The end of the fence line has finally been reached for one of the Macleay Valley’s most inspirational community organisations. BlazeAid has called time on 10 months of mending broken hearts and burnt-down fences destroyed by last year’s ferocious fires across the mid-north coast: READ ABOUT THE RELIEF EFFORTS.
A father tried valiantly but in vain to save his teenage son from drowning at a notoriously dangerous beach — only to come close to losing his own life in the attempt.
Police say a 17-year-old boy who drowned at Diamond Beach on the Mid-North Coast near Hallidays Point was likely caught-out by the beach’s notoriously dangerous conditions. It is the third drowning death on the mid-north coast in the last week.
Archaeologists are examining the date and origin of shells which have been unearthed at a Seal Rocks beach. The shells – dating back possibly 6000 – are believed to be linked to an early Aboriginal coastal settlement known as a Midden.
A major milestone in the redevelopment of Taree’s Manning Base Hospital has been reached with the opening of its new imaging centre. It is the final project in the hospital’s $40 million stage one redevelopment. More than $100 million has been allocated to stage two. GET A SNEAK PEEK AT THE UPGRADES HERE.
Port Macquarie man Joshua Mitchell Irving has been jailed for the aggravated sexual assault of an 11-year-old boy. He was also sentenced for the possession of child abuse material and uploading child pornography material online.
Forensic testing will determine the DNA of ‘unidentifiable’ human remains which where washed ashore and located by beach walkers this morning at Miners Beach and Little Bay this morning.
A new, luxurious retirement resort has been approved for Lake Cathie. Boasting indoor lawn and ten-pin bowls, the $15m GemLife complex also includes a cinema, pool, tennis court and gym.
A magistrate has issued a stern warning to a man, otherwise described as a “good bloke”, who crashed his ute while four times over the limit. Tallas Latham, of Kendall was told “good blokes… commit these types of offences and put theirs and people’s lives at risk… imagine if your mother had to go to the morgue to ID you”.
He would go “above and beyond” for anyone who needed his help and has been remembered as a “kind, generous and loving soul” by his girlfriend Tarni Letherbarrow. Her “soulmate” Chris Lee, from the NSW Central Coast, died in a tragic fishing accident on the Mid-North Coast.
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