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2019 Urunga Singles Championship Winner Reg Barbat (left) with runner up David Miles

Thrilling finish put on by Urunga's championship players

David Boatfield

Gelato Bar voucher winners Teneika Coltman and Bonnie Malt

Doggies fly through Junior AFL Round 9

Baseball: Brewers led all the way to top Allstars

Baseball: Brewers led all the way to top Allstars

2019 Urunga Singles Championship Winner Reg Barbat (left) with runner up David Miles

Thrilling finish put on by Urunga's championship players

Backrow: Angus Holloway, Greg Englehardt, Finn McIntyre, Marley Crook & Caden McClelland.. Front Row: Bevan Gendle, Cooper Jones, Casey Alexander & Max Jones.

Bellinger Valley Braves are the unbeaten champions

Kerry Howarth

Urunga's karate kids hard won trophies and experience

Urunga's karate kids hard won trophies and experience

'Face it' exhibition

'Face it' exhibition

Warm up with some music

Warm up with some music

Sharing freedom and friendship during Refugee Week 2019

Sharing freedom and friendship during Refugee Week 2019

'Face it' exhibition

'Face it' exhibition

Elton John coming to Coffs for farewell tour

Elton John coming to Coffs for farewell tour

Hat Fitz and Cara

Director's picks for Bello Winter Music

Verto Disability Services: The VERTO north coast Disability Employment Services team.

Experience gives the best outcomes for employers and job seekers

Jil Hogan

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

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Verto Disability Services: The VERTO north coast Disability Employment Services team.

Experience gives the best outcomes for employers and job seekers

Read Mid North Coast Now here

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Ruth Lewis

Calling all shoppers: Put a date in your diary and don't miss Macksville's shopping extravaganza. Carol McGuire and Lesley Ueckermann, owners of Lucy Fru Fru, have lots of lots of great bargains in store.

Get ready to grab yourself a bargain

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Discover a lush tropical oasis

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Enjoy the serenity of nature

Enjoy the serenity of nature

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Eight acres of paradise at Valla

Eight acres of paradise at Valla

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Epilepsy helpline launched

Epilepsy helpline launched

VOCAL ADVANTAGE: Galatea Kneath, Ellie Rose and Monique Grima were 2018 Regional Student Scholarship recipients. Photo: Keith Saunders.

Final call for Regional Vocal Scholarship

WELL WORTH CARING FOR: Aerial view of the estuary at Urunga

Have your say to help manage our shire's coastline

Epilepsy helpline launched

Epilepsy helpline launched

Bellingen Riverwatch raises funds for water testing kit

Bellingen Riverwatch raises funds for water testing kit

Eggspert: Katie Tisdell judged the first egg competition at Taree. Photos: Scott Calvin

Flocks of people attend poultry show | photos

Julia Driscoll

Liz Stevenson and Ron Martin with Shiloh the four-month-old Australian mini pig.

Meet the pig that graduated from puppy pre-school

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CLOSE ENCOUNTER: A humpback whale breaches spectacularly in front of Dean Sorley's kayak in Fingal Bay last week. Picture: Dean Sorley

Imagine being in this kayak

Australian captain Sam Kerr wrote a letter to her former coach Aaron Holt for saving her football career. Picture: Karleen Minney

Meet the man who saved Sam Kerr's football career

Cadaver dog Bryson found Noel Ingham's remains in the bushland at Dulverton.

He was his mate, his carer and ended up ... his murderer

In Conversation: Kerry O'Brien and Debbie Spillane. Photo Janene Carey

Writers 'wow' audiences at warm-hearted festival

Ute Schulenberg

Luxury: Merewether's The Beach House has been listed online as a luxury weekender with ocean views since December, 2016, but its path to development approval via the Land and Environment Court has been stormy.

Sex on the deck at beach rental has neighbours seeing red

Joanne McCarthy

Lake Eyre comes to life as the water floods into the desert

Lake Eyre comes to life as the water floods into the desert

Megan Dingwall

Hundreds of thousands come to bathe in River Ganges in Varanasi during religious festivals

Sue Lennox wins international award on World Environment Day

Janene Carey

Letter to the editor: Why must our local papers be covered in plastic?

Letter to the editor: Why must our local papers be covered in plastic?

Letter to Pat Conaghan about AFP raids

Letter to Pat Conaghan about AFP raids

Sandy Radke

People at The Map in Bellingen, listening to Ross Macleay's Hippie Trail talk on Friday April 26

Letters to the editor

Janene Carey

"Continence Queen" Bev Killick.

When the drip goes beyond a joke

A NATIONAL DISGRACE: Thousands of vulnerably elderly Australians are abused every year.

Financial, physical, psychological, sexual - how do we stop elder abuse?

Eileen Wood

NARROW WASTE LINE: Baby boomers are Australia's least wasteful generation when it comes to food according to a new report.

Boomers leading the way on food waste

Paul Guard's parents Jill and Roger died on MH17 when it was shot down by a missile over Ukraine.

Son hopes MH17 trial will expose Russia

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John Spencer White has been jailed for the manslaughter of a one-time friend in 2001.

Vic man jailed for artist's manslaughter

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Liz Stevenson and Ron Martin with Shiloh the four-month-old Australian mini pig.

Meet the pig that graduated from puppy pre-school

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Outgoing Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has posed with his portrait in Parliament House.

Cosgrove's image finds home at parliament

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Siale Tinoai is being sentenced for murdering his Brisbane housemate.

Qld man's response to murder: 'sweet as'

Warren Barnsley
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Chis Dawson has pleaded not guilty to murdering his former wife Lynette Dawson in Sydney.

Chris Dawson pleads not guilty to murder

Perry Duffin
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Members of the construction and mining union are being individually lobbied to support John Setka.

Union members lobbied to back Setka

Paul Osborne
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Kyle Daniels has to re-appear in court in August charged with sexually abusing young children.

Sydney swim teacher ordered to face court

Perry Duffin
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The 2018 Australian Stock Dog Spectacular was held in Tamworth with hundreds of competitors in attendance. Picture: FeeMacMedia

Rich working dog event in voluntary administration

Lucy Kinbacher
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Jo Palmer receives her award as the Agrifutures NSW-ACT Rural Woman of the Year from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

Photos from NSW Rural Woman of the Year awards

John Ellicott
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"We take all animal welfare matters seriously, and are investigating this issue," said Agriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes. Photo: Shutterstock

Investigation launched into shocking abuse of chickens

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Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Holidays with the 'host factor'

THE MAN: Richard Boyce and Cruise Express has injected some $3 million into the coffers of various rail-restoration societies.

Riding the rails - the slow and steady way

John Rozentals

Compass Hut engages the five senses. Image: Kylie Bell

Planning your next holiday? Check out these deals

John Rozentals

To improve productivity, wellbeing and engagement, many companies are allowing employees to bring dogs to the office.

Harness puppy power in the office

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For those who should fill in the means testing forms - those who will pay less as a result - easier paperwork is welcome news.

Aged care assessment forms are getting easier

Noel Whittaker

"Consumers in rural and remote areas, like those in any other parts of Australia, should not be paying for speeds that they are not getting," Mr Sims said.

Speed issues with NBN? Here's a guide