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Cameras installed for better river crossing safety
New South Wales Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi says safety cameras at Brunswick Heads and Yamba will make bar crossing a safer exercise.[MORE]
Severe storms forecast for northern NSW
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the New South Wales Northern Rivers, the Northern Tablelands and the mid-north coast.[MORE]
Strategy threatens sensitive land: green group
A peak environment group says the New South Wales Government is considering opening large tracts of environmentally sensitive land on the mid-north coast for development.[MORE]
Council set to approve helipad plan
Clarence Valley Council looks like it will give the green light to a ratepayer who wants to use a field in Yamba as a helipad.[MORE]
Health campaigner among Queen's Birthday award recipients
Five New South Wales north coast residents have received Order Of Australia Medals in this year's Queen's Birthday honours list.[MORE]
Residents urged to boil drinking water
Residents in the Lower Clarence are being advised to boil all water intended for human consumption.[MORE]
Maclean to get power upgrade
The New South Wales Government has announced a $6 million upgrade to the power supply for Maclean.[MORE]
New Yamba port storage to boost shipping
New South Wales Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi says the development of an undercover storage capacity at Yamba will boost imports to the north coast port.[MORE]
Revamp planned for Yamba fire station
The Yamba fire station is about to get a major upgrade after a major funding injection.[MORE]
Boaties urged to consider safety
New South Wales maritime authorities are urging boat skippers to take full responsibility for the safety of all those onboard their vessels.[MORE]
Clarence prawn trawlers resume fishing
Prawn trawlers have lifted a self-imposed fishing ban and resumed work on the Clarence River on the NSW mid-north coast.[MORE]
Zoo welcomes killer circus elephant
Two circus elephants have arrived at their temporary new home at Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo in far western New South Wales, after one of them crushed its 54-year-old handler on Boxing Day.[MORE]
Zoo offers temporary refuge to killer elephant
An elephant responsible for the death of a circus worker at Yamba on the New South Wales North Coast will be temporarily housed at Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo. [MORE]
Search to find home for killer elephant
A meeting will be held today to determine which zoo will accommodate two circus elephants, after one crushed its handler to death on the New South Wales north coast.[MORE]
Post-mortem confirms elephant crushed man
Police say a 54-year-old man who died at a circus site on the New South Wales North Coast on Boxing Day was definitely crushed by an elephant.[MORE]
Police probe circus worker's death
Police and Workcover are investigating the death of a circus worker who was crushed by an elephant at Yamba on the New South Wales north coast.[MORE]
Elephant crushes circus worker in Yamba
A circus employee has been crushed by an elephant in Yamba, on the north coast of New South Wales.[MORE]
Aussie Ross to join world surfing tour
Yamba surfer Dan Ross will join champion Mick Fanning on next year's world championship tour, after finishing 15th in the qualifying series.[MORE]
Cowper candidates put focus on Pacific Hwy
The Pacific Highway has emerged as a key federal election issue in the seat of Cowper, on the New South Wales north coast.[MORE]
Academic highlights importance of coastal conference
A member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, Professor Bruce Thom, says the coastal conference to be held next month in Yamba, on the New South Wales mid-north coast, will be a meeting of great importance.[MORE]
Crews brace for NSW flash flooding
The State Emergency Service (SES) says it will call in extra volunteers if predicted flash flooding hits parts of New South Wales today. [MORE]
Lake Wooloweyah mangroves to get protection
Money is about to be spent on protecting mangroves along the foreshore of Lake Wooloweyah near Yamba in northern New South Wales.[MORE]
Body found in Clarence River
Police are still investigating the discovery of a body yesterday in the Clarence River at Yamba, in northern New South Wales.[MORE]
Sartor approves modified Yamba development
The New South Wales State Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, is warning local councils that he will continue to override them to protect coastal areas from bad decisions.[MORE]
Yamba man to face court over driver sexual assault
A Yamba man will face court later this month charged with the sexual assault of a woman who was driving him home.[MORE]
