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Corey Wedlock (second from left) with the Australian Men's team selected for the upcoming 2020 World Cup Championships

Local lad to compete for Australia in World Bowls Championships

Janene Carey

Young footballer Rio Prieto

Rio selected for tournament in Japan

Surf club grants totalling $4million to share

Surf club grants totalling $4million to share

Ute Schulenberg

Corey Wedlock (second from left) with the Australian Men's team selected for the upcoming 2020 World Cup Championships

Local lad to compete for Australia in World Bowls Championships

The victorious team from Bellingen Cellars Mark Parsons, Rhys Bonventi, Michael Urquhart and Anaan Van Leeuwen

Golf Club raises $4000 for bushfire recovery

Ruth Hall

Captain on captain in the Army game last year

Matthew Locke MG charity weekend graced by Australia's Governor General

Janene Carey

Spectrum of the Seas will be moved to Australia and offering free cruises to those involved in fighting the bushfires. Picture: Supplied

Huge cruise deals emerge as coronavirus pushes ships south

Bernadette Chua

Take a walk through the Alpaca Promenade to get up close and personal with the animals at Sydney Royal. Picture: Destination NSW

Talk to the animals: get ready, show time is almost here

Explore Travel

STUNNING: Follow the Midnight Sun through the Arctic Circle on a Viking Cruise from London to Bergen in Norway.

Last days: win a $25,000 Scandinavian cruise

Flats & Sharps

Triple treat in Dorrigo

Bridget Rees

Art Rocks D0rrigo

Art Rocks D0rrigo

Simon Blow

Restore your natural harmony

Flats & Sharps

Triple treat in Dorrigo

Free TAFE course at Bellingen Youth Hub

Free TAFE course at Bellingen Youth Hub

North Bellingen fire truck

Funding the firies

Housing loan commitments by lenders increase

Housing loan commitments by lenders increase

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

Housing loan commitments by lenders increase

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Keeping covered this summer

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Make a savvy choice at Smithtown

Make a savvy choice at Smithtown

House of the Week

Make the effort with this beauty

Make the effort with this beauty

House of the Week

Find your happy place at Hat Head

Find your happy place at Hat Head

House of the Week

Photo: Melinda Sheldon

PHOTOSElton fever hits the Coffs Coast

Mel Leigh Dee

Retiring Committee members Olga Szymfeld, Maree Blaxell and Lyn Buckley. Photos: Megan Octigan.

Bellinger Valley VIEW: Sad farewells and warm welcomes

Megan Octigan

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

Michelle Haines Thomas

Photo: Melinda Sheldon

PHOTOSElton fever hits the Coffs Coast

TREASURES: Hyselodoris obscura

Diving into the deep blue off our coastline | photos

Ute Schulenberg

PLANTING IDEAS: Celebrity gardener Costa Georgiadis encourages Camdenville Public School students to see what goes on a ground level when planting fire retardant native shrubs.

Costa sows hope after fires

Robyn Ainsworth

TREASURES: Hyselodoris obscura

Diving into the deep blue off our coastline | photos

STUNNING: Follow the Midnight Sun through the Arctic Circle on a Viking Cruise from London to Bergen in Norway.

Last days: win a $25,000 Scandinavian cruise

People gathered to check out the river

Flood Day in Bello

Jenni Bruce among the ruins of her home. Photos: Sylvia Liber

SUBSCRIBERThe town Australia forgot: How Cobargo's tiny neighbour was overlooked in firestorm

Fall armyworm caterpillar, which has now spread to Georgetown.

Fall armyworm spreads to North West Queensland

Derek Barry

Photo: Melinda Sheldon

PHOTOSElton fever hits the Coffs Coast

Mel Leigh Dee

XPT headed home to Sydney after fatal derailment

XPT headed home to Sydney after fatal derailment

David Johnston

The rockstar Regent Suite, at 412 square metres, is a two-bedroom mansion.

PHOTOSInside the new cruise ship that thinks it's perfect

Peter Lynch

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

What Bellingen can do to prepare for a possible pandemic

Drs Derek and Olivia Bell

NOW is the right time and let's build that pathway

NOW is the right time and let's build that pathway

Janene Carey

Barbara Moore's well deserved honour and other letters

Barbara Moore's well deserved honour and other letters

Janene Carey

DISINCENTIVE: Working seniors lose pension and pay tax. Image: Shutterstock

Pension's unkind cuts

Eileen Wood

SEA FARE: A six-time Australian spearfishing champion, Ben Cropp has never lost his passion for the sport and gets out on the reef at every opportunity.

Deep into his element

John Piggott

MAGIC NUMBER: If you've had more than 10 sexual partners in your lifetime, you may be at a greater risk of developing cancer. Photo: Shutterstock.

Sexual partners linked to cancer

Samara Ross

NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner is under pressure after a poor Johnston by-election result.

Ex-AFL star Bowden to join NT parliament

5m ago

Further industrial action by Jetstar workers has been avoided after they accepted a new pay deal.

Jetstar workers accept pay deal

1hr ago

Health Minister Greg Hunt says Australians should not travel to Iran because of the coronavirus.

Aussies advised to avoid Iran travel

This year's Mardi Gras Parade will be held in Sydney on Saturday night with 191 floats.

Sydney sparkles for Mardi Gras

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has taken a swipe at Scott Morrison over Australia's deportation laws.

NZ swipe at PM likened to Bledisloe maul

Colin Brinsden

Aged care homes have been warned they must put plans in place for a potential coronavirus outbreak.

Sick travellers told seek medical advice

Colin Brinsden

Customers of a Gold Coast beauty salon may have been infected by a worker with coronavirus.

Qld worker may have infected 40 customers

Shae McDonald

Gladys Berejiklian lauded the resilience of Mogo Zoo which closed after a New Year's Eve bushfire.

Premier hails Mogo's grit as zoo reopens

Monitoring Straw-neck Ibis nests at the Booligal Wetlands, along the Lachlan River. Photo: Dr Jennifer Spencer, DPIE

Water to Booligal gives Ibis chicks a chance

Stephen Burns

Judging of the interbreed groups.

Interbreed competition in sheep at Canberra

Stephen Burns

Linda Cavanagh, Landcare co-ordinator Boorowa and Hovells Creek Landcare Groups ensuring collaboration on many fronts.

Landcare ambition

Stephen Burns

OPTIONS: With so many beautiful animals available, which one is right for you?

Everything you need to know to find your pawfect match

RSPCA

NEW BEGINNINGS: Many architects are already designing in fire prone areas using designs that are more sustainable and cost effective in the long term.

Rebuilding after the fires

WELCOME: A facade offers privacy and shade on the north side of the house. Photo: David Kulesza

Light and space in the city