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The meeting, attended by about 40 people, was facilitated by Gull Herzberg (centre)

Community garden gets a reprieve, for now

Janene Carey

Bellingen Shire now has 'severe' water restrictions

Bellingen Shire now has 'severe' water restrictions

Janene Carey

A smart water meter

From the mayor's desk: We need to stay smart and be water wise

Cr Dominic King

Inferno: Firefighters are continuing to try and control the massive Guyra Road fire at Ebor. Photo: Fire and Rescue NSW Armidale

Fears massive fires could join

Janene Carey and Breanna Chillingworth

Photo from NSW RFS - Mid North Coast Team Facebook page

Fire update meetings for Kalang and Thora communities

Grand Parade: A visiting tent pegging team at last year's Grand Parade. The parade will start at 2pm on Saturday. Photo Janene Carey.

Dorrigo Show cancels fireworks display

Two charged after cannabis plants worth $3m found near Coffs

Two charged after cannabis plants worth $3m found near Coffs

Janene Carey

The meeting, attended by about 40 people, was facilitated by Gull Herzberg (centre)

Community garden gets a reprieve, for now

Janene Carey

Bellingen Shire now has 'severe' water restrictions

Bellingen Shire now has 'severe' water restrictions

Janene Carey

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

Paul Holding with CHBA B Grade MVP Award

Brewers presentations a hit

Charles Wolfson

Swing a stick for Urunga Surf Club

Swing a stick for Urunga Surf Club

Champions in a relaxed and happy mood

Urunga Bowling club presentation

Pat Chapman

Paul Holding with CHBA B Grade MVP Award

Brewers presentations a hit

Coffs Coast paddlers take on the mighty Murray

Coffs Coast paddlers take on the mighty Murray

Fran Stephenson

Pat Chapman

Stalwart bowls reporter leaving Urunga

Janene Carey

Tackling the tree. JC

Time to all come together

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Photo from NSW RFS - Mid North Coast Team Facebook page

Fire update meetings for Kalang and Thora communities

Annie Phelan conducting the Bellingen Youth Orchestra in September

The Proms: Music to delight all ages

Tackling the tree. JC

Time to all come together

Shanlee Duckett with two of her horses

Roll up, roll up for Dorrigo Show - starts Friday

Vivian Hoskins

New volunteers Lani Carmody, Deborah Kent, Vanessa McTyer, Kristie Douglas and Brad McCosker

Come join the volunteers organising Bellingen Show

Lorraine Gordon says rotationally grazing, hoofed animals is also commonly referred to as time controlled grazing, cell grazing or holistic management practices.

A case for rotational grazing

Lorraine Gordon

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Lorraine Gordon says rotationally grazing, hoofed animals is also commonly referred to as time controlled grazing, cell grazing or holistic management practices.

A case for rotational grazing

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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Front page of The Sunday Times, 15 September 1946

Bushfires in the Bellinger Valley - historical reports

Cheryl Lynch

#TrainHack participants will travel to Armidale on the XPT train.

Inaugural #Trainhack postponed due to bushfires

Gemma Purves

Day Club attendees on Monday November 11. A few were missing that day and men do come as well.

Help brighten the lives of local seniors

Janene Carey

Front page of The Sunday Times, 15 September 1946

Bushfires in the Bellinger Valley - historical reports

Who will it be for 2020?: 2019 Australian of the Year award winners. Photo: Salty Dingo

32 great Aussies vying for national honours

Dr Dean Jarrett

Dr Dean Jarrett becomes first Indigenous man awarded PhD at UTS Business School

Mel Leigh Dee

Large healthy adult koala spotted in compartment 128 of Roses Creek State Forest

Koalas in Kalang: citizen science documents significant presence in forests marked for logging

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

Many interesting celestial features can be seen with the naked eye or through binoculars at the new reserve. Photo: Adeltritus

Murray River lookout one of the best spots in world to see the night sky

ONLY THE LONELY: A new nationwide survey reveals a loneliness epidemic permeating the country, particularly impacting one in three young adults, aged 18-24.

REAL AUSTRALIAAll the lonely people. Where do they all come from?

NURSE-IN: Protest organiser Erin Killion with her six-week-old daughter Susie-Jean at the Honeysuckle office of the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Picture: Phoebe Moloney

'Naps and renewables': Mothers hold sit-in at NSW government office

Phoebe Moloney

UP IN SMOKE: Maybe Scott Morrison would agree it is time to it is time to burst some bubbles and clear the air. Photos: Jacob McArthur

REAL AUSTRALIAEnough bluster, clear the air and do something

Jacob McArthur

Inferno: Firefighters are continuing to try and control the massive Guyra Road fire at Ebor. Photo: Fire and Rescue NSW Armidale

PHOTOSFirefighters forced to save home of man accused of lighting inferno

Breanna Chillingworth

The sorting machine in action.

Australia's only Nespresso pod recycling centre

Stuart Thomson

A smart water meter

From the mayor's desk: We need to stay smart and be water wise

Cr Dominic King

Some of Northbank Community Garden's committee members Mick Maher, Pete Bufo, Dan Hartney, Josh MacKenzie and Katharina Tittl. See also the story on page 3.

Don't mention the war and other letters

Janene Carey

Opinion: Why climate change is like Vitamin C

Opinion: Why climate change is like Vitamin C

Geoff Richardson

RAINBOW RIBBON: Queensland AIDS Council CEO Rebecca Reynolds, Arcare CEO Colin Singh, Local Liberal state member for Bonney, Sam OConnor at the opening of Arcare Parkwood.

Queensland's first LGBTI aged care opens

OUCH: Corticosteroid injections versus orthotics.

Heel pain: to jab or not to jab?

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Polio survivors at Polio Australia's 2017 health and wellness retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Demanding action for polio survivors

Rowan Cowley

Police are concerned as to the whereabouts of Tenille Nichols and her young son and daughter.

Urgent appeal for missing Qld mother, kids

While some Victorian bushfires continue to be a threat, others have been downgraded and put out.

Weather helps calm Victoria bushfires

SA's fire emergency in the southern Yorke Peninsula has eased, but is not yet contained.

Power network fault sparked SA bushfire

Detective Senior Constable Murray Gentner believes bail hearings should be recorded.

Bourke St driver had bail breach history

A Bendigo Bank subsidiary has sought the travel records of former senator Fraser Anning.

Bank chases ex-senator's travel records

Finbar O'Mallon

Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp has warned of Code Red fire conditions.

Record Vic temperatures 'a summer alert'

Christine McGinn, Benita Kolovos and Ulises Izquierdo

NSW residents will not be able to use a hose to water gardens or wash cars under new restrictions.

New water restrictions for Greater Sydney

Jodie Stephens

Mugahed Adam Eldouma is accused of breaking into an elderly woman's home and raping her.

WA elderly woman rape accused 'like a son'

Brett and Gemma Porter, upper Forbes River, face a massive rebuild after the Werrikimbe fire destroyed the hard work of a generation.

Not a fire but a monster destroys life's work

Jamie Brown

Permanent water costs skyrocket

Permanent water costs skyrocket

Daniel Pedersen

SMOKY SCENES: Bushfire smoke spreading across the region made for some spectacular scenes. Photo: CHRISOPHER YOW

See how smoky scenes made for some beautiful images

Nadine Morton

AMSTERDAM: A postcard-worthy destination of picturesque canals, cafes and innovative galleries.

Win a $27,000 cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

Our team took blood samples, four DNA samples and imbedded two GPS tracking devices while myself and eight others worked hard to keep the animal upright. Photos: Scott McRae

Combining conservation with wanderlust

Scott McRae

Working out how to switch off all the lights in a hotel room shouldn't be that difficult ... should it? Picture: Supplied

Room for improvement: What hotels could be doing better

Michael Turtle

Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers, 1888, will be on display at the National Gallery of Australia in 2020. Picture: Supplied

Van Gogh's Sunflowers coming to Australia

Sally Pryor

Where is it going? It pays to be careful about how you bequest your assets.

Plan carefully to control how your assets are divided

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