Tag: Dorrigo 2453
SES out in force for storm damage clean-up
The New South Wales State Emergency Service says it has had about 150 calls from around the state, mostly to help with minor damage caused by strong winds.[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]
Dorrigo clubs hold merger talks
There are more signs that small clubs on the New South Wales mid-north coast are struggling to keep afloat.[MORE]
Police seek witnesses to fatal road crash
Police have launched an investigation into a fatal road crash in which a man was killed and two children and a woman were injured, near Guyra, north-west of Dorrigo.[MORE]
Striking Dorrigo GP wins fight for second doctor
Dorrigo's only full-time GP will return to work tomorrow after winning his battle with the state's medical board.[MORE]
Dorrigo GP continues strike
Dorrigo's only full-time GP remains on strike, in protest over delays in appointing another doctor in the town.[MORE]
Doctor strikes over Dorrigo GP shortage
Dorrigo's only full-time GP will stay on strike today to protest at delays in appointing another doctor in the town.[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]
'Missing' hiker may have done a bunk: police
There is a new twist to the search for a woman believed to be missing in remote bushland north-west of Coffs Harbour.[MORE]
Search resumes for missing hiker
The search will resume this morning for a woman who has been missing since Sunday afternoon in rugged bushland on the New South Wales north coast.[MORE]
Cowper count continues
In the New South Wales federal seat of Cowper counting will continue today on up to 11,000 pre-poll, postal and absentee votes.[MORE]
Bellingen council may speed up CBD master plan funding
Bellingen Shire Council will discuss at its meeting whether to bring forward funding for works outlined in the Dorrigo and Urunga central business district (CBD) master plans.[MORE]
Govt to test white substance found at school
The New South Wales Fire Brigades says it will conduct more inspections today at the Dorrigo High School, on the north coast, after an unidentified bad-smelling white granular substance was found by a student yesterday. [MORE]
Cowper MP puts case for re-election
Luke Hartsuyker, the Nationals' MP for Cowper, in northern New South Wales, says there are a number of important issues for local voters to consider in the lead-up to the federal election.[MORE]
Schools share in chaplaincy scheme funds
The federal Member for Cowper, Luke Hartsuyker, says four schools in the electorate will be given funding to provide pastoral care and support student wellbeing and spiritual development.[MORE]
Police call for help on apparent murder-suicide
Police are seeking public help to help trace the last movements of a 39-year-old woman whose two sons have also been found dead.[MORE]
Man airlifted to hospital after Dangar Falls mishap
A 19-year-old man has been airlifted to Coffs Harbour Base Hospital after a 20 metre fall into the water at the Dangar Falls in the Dorrigo district yesterday afternoon.[MORE]
Dorrigo fires burn through 1,500 hectares
Firefighters have been working over the weekend to control fires on the Dorrigo Plateau west of Coffs Harbour.[MORE]
Call for rethink on heavy vehicle inspections decision
The NSW Government is being asked to review a decision to stop heavy vehicle inspections at Dorrigo.[MORE]
Telstra apologises for phone fix delay
Telstra says it will offer an apology to a woman who has been waiting since November for the company to fix her phone line, which was struck by lightning.[MORE]
Customer claims Telstra bad call on dud phone
A Telstra customer near Dorrigo has been waiting since early November to get a phone line replaced.[MORE]
Lightning robs farmer of 68 cows
A New South Wales mid north coast dairy farmer is trying to come to terms with a lightning strike on his herd this week.[MORE]
German tourists in fatal car accident
A German tourist has died in a car crash on the Guyra Road, west of Dorrigo.[MORE]
