September 3, 2025
Nambucca Valley students explore construction careers through TAFE program Koby Guy, a 15-year-old Macksville High School student, with Michael Moore, TAFE NSW Construction Head Teacher at TAFE NSW Nambucca Heads CLC.
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Nambucca Valley students explore construction careers through TAFE program

MACKSVILLE High School and Bowraville Central School students have stepped into the world of building and construction as part of TAFE NSW Start Your Future, a taster program providing skills for students interested in vocational careers. Jobs and Skills Australia’s latest Jobs and Skills Report estimates that more than 90 percent of jobs over the […]

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Macksville High students graduate from educational pathways program
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Macksville High students graduate from educational pathways program

A GROUP of Year 10 students from Macksville High School have completed a week-long Educational Pathways Program (EPP) with NVC Group, gaining hands-on training and valuable insight into careers in the aged care sector. The experience was part of a growing state-wide program now running in 183 government high schools across NSW, including Macksville High, […]

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Four public preschools announced across the Mid North Coast An indicative artists’ impressions of a planned public preschool.
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Four public preschools announced across the Mid North Coast

FOUR brand-new public preschools are set to be operational on the Mid North Coast by early 2027. Each preschool will be co-located with an existing public primary school. The four public preschools will be built at Bowraville Central School, Moorland Public School, Tacking Point Public School, and Taree Public School. Once open, the four sites […]

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Storms wreak havoc leaving thousands in the dark Ausgrid staff work to restore power to Port Stephens homes. Photo: supplied.
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Storms wreak havoc leaving thousands in the dark

  RESIDENTS of Port Stephens continue to clear debris and assess damage following major storms that hit multiple parts of NSW from Wednesday 15 January. Persistent, heavy rainfall, strong winds and extraordinary displays of lightning preceded power outages that affected more than 220,000 homes across the state, with more than 70,000 of those located in […]

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