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Opportunities: Whether you are interested in the environment, history or animals there's a volunteer position for you.

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Maeve McKenna

Best shot: Rob Oakeshott and his supporters reflect on their Cowper election defeat. Photo: Tracey Fairhurst.

Oakeshott urges voter reflection over "fear, smear and beer" campaign

Tracey Fairhurst

On the campaign trail: Labor candidate Andrew Woodward began his election day campaign in Port Macquarie. Photo: Lisa Tisdell.

Woodward warns Nats they will be held to account

Tracey Fairhurst

Patrick Conaghan claims victory in Cowper for the Nationals. Photo: Tracey Fairhurst.

New kid on the block: Conaghan claims a Cowper victory

Laura Telford

Independent Rob Oakeshott flanked by supporters when he arrived in Port Macquarie to cast his official vote. Photo: Tracey Fairhurst.

Oakeshott not conceding despite Conaghan claiming victory

Carla Mascarenhas

Andrew Woodward waving the placard from his attempt on Abbott's seat of Warringah in 2016

Cheers in Bello as Warringah falls

Janene Carey

The boy from Kempsey looks to have it

The boy from Kempsey looks to have it

Christian Knight

Opportunities: Whether you are interested in the environment, history or animals there's a volunteer position for you.

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Maeve McKenna

Best shot: Rob Oakeshott and his supporters reflect on their Cowper election defeat. Photo: Tracey Fairhurst.

Oakeshott urges voter reflection over "fear, smear and beer" campaign

Tracey Fairhurst

Marx Hill by Ernest John Mantova (1882-1952), recognised as Bellingen's first resident professional artist, after whom the art competition is named

Winners announced for the EJ Mantova Memorial Art Competition

Adrian Betts competing in the RAID100

Non-stop fun for 100 hours

Janene Carey

Liz Hoy (coach), Elena Leek, Amelia Stehn, Holly Pagulayan-McCabe, Ashley Sticker; Chloe Sheppard, Arkie Daro, Paloma Birch, Shellby Osland, Jessica Bailey; Sophie Russell, Willow Neal, Tallara Doye, Emily Ruming, Lauren Rigney; Sophie Boyd with mascot Copper

Bellingen High girls dominate Mid North Coast zone final

Liz Hoy

A spectacular 97cm Dusky Flathead caught and released by Stuart Murray and Zac Thick at Urunga over Easter

Anglers Club to host fishing competition in Urunga

Clayton Harpur

Adrian Betts competing in the RAID100

Non-stop fun for 100 hours

Kath McPhail and Helen Hoffman

Kath McPhail shows her mettle

Pat Chapman

Sal Selim looking determined

Bulldogs youth team fight older Tigers

Marc Bowd

Lee Kernaghan hits the backroads on latest tour

Lee Kernaghan hits the backroads on latest tour

Vickii Byram

Linda Hillman, the driving force behind the show's catering, and her trusty sidekick Irene Chesterman

Queen of cuisine

Busbot, the brightly painted driverless shuttle being trialled in Coffs, is a fully electric EasyMile EZ10 vehicle

Festival of Solar invites EV owners to show and shine

Lee Kernaghan hits the backroads on latest tour

Lee Kernaghan hits the backroads on latest tour

Change in the air and in song

Change in the air and in song

Elaine Leader with a garland like those presented to champion horses at the show

Leading the way

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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Bag yourself a bargain this weekend

Six top tips to get the best out of this weekend's garage sales

Ruth Lewis

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

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

A great investment priced to sell

A great investment priced to sell

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With abundant opportunities

With abundant opportunities

House of the Week

With all the bells and whistles

With all the bells and whistles

House of the Week

Opportunities: Whether you are interested in the environment, history or animals there's a volunteer position for you.

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Maeve McKenna

UNKYA ECOTOURS: Rich palette of bush tucker collected around Scotts Head

Ecotours offer a window into Gumbaynggirr world view

Ute Schulenberg

Alison Keen (sitting), Margaret Grice-Little, Annette Rieper, Laraine Bojarski, Judi Albertson and Robert Canning

Urunga CWA news

Alison Carter

Opportunities: Whether you are interested in the environment, history or animals there's a volunteer position for you.

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A woman tried to egg Scott Morrison at a Country Women's Association function in NSW, police allege

"No respect" - our CWA rep slams egg girl

Carla Mascarenhas

Bev Miles thanks speaker Dr Susan Lumsdaine

Army doctor's life impresses VIEW Club

Megan Octigan

Best shot: Rob Oakeshott and his supporters reflect on their Cowper election defeat. Photo: Tracey Fairhurst.

Oakeshott urges voter reflection over "fear, smear and beer" campaign

Lee Kernaghan hits the backroads on latest tour

Lee Kernaghan hits the backroads on latest tour

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

Marx Hill by Ernest John Mantova (1882-1952), recognised as Bellingen's first resident professional artist, after whom the art competition is named

Winners announced for the EJ Mantova Memorial Art Competition

Hastings Public School's P and C is raising money to build a COLA over the school's netball courts. They need $140,000 - maybe the newly elected Cowper MP could give them a federal helping hand?

On the hustings: Cowper election in photos

Tracey Fairhurst

Get your hustings hunger on

"We need some leaders" - one woman's heartfelt plea

Christian Knight

2019 Cowper Decides: our federal election rolling coverage

2019 Cowper Decides: our federal election rolling coverage

Tracey Fairhurst

A screengrab from a YouTube video showing the former PM Bob Hawke skolling a beer from Mr Brandon.

Hawke downing 'one for the country' brings back memories

Robert Crawford

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

Letters to the editor

Janene Carey

Dr Murray Harvey

Bishop decries Folau's claim that hell awaits homosexuals

Letter: Being exploited as scapegoats

Letter: Being exploited as scapegoats

Darcey Browning

FOCUSED: Debra Byrne juggles her successful musical theatre and recording career with her role as full-time carer to her two grandsons. She is set to star in Sweeney Todd in Sydney and Melbourne.

Why kids are Debra Byrne's 'top priority'

Geraldine Cardozo

TOO COCKY BY HALF: People tend to be overconfident of their financial knowledge and skills, according to the report.

Lack of financial knowledge soaring

Older participants needed for new immune boosting drug trial

Older participants needed for new immune boosting drug trial

Eileen Wood

One of the first things PM Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will focus on is tax cuts.

Tax cuts, ministry on Morrison agenda

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Actor Geoffrey Rush speaks outside the Supreme Court in Sydney after winning his defamation case.

Rush defamation case back in Sydney court

2hrs ago

Senior Labor figures will meet to begin the formal process of choosing Bill Shorten's replacement.

Senior Labor figures to meet on leadership

2hrs ago

Zynal Javid Khan allegedly followed a 22-year-old woman for more than a kilometre then raped her.

Alleged new mum rapist to face Vic court

2hrs ago

More than four in five Australians believe medicines aren't subsidised quickly enough.

Australians want cheaper medicines quicker

Marnie Banger
2hrs ago

Eating more sugar and calories has upped obesity levels, slowing Australia's life expectancy rates.

Obesity weighing down on life expectancy

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is short of the 76 seats needed to form a majority in parliament.

Morrison closes in on majority

Paul Osborne

Liberal Dave Sharma says his battle for Wentworth against Kerryn Phelps is too close to call.

Phelps, Sharma on knife-edge in Wentworth

Perry Duffin

Winter crop species like oats and triticale have a good range of varieties with excellent tolerance to soil acidity. Even within species like wheat and barley some varieties have been release with good tolerance.

Choose tolerant species for acidic soils

Bob Freebairn
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Cameron, Tony and Janet Gall, "Wilson's Creek" Uralla with their award for best fleece in the New England region, presented by Wayne McMahon, Australian Yarn Company.

Night of awards for super fine wool growers

Jamie Brown

Hughie Coulton, Tallangatta, Warialda Rail, claimed the reserve grand champion fleece and champion single novice fleece of the Warialda show.

Warialda show overcomes drought worries

Lucy Kinbacher

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

John Rozentals

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Juanita Greville

Petra: The Rose City is a highlight of the 14-day 'Walking in the Footsteps of Abraham' tour.

Wishing you were somewhere else? Here's your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

A paved courtyard is a great option for creating a flat, stable platform to define your space. It can transition from an entertaining area, to a kids' play space, to a place of relaxation for empty nesters.

Renovate instead of relocate

Hallways set the tone for the rest of the home's mood and style, so it's important to create a space that's charming and inviting.

Revitalise your house in winter

Scientists have made a break-through in blending the best bits of glass and timber: transparent wood.

Let the light shine in, through wood