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11/08/2025

A rehabilitation centre in northern NSW says it is leaving beds empty despite lengthy waiting lists as it does not always have enough staff to operate at capacity.

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A rehabilitation centre in northern NSW says it is leaving beds empty despite lengthy waiting lists as it does not always have enough staff to operate at capacity.

11/08/2025

The nation's financial crimes intelligence agency warns one in four NSW club poker machines could be vulnerable to money laundering and terrorism financing after a monitoring program "systemically failed".

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The nation's financial crimes intelligence agency warns one in four NSW club poker machines could be vulnerable to money laundering and terrorism financing after a monitoring program "systemically failed".

06/08/2025

Plans for a new flood-resilient high school campus in Lismore have been fast-tracked, with the school expected to open in early 2027.

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Plans for a new flood-resilient high school campus in Lismore have been fast-tracked, with the school expected to open in early 2027.

06/08/2025

A delegation has met with NSW ministers to lobby for a ban on mining and exploration in the Clarence catchment.

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Daily life depends on critical minerals, so how can this northern NSW community seek an exemption from exploration and mining?

06/08/2025

A two-year stand-off between squatters occupying flood-damaged homes and the NSW government ends with sheriffs seizing multiple properties.

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A two-year stand-off between squatters occupying flood-damaged homes and the NSW government ends with sheriffs seizing multiple properties.

06/08/2025

What a load of bull! 🐂 🥇 1356 kilos of solid bull on show at the Ekka. But Buster isn’t the biggest ever. There was a bull that tipped the scales at 1.5 tonnes+ 🐵 Guess the breed!

A 1,356-kilogram Angus bull has won the title of heaviest bull on the grounds at this year's Ekka in Brisbane. But he's not the biggest ever.

05/08/2025

Bundjalung Tribal Society celebrates a new vision for the future — 50 years in the making — as work starts on a cultural centre in the NSW Northern Rivers.

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Bundjalung Tribal Society celebrates a new vision for the future — 50 years in the making — as work starts on a cultural centre in the NSW Northern Rivers.

04/08/2025

After a flawed process that saw buses parked unused in depots for months, volunteers are pushing to launch independent sleep-bus services after the national charity Sleepbus folded last month.

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After a flawed process that saw buses parked unused in depots for months, volunteers are pushing to launch independent sleep-bus services after the national charity Sleepbus folded last month.

03/08/2025

Communities are counting the cost of snow, wind and rain that have lashed the state's Upper Hunter region, Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast.

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A home north of Port Macquarie has been destroyed in this weekend's violent weather across north-east New South Wales.

01/08/2025

Casuarina Smith (aka Trucking w with CJ) parked her prime mover out front of ABC North Coast this morning before heading to Casino. She’s been visiting local schools to talk about why truckin' is a great career. Who’s going to the Casino Truck Show this weekend? 🚛🚛🚛

31/07/2025

A cold and wet week across NSW will culminate this weekend in heavy rain, strong winds and powerful surf along the coast.

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A cold and wet week across NSW will culminate this weekend in heavy rain, strong winds and powerful surf along the coast.

31/07/2025

Farmers are concerned NSW will be vulnerable to biosecurity and climate threats if job cuts at the state's Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development go ahead.

All jobs at the department's Wollongbar environmental lab would be lost under the planned cuts, with the lab relocated to Wagga Wagga.

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Farmers working to combat biosecurity threats say proposed cuts to research roles at the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development could not come at a worse time.