September 7, 2026
Police charge 865 people in statewide DFV crackdown Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed.
Regional

Police charge 865 people in statewide DFV crackdown

Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed. Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed. Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed. POLICE have charged 865 people with 2,028 offences during a […]

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MAKE/SPACE is a new platform for creatives across the Mid North Coast
Entertainment

MAKE/SPACE is a new platform for creatives across the Mid North Coast

ARTS Mid North Coast has launched MAKE/SPACE, a new creative initiative designed to bring art to life in unexpected places. It offers two distinct opportunities for the region’s artists. MAKE/SPACE is a program of two-week shopfront activations in which artists create, exhibit, or host workshops in public-facing spaces, while COMPACT is a small works exhibition. […]

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Sod turned on Stage One of Valla Urban Growth Area precinct Nambucca Valley Council acting Mayor James Angel and Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan turning the first sod on enabling infrastructure works for Stage One of the Valla Urban Growth Area precinct.
Community

Sod turned on Stage One of Valla Urban Growth Area precinct

THE first sod has been turned to mark the start of water and sewerage infrastructure works for the Valla Employment Lands Redevelopment project, which forms Stage One of the Valla Urban Growth Area (VUGA) precinct. The Australian and NSW Governments have invested a total of $11.2 million while Nambucca Valley Council will throw in $17 […]

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Letter to the Editor: Options for 4WD usage
Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Options for 4WD usage

DEAR News Of The Area, AS a Councillor in his third term the issues that I am challenged over more than any other is the issue of Four Wheel Drives on our beaches. Thank you to Peter Sobey and James Sakker for bringing this issue into the public arena. There is an old Chinese curse, […]

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Man charged with dumping dead cattle in Macleay River
Local News

Man charged with dumping dead cattle in Macleay River

A MAN has been charged with dumping dead cattle in the Macleay River. The 79-year-old is due to return to Kempsey Local Court on Thursday 2 October to face two counts of pollute waters. Police say that between May and August, deceased cattle were observed floating in McCabes Drain – a waterway running through properties […]

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Surf Life Saving Mid North Coast takes out Branch of the Year Executive Committee Members of the Surf Life Saving Mid North Coast Branch.
Community

Surf Life Saving Mid North Coast takes out Branch of the Year

SURF Lifesavers on the Mid North Coast are celebrating after being recognised for their contribution to the surf lifesaving movement, winning five state awards. Almost 600 volunteer lifesavers, sponsors and special guests attended the annual Surf Life Saving New South Wales Awards of Excellence held at the Hyatt Regency, Sydney on Saturday night. This season […]

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AFL North Coast finals series to get underway The finals get underway this weekend in Woolgoolga. Photo: AFL North Coast.
Sport

AFL North Coast finals series to get underway

THE AFL North Coast finals series gets underway this weekend, with teams buoyed by wins in the final round of the home and away season. The Sawtell/Toormina Saints finished second on the ladder after a 17.9 (111) to 6.12 (48) win against the Port Macquarie Magpies at Richardson Park. The Coffs Harbour Breakers finished as […]

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Older women’s return-to-work program comes to Coffs
Event

Older women’s return-to-work program comes to Coffs

THE Older Women’s Network (OWN) is offering a program for women aged over 50 addressing the potential barriers they can face when looking to re-enter the workforce. An information workshop about the program’s content takes place at Coffs Harbour’s Cavanbah Centre on Tuesday 27 August from 10am-11.30am, hosted by EmpowerPath Employment Services coordinator Sharon Stone. […]

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Final call for Beyond Jazz Weekender Put your moves into action at the Saturday Night Social Photo: Dance Makers Collective.
Entertainment, Event

Final call for Beyond Jazz Weekender

THE inaugural Beyond Jazz Weekender will transform Bellingen Memorial Hall into a three-day playground of live jazz, club culture, dance, art and wellbeing from 15–17 August. More than a festival, Beyond Jazz revives the Weekender tradition — a term first used for Northern Soul Weekender dance events in 1970s UK, when fans travelled for multi-day […]

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