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Nambucca Mayor sets sights on projects

September 25, 2008 08:47:00

The Nambucca Shire's new mayor says her new council's attention will initially centre on three major projects.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Remaining council election results loom

September 23, 2008 11:09:00

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]

Tags: elections, local-government, bellingen-2454, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448, taree-2430

Bellingen, Nambucca mayors named

September 17, 2008 14:00:00

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]

Tags: elections, local-government, bellingen-2454, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Council election results becoming clearer

September 15, 2008 10:06:00

Some results are becoming clear for mid-north New South Wales coast councils, after early counting for Saturday's elections. [MORE]

Tags: elections, local-government, bellingen-2454, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448, taree-2430

Govt urged to stop pre-election council planning approvals

September 11, 2008 09:35:00

North coast conservationists are urging the New South Wales Government to move to stop local councils making major planning decisions ahead of elections.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, conservation, local-government, states-and-territories, coffs-harbour-2450, kempsey-2440, nambucca-heads-2448

Council election nomination deadline looms

August 13, 2008 13:00:00

Candidates who want to run in the approaching local government elections only have until today to nominate themselves.[MORE]

Tags: elections, local-government, bellingen-2454, coffs-harbour-2450, gloucester-2422, nambucca-heads-2448, port-macquarie-2444, taree-2430

Plea to help find missing sisters

August 6, 2008 09:03:00

The Family Court is hoping the public can help trace three young sisters who have been missing from the Nambucca Heads area, on the New South Wales mid-north coast, since March last year.[MORE]

Tags: missing-person, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Council yet to confirm water storage funds

July 28, 2008 11:19:00

An extraordinary meeting of Nambucca Shire Council last week has heard a progress report on its $50 million off-river water storage facility.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, water, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Council considers bus shelter smoking ban

July 18, 2008 10:13:00

Nambucca Shire residents could soon face smoking bans in parts of the region.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, smoking, nambucca-heads-2448

Supermarket plan needs Govt approval

June 24, 2008 07:46:00

A controversial supermarket development for the Nambucca Shire will only go ahead if it wins approval from the State Minister for Planning.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, states-and-territories, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Nambucca developer may appeal against pollution fine

June 17, 2008 08:13:00

A developer fined $50,000 in the Land and Environment Court for polluting a Nambucca Shire waterway could be planning an appeal.[MORE]

Tags: building-and-construction, water-pollution, courts-and-trials, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Nambucca storm damage bill 'better than expected'

June 5, 2008 11:27:00

The Nambucca Shire was one of the areas hardest hit by the wild weather that has lashed the New South Wales mid-north coast over the past couple of days.[MORE]

Tags: storm, rainfall, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Council cracks down on Nambucca development

May 12, 2008 08:01:00

Efforts are underway to reduce pollution from a troubled development site in Nambucca Heads.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

NSW mid-north coast prepares for Anzac Day marches

April 25, 2008 10:38:00

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]

Tags: veterans, anzac-day, bellingen-2454, coffs-harbour-2450, kempsey-2440, nambucca-heads-2448, port-macquarie-2444, taree-2430, wingham-2429

Survey reveals need for more Nambucca youth entertainment

April 3, 2008 09:03:00

Ways to improve activities and opportunities for youth in the Nambucca will be under the spotlight at a meeting today.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Council considers GM food ban

April 2, 2008 08:43:00

Nambucca Shire Council will decide this week if it will ban genetically modified (GM) food and crops in the region.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, genetically-modified-organisms, gm-technology, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Nambucca council seeks continued rate variation

March 26, 2008 08:12:00

Nambucca Shire Council will apply to the Department of Local Government for a continuation of its 2 per cent special rate variation.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Nambucca Heads man to face murder charge

February 25, 2008 08:00:00

A man from Nambucca Heads on the New South Wales north coast has been charged with murder.[MORE]

Tags: crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Rock fisherman drowns on NSW coast

January 27, 2008 12:24:00

A rock fisherman has drowned on the mid north coast of New South Wales.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, nsw, nambucca-heads-2448

Nth coast councils unite to fight developer contributions plan

January 18, 2008 11:34:00

Councils along the New South Wales north coast are joining forces with the Local Government and Shires Association of NSW to fight a new State Government developer contributions plan.[MORE]

Tags: regional-development, local-government, lismore-2480, nambucca-heads-2448

Boy hurt in car handbrake mishap

January 17, 2008 08:45:00

A young child has been critically injured in a car crash at Nambucca Heads on the New South Wales mid-north coast.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, children, nsw, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

8yo trapped by car after 'handbrake mishap'

January 17, 2008 07:40:00

An eight-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being trapped between a tree and a moving car because a six-year-old apparently dislodged the handbrake. [MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, australia, nsw, coffs-harbour-2450, macksville-2447, nambucca-heads-2448, sydney-2000, westmead-2145

Tourists flock to Coffs Coast hotels as rains hit

January 11, 2008 10:47:00

Tourism operators along the Coffs Coast have been surprised by how few vacant rooms they ended up with after the Pittwater-Coffs Harbour yacht race was cancelled.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, sailing, rainfall, coffs-harbour-2450, nambucca-heads-2448

Jack-knifed truck blocks Pacific Hwy

January 4, 2008 14:13:00

Extensive delays are expected on the Pacific Highway, after a semi-trailer jack-knifed, blocking both lanes on the New South Wales Mid-North Coast.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, australia, nsw, coffs-harbour-2450, kempsey-2440, macksville-2447, nambucca-heads-2448

Prison escapee nabbed in NSW

December 7, 2007 13:00:00

Police have caught one of the two men who escaped from a prison near Glen Innes, in northern New South Wales, last week. [MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, prisons-and-punishment, australia, nsw, coffs-harbour-2450, glen-innes-2370, lismore-2480, nambucca-heads-2448