LiSTNR Mid North Coast Local News

Port Macquarie MP backs coalition 'adult crime, adult time' promise

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:55:21 +0000

Also; Who came out on top in the Group 3 Rugby League finals?

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Great Koala National Park a step closer to reality

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:29:39 +0000

Plus - we can now drive from Coffs Harbour to Melbourne without a set of traffic lights

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Young woman accused of driving towards cop car at Lake Cathie

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:22:57 +0000

Plus - the Mid North Coast's rental market is getting even tighter

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Major upgrade on Maria River Road set to be finished by year's end

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:52:30 +0000

Also; more patients in Mid North Coast hospital EDs are starting their treatement on time

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Coffs Council to consider what's next for Castle Street property

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:33:34 +0000

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Man charged over reckless wounding in South Kempsey

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:22:20 +0000

Also; a group of conservationists presents a letter to senators in Canberra urging protection for native forests

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New crime data points to a troubling rise in homicides in NSW

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:55:13 +0000

Also; a busy start to the bushfire danger period on the Mid North Coast

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Man tased in Coffs after allegedly stealing a ute

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:30:26 +0000

He's facing three charges

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Man charged over crash injuring women near Laurieton

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:44:29 +0000

While the Coffs Harbour Lab will soon be upgraded

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Calls for more support for our beekeepers, as they deal with varroa mite

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:52:56 +0000

Also; Mid North Coast house prices continue to head backwards

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Mid North Coast bushfire danger period starts early

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:25:12 +0000

Plus - the Group 2 minor premiers have missed out on making the grand final

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Nambucca Valley Council pushes for stronger regional co-operation to tackle modern slavery

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:36:03 +0000

Also; It's preliminary final time in Group 2 rugby league

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Man charged with predatory driving after chasing boys in his car

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:35:55 +0000

Also; two charity groups get a funding boost to help combat domestic violence in regional NSW

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Man arrested on a boat carrying more than a tonne of cocaine off South West Rocks pleads guilty

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:37:16 +0000

Also; prison officers are back at work this morning, after going on strike yesterday

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Man charged with murder over the death of a woman in Port Macquarie

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:50:54 +0000

Also; more surgeries being performed across the Mid North Coast, following a state government boost

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Woman charged after allegedly breaching tobacconist closure order in Port Macquarie

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:00:35 +0000

Also; Who came out on top in the Group 2 rugby league semi finals?

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Fears bird flu will hurt regional tourism

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:33:47 +0000

Plus - the Premier's defended the government's plan to allow medicinal cannabis users behind the wheel

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Spring bushfire outlook predicts a heightened risk for Northern NSW

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:07:38 +0000

Also; a fundraising appeal launched for a Coffs woman who suffered severe burns in a house fire

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Lyne MP vows to keep fighting the government's Improved Native Forest Management Carbon Credit Method

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:03:11 +0000

Also; House price growth across the coast slowing down, in line with a broader regional trend

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Fallout continues over gun buyback scheme

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:23:37 +0000

Coffs Harbour MP weighs in

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Girl charged over Port Macquarie stabbing

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:19:40 +0000

Plus - reigning Group 2 premiers Nambucca are out of the premiership race

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Hazard reduction burns continue across the Mid North Coast as state agenices meet for a roundtable

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:56:20 +0000

Also; finals fever is heating up in Group 2 footy

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EPA finds recurring pesticide detections in Willis Creek and Hearnes Lake

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:15:43 +0000

Also; Two local stars have been named in the Wallaroos squad ahead of their 100th Test

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Three charged over the alleged assault of a teenage boy in Woolgoolga

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:10:51 +0000

Also; Mid North Coast public hospital patients pretty happy with their care in the latest patient survey

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Petition launched to bring police drone trial to Kempsey

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:07:38 +0000

Also; It's been a record-breaking marine turtle nesting season

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Driver allegedly clocked at 196 kilometres per hour on the Pacific Highway

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:42:56 +0000

Also; Mid North Coast HSC students could have take-home assessments paused by term 4.

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Parliamentary inquiry into modern slavery risks in regional NSW hands down its report

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:56:22 +0000

Also; the state government says it's fast tracking upgrades for the Oxley Highway in Port Macquarie

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State government monitoring allegations of illegal labour practices on Coffs, Nambucca berry farms

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:06:34 +0000

Also; a suite of new laws has been unveiled - aimed at cracking down on organised crime

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Fisheries officers to get additional powers under a crackdown on illegal catches

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:56:50 +0000

Also; A humpback whale draws plenty of attention after ending up in the Hastings River

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Truck crash blocks Oxley Hwy west of Wauchope

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:24:47 +0000

Plus - one of our local is calling for Adult Crime, Adult Time laws to be rolled out in NSW

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Home values drop across Coffs Harbour and the Mid North Coast

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:03:03 +0000

Also; A woman remains in John Hunter Hospital after suffering critical injuries in a Coffs Harbour house fire

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Nambucca's Lexie Brown finishes seventh in the women's T47 at the Commonwealth Games

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:07:23 +0000

Also; legal action launched over alleged underpayments to two Japanese fruit pickers for work on a Mid North Coast farm.

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Analysis finds short term holiday rentals outnumber properties for rent 8 to 1 on the Mid North Coast

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:58:29 +0000

Also; The cost of unleaded is rising rapidly, ahead of the end of the fuel excise rebate on Sunday

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Work starts on the new $6.5M Stoney Creek Bridge

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:57:50 +0000

Also; calls for a more co-ordinated approach to help tackle youth homelessness

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Coffs Harbour moves forward with plans to revitalise Jetty Strip

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:52:47 +0000

Also; Concerns raised over a proposal to penalise farmers who fail to control feral pigs

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2 face charges after stolen SUV pursuit on the Pacific Highway near Port Macquarie

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:52:46 +0000

Also; Woolgoolga solidifies their finals hopes

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Man jailed for 22 years over Kendall murder

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:37:25 +0000

Plus - firefighters from Coffs Harbour are heading to the US to tackle bushfires

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Another step forward for Port Macquarie's proposed ocean pool

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:33:18 +0000

Also; new figures suggest the housing boom in regional NSW has officially ended

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Fire rips through clifftop mansion at Sapphire Beach

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:56:23 +0000

Also; Port Macquarie gets a visit from the Governor of NSW

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Concerns held for 26 year old man missing from Coffs Harbour

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:56:26 +0000

Also; fire destroys a home in Nambucca Heads

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World-leading koala experts gather in Port Macquarie

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:57:55 +0000

Also; the new owner of Rex Airlines isn't making much progress updating its ageing fleet

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A woman in her twenties remains in a crticial condition after yesterday's horror crash near Port Macquarie

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:03:09 +0000

Also; tributes flow for a young motorbike rider killed in a collision in Kempsey

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Council to consider interim trafffic change for busy Port Macquarie intersection

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:00:55 +0000

Also; a South West Rocks hockey player headed to the Masters Hockey World Cup

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Feedback shows locals want recreation and conservation from the Great Koala National Park

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:54:29 +0000

Also; Marine Rescue crews on the Mid North Coast recorded their busiest June on record.

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Remediation work on Waterfall Way near Bellingen to begin next month

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 22:53:06 +0000

Also; The rental vacancy rate has risen slightly in Coffs Harbour, but remains steady in Port Macquarie

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Regional NSW TrainLink services resume

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:40:21 +0000

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NSW beat QLD in State of Origin decider

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:47:09 +0000

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Primary Industries provides an update on H5 bird flu cases in NSW

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:28:46 +0000

Also - NSW puts the finishing touches on preparations ahead of tonight's Origin decider at Suncorp.

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We've heard from NSW camp ahead of tomorrow's Origin decider

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:02:11 +0000

Blues playmaker Ethan Strange has proven his fitness ahead of the clash at Suncorp Stadium.

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Hundreds charged across NSW during two-day police blitz

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:38:55 +0000

Also today - free range chicken owners urged to bring them inside as a precaution following the first confirmed bird flu case in NSW.

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