility at the current site and actively explore integrated co-location opportunities […]

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New report provides roadmap to strengthening regional music
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New report provides roadmap to strengthening regional music

MUSICNSW has released a new report detailing how to strengthen regional and remote music, setting a map for action for government, industry and communities across NSW. The report gathers insights from 80-plus representatives from across the NSW music sector. The contributors participated in a NSW Roundtable held at the 2025 Regional and Remote Music Summit […]

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$15,000 fine for Greater Glider habitat damage near Dorrigo FCNSW was fined $15,000 for damaging Greater Glider habitat. Photo: Mark Graham.
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$15,000 fine for Greater Glider habitat damage near Dorrigo

FORESTRY Corporation NSW (FCNSW) has been fined as a result of one of its many interactions with local conservationist, Mark Graham. For breaches of Section 60N(1) of the Local Land Services Act 2013 (unauthorised clearing of native vegetation in regulated rural areas) and Section 2.4(1)(a) of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (damage to the habitat […]

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