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Ruby Armstrong - 40 years

North Beach women bowlers chock up decades

LAST YEAR: Louis Taylor, Bellingen's Man of the Match, fends off an attack. Photo Richard Layt

Army game in Bellingen on Saturday

Narrow escape: Urunga surfer Matt Gallagher (right) with Nick Hartigan, formerly from North Beach

Urunga’s Matt Gallagher swaps shark attack stories with Mick Fanning

Andrew Webster

Ruby Armstrong - 40 years

North Beach women bowlers chock up decades

Rebecca Hodgson, Swimmer of the Meet winning every event and setting two new records

Records tumble

Liz Hoy

Michael White flying high to block the ball with Darcy Cronin, Rowan Juodvalkis and Cain Selem ready to receive

Victorious volleyballers

Liz Hoy

Trevor Weeke and Charlotte Blesing with one of Trevor’s sculptures

Only two weeks to catch Weekes exhibition

Rosie Wickert

The Shufflemen, a free gig at Number 5 on Sunday afternoon

Great gigs at 5 Church St

Annie Arnold

The meeting that formed the Dorrigo RSL Sub Branch in 1919 meeting was held at the Coffee Palace

Dorrigo RSL Sub Branch celebrates 100 years of service

Bob Denner

Trevor Weeke and Charlotte Blesing with one of Trevor’s sculptures

Only two weeks to catch Weekes exhibition

Julie Hutchinson and Maureen Eley-Round, project managers of the Stables upgrade

All the fun in store at The Stables

Maureen Eley-Round

Saije: Shanteya Lancaster - voice, guitar, percussion and body percussion and Joseph Ashley - vocals, guitar, percussion and body percussion

Soulful Saije sweeten Valentine’s Day

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Ruth Lewis

Bargain hunters: Shoppers will come away happy from Kempsey on Friday.

Get in early to grab a bargain

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Sweet music: Troy grew up listening to Guns and Roses, Motley Crue, Abba and the Bee Gees, and he loves the Beatles.

Mid North Coast Now | Wauchope’s music man

Letitia Fitzpatrick

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PASSIONATE ABOUT ORGANIC FARMING: Chris Eggert from Oxhill Organics in Wauchope was nominated for Australian Organic Farmer of the Year.

Mid North Coast Now | Farmer of the future

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Hat Head product Aiden Tolman will always refer to the Macleay Vally as his "home".

Mid North Coast Now | Long road from Hat Head to the NRL

Callum McGregor

A must see for the savvy buyer

House of the week

Family home with views of the river

House of the week

With views prettier than a Monet

House of the week

Family Day care is looking for carers

Word of Mouth: Newcastle dentist Dr Mark Morrin is concerned about sugary drinks. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Rethink the sugary drinks: dentist in push for health levy

Damon Cronshaw

Social change pioneer Gavin Tang will hold a talk on Saturday, February 9 in the Bellingen Youth Hub corner of Williams Street Bellingen at 4.30pm.

Saving the planet: Critical but unexamined issues

Megan Bliss

Family Day care is looking for carers

AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Small steps towards housing security

Affordable Housing group meeting in Dorrigo

SAILING LESSONS IN CORSAIRS: Sailing lessons teach juniors and teenagers so many valuable life lessons like decision making, resilience, leadership, teamwork and communication in a fun and healthy environment. Photo supplied.

Learn to sail on Bellinger and Kalang Rivers

Kerry Ridgley

The 1.2 metre long reptile isn't venomous, and Jake Cullen said they are good at bluffing when they strike. Picture: Supplied by Taylah Honeman

Giant snake found on Junee man’s property a rare species

1hr ago

An artist's interpretation of the sauropods that made tracks (18m and 11m).

95-million-year-old dinosaur tracks found in Qld

Safety first: Judy Brown and YFCC health promotion officer Jasmin Dunn celebrate National Condom Day. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Sexual health app launched on National Condom Day

Two utes valued at $300k among treasures lost in container spill

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Eileen Wood

Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson perform "Shallow" at the 61st annual Grammy Awards.

Who won what at the 2019 Grammy Awards

Watch a shocking timelapse of floodwater in Qld near a train derailment

Derek Barry

Tate Bailey

Bright, shining new faces at Bellingen Public

Janene Carey

Last Drogher on the Bellinger River 1937. Photo http://www.bellingenmuseum.org.au

Letter: The sustainability dream

Darcey Browning

Rob Oakeshott. Photo James Brickwood

Letter: Rob Oakeshott can deliver for Cowper

Harry Creamer

Opinion: People want real action on climate change and not just words

Harry Creamer

‘I stopped breathing’: Water safety skills ‘vital’ for seniors

Geraldine Cardozo

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Eileen Wood

SALT OF THE EARTH: Landcare volunteer Graeme Stevenson was one of three finalists in the prestigious Bob Hawke Landcare Award last year.

Job well dung for poo-ologist

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Labor wants a minimum farm gate milk price to protect the embattled dairy industry.

Labor investigates minimum milk price

11m ago

Minister Michaelia Cash will front the education and employment committee Senate estimates hearing.

Senator 'gave police what they asked for'

30m ago

Lawyers may face bill for failed bushfire class action

48m ago

The 1.2 metre long reptile isn't venomous, and Jake Cullen said they are good at bluffing when they strike. Picture: Supplied by Taylah Honeman

Giant snake found on Junee man’s property a rare species

1hr ago

Labor is promising to set up a national academy to train school principals to address a shortfall.

Better leadership for school principals

1hr ago

Not just a face in the crowd: Tim Quilty has vowed to use his position in the Victorian Upper House to be outspoken on the needs of rural residents.

First Brexit, next Rexit for regional NSW and Victoria?

Anthony Bunn
2hrs ago

The AEC has flagged it could face problems finalising the results if the election is held on May 25.

More money won't buy faster poll result

Paul Osborne

The search for two European tourists who have gone missing near Port Macquarie will continue

Beach search resumes for missing tourists

Heather McNab

The Darling River and Menindee Lakes are under pressure but irrigators say they're not to blame.

We are suffering too, say NSW irrigators

Dominica Sanda
56m ago

At least 120 homes and buildings have been destroyed by bushfires at Tingha and Tabulam in NSW.

Fire bans in NSW as cost of blazes tallied

58m ago

The 1.2 metre long reptile isn't venomous, and Jake Cullen said they are good at bluffing when they strike. Picture: Supplied by Taylah Honeman

Giant snake found on Junee man’s property a rare species

Jessica McLaughlin
1hr ago

Four Points: One of last pieces of the jigsaw.

Chippendale shows a more modern side

John Rozentals

Parramasala: A vibrant cross-section of cultures.

Your weekly travel inspiration

Skip the flowers and hit the road with your Valentine

Catching a brain aneurysm in time for it to be treated, while partly down to chance, is also a matter of being aware of family history and of the symptoms – headaches, vision changes, confusion and nerve paralysis – and alerting a doctor in order to have the relevant tests done.

Brain surgery has come a long way

HealthShare

Whether native or introduced, wild animals are not pets; they belong in the wild. No matter how good your intentions, a life in captivity is a life of suffering for wild animals

Do you really need an exotic pet?

LIVING THE GOOD LIFE: Former police officer Peter Gillett with his dogs on King Island. Picture: Dee Kramer

Island life proves the perfect treatment for former cop

Johanna Baker-Dowdell