Local News
09 Mar 10 | Midyim or Midgen Berry would have to rate as one of my favourite plants. Why? Because it’s versatile, tough, attractive, has yummy edible berries…. and it’s local.
Austromyrtus dulcis (it’s botanical name) is in the family Myrtaceae that includes Eucalyptus, Leptospermum, Melaleuca, Syzygium and others.
09 Mar 10 | Learn how to use fungi, bacteria, and microbes in soil to quickly create soft friable fertile garden soil in raised beds with the No-Dig Garden method with David Wilson from CROPO, is one of the workshops (seating and shelter provided) at the Bellingen Autumn Plant Fair on March 13th.
09 Mar 10 | The Bellingen New Energy Festival (formerly the Renewable Energy Fair) hopes to inspire people this year with a program of activities to engage the ‘heads, hearts and hands’ of participants.
09 Mar 10 | Smaller hospitals on the North Coast will be at risk as a result of Kevin Rudd’s hospital policy announced last week.
09 Mar 10 | The afternoon of Sunday, March 7 saw the opening of an exhibition celebrating the joy of colour in the main gallery of Nexus Gallery at the Old Butter Factory.
09 Mar 10 | The year is flying by and soon it will be SHOW TIME in Bello. This year to streamline the ticket selling process the Committee has introduced a Prepaid Weekend Pass to the Show.
09 Mar 10 | Community groups should ensure they take advantage of funds available from the NRMA Insurance Community Grants program.
09 Mar 10 | Sooty caught these two, 1.5kg tuna on Monday (March 1) at the Urunga foreshore.
09 Mar 10 | Emergency Services Minister Steve Whan this week announced more than $17 million in funding for projects to make communities safer and more resilient to the impacts of natural disasters.
09 Mar 10 | Darkwood resident, Howard Welsh joined by many of his fellow neighbours in the last council meeting in asking Council to please explain why the repair of Justin’s Bridge had not been made a priority.
09 Mar 10 | Bellingen Council says it has initiated many works over the past six months to address infrastructure damage caused by the many flood events of last year.
09 Mar 10 | A toddler drowned in the Bellinger River at Mylestom on Thursday afternoon (March 4).
09 Mar 10 | “If you don’t report crime, it doesn’t exit!” That was the message from Superintendent Mark Holahan to the Bellingen community.
02 Mar 10 | A new On-site Sewage Management Inspection Program will commence this month.
02 Mar 10 | A draft Plan of Management was presented at the February council meeting for a community garden on the McCristal Drive Reserve in North Bellingen.
02 Mar 10 | A Dorrigo stockowner has been fined for illegally taking three head of cattle without a permit across the Queensland border in a horse float.
02 Mar 10 | Autumn is an ideal time to make those planting additions to your garden, orchard or Farm.
02 Mar 10 | Great Lakes Council was the venue last Friday for the quarterly Board Meeting of the Mid North Coast Group of Councils (MIDGOC), consisting of the Mayors and General Managers from eight Councils, from Great Lakes and Gloucester in the south through to Coffs Harbour in the north.
02 Mar 10 | A proud tradition continues for the Bellinger River RSL Sub Branch with the weekly delivery of bananas to the patients and residents at the local hospital, nursing home and Bellorana Aged Care Units.
02 Mar 10 | Niki Vasilakis is one of Australia’s most exciting violinists. She has performed with the Melbourne, Queensland, Tasmanian, Adelaide and Victorian symphony orchestras.
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