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Smaller councils lose out in funding allocations
New South Wales mid-north coast councils are to get about $6 million from the Federal Government's $250 million community infrastructure fund.[MORE]
Animal graveyard searched in suspicious death probe
Excavations are continuing near a former animal graveyard on the outskirts of Bellingen as police look for clues in a 'cold case'.[MORE]
Police scour bush for body in cold case probe
Homicide detectives will today search bushland at Bellingen, on the New South Wales mid-north coast, as part of a cold case investigation into the suspicious death of a woman more than 10 years ago.[MORE]
Bellingen closer to fluoridating water
The Bellingen Shire water supply is a step closer to being fluoridated, with the council expected to approve an equipment tender next week. [MORE]
Remaining council election results loom
The State Electoral Commission has confirmed the results for all the New South Wales north coast local government elections should be known by the end of the week.[MORE]
Bellingen election results announced
Counting has finished for the Bellingen council election.[MORE]
Bellingen, Nambucca mayors named
Two of the New South Wales mid-north coast region's councils now know who will be leading them for the next four years.[MORE]
Council election results becoming clearer
Some results are becoming clear for mid-north New South Wales coast councils, after early counting for Saturday's elections. [MORE]
Bellingen cane toads spark concern
The discovery of two cane toads in Bellingen has alarmed the National Parks Service.[MORE]
Oyster virus sparks river closure
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says it hopes to minimise damage to the New South Wales north coast oyster industry as it closes a Bellingen Shire waterway.[MORE]
Council election nomination deadline looms
Candidates who want to run in the approaching local government elections only have until today to nominate themselves.[MORE]
More teachers stop work over staffing concerns
The industrial dispute over the New South Wales Government's changes to school staffing policies is widening.[MORE]
Council fears rate rise rebuff will end works program
Bellingen Shire Council says it may have to cut its works program after its bid for a special rate rise was rejected.[MORE]
North coast mayoral contests take shape
Some of the main mayoral contests on the New South Wales mid-north coast are taking shape ahead of September's local government elections.[MORE]
Council awaits rate rise approval
Bellingen Shire Council says it will know within a week if it can impose a special rate rise on locals.[MORE]
Coffs-Clarence police drug test drivers
For the first time police in the Coffs-Clarence command have conducted a random drug testing operation.[MORE]
Doctors fear for Bellinger River hospital future
Bellingen Shire doctors are worried the district hospital could be downgraded.[MORE]
Ratepayers face higher water, sewerage costs
Ratepayers in the Port Macquarie Hastings region are set to face increased water and sewerage charges.[MORE]
Bellingen council casts doubt over river speed limit plan
Anxiety about a proposal to introduce a four knot speed limit on the Bellinger and Kalang rivers has been down played by the shire council.[MORE]
NSW mid-north coast prepares for Anzac Day marches
Across New South Wales mid-north coast, post-Anzac Day dawn service breakfasts are wrapping up ahead of remembrance events that will be followed by the main marches.[MORE]
Bellingen pushes case for rate rise
At least one mid-north coast council is confident its application for a special rate rise will get a fair hearing from the New South Wales Government.[MORE]
76yo's surgery cancelled at last minute
The New South Wales public hospital system is coming in for further criticism after a 76-year-old woman from Bellingen, on the state's mid-north coast, flew to Sydney for major heart surgery, only to have it cancelled at the last minute.[MORE]
Bellingen rate rise info sessions attract small turnout
Bellingen Shire Council says information sessions on a proposed rate rise have received a lacklustre response from locals.[MORE]
Tip-off uncovers $300k cannabis haul
Three people have been arrested and about $300,000 worth of cannabis seized on the New South Wales mid-north coast. [MORE]
Figures reveal Bellingen Shire tourism benefits
Bellingen Shire Council has welcomed new figures that show tourism now brings about $30 million into the shire every year.[MORE]
