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Job cuts won't deliver positive health outcomes: Greens' MP
New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees is under increasing pressure to reverse plans to cut hundreds of jobs from the North Coast Area Health Service.[MORE]
North coast health council welcomes Garling findings
The North Coast Area Health Advisory Council has welcomed the findings of the Garling Report into Acute Care in New South Wales public hospitals.[MORE]
Federal Govt urged to eliminate child care uncertainty
Cowper MP Luke Hartsuyker says the Federal Government needs to take action on ABC Learning centre closures.[MORE]
Union calls for timber industry plan
The union that represents timber mill workers wants the Government to come up with a plan for the local industry.[MORE]
Local ABC childcare centres under review
A number of ABC childcare centres on the New South Wales north coast are under review.[MORE]
Rallies to protest against health service job cuts
There is mounting anger over the New South Wales Government's decision to slash 400 jobs from the North Coast Area Health Service.[MORE]
Grafton shopping centre revamp promises jobs boost
The upgrade of a large shopping complex in Grafton is expected to create up to 400 jobs. [MORE]
Union wants child care crisis resolved quickly
The union covering child care workers says staff at ABC centres along the New South Wales north coast need the current crisis to be resolved swiftly.[MORE]
Population growth a focus for councils-PM meeting
New South Wales mid-north coast mayors intend to raise issues linked to the region's rapid population growth when they meet Prime Minister Kevin Rudd later today.[MORE]
Rex says local routes safe despite cuts
Flights between Grafton, Taree and Sydney will continue as usual, despite Regional Express (Rex) announcing cuts to six routes in western New South Wales.[MORE]
Parents worried about ABC Learning childcare centres
The receivers appointed to ABC Learning say the company's childcare centres will be open today.[MORE]
Grafton High launches gifted student scheme
The Grafton High School is making New South Wales north coast education history with a program for gifted and talented students.[MORE]
Funding doubts over second Grafton bridge
The federal Member for Page, Janelle Saffin, says adding a second bridge over the Clarence River at Grafton is necessary but funding it will be a problem.[MORE]
Strike won't affect Grafton, Kempsey jails
A state-wide strike by prison officers in New South Wales will not affect north coast jails at Kempsey and Grafton.[MORE]
Baby 'abducted' during trip to pool
Police have arrested a woman after the abduction of a baby girl in northern New South Wales.[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]
Police fear for missing north coast man
Police are seeking help from the public to find a missing 67-year-old man from Ballina, on the New South Wales north coast, last seen at Gunnedah in the state's north-west.[MORE]
Project to keep cattle away from river
A new effort is underway to make sure cattle and fish do not mix.[MORE]
Ex-principal fronts court over sex charges
A former Clarence Valley school principal has appeared in the Grafton Local Court, on the New South Wales north coast, on a string of sex charges.[MORE]
Water bomber to take aim at north coast bushfires
A water bomber plane is to be based on the New South Wales north coast during the peak of the bushfire season for the first time.[MORE]
Clarence council reviews global crisis impacts
Another council on the New South Wales mid-north coast is assessing the impacts of the current turmoil on global financial markets.[MORE]
Fire stations to feel staffing changes
The New South Wales Fire Brigades has admitted two stations on the north coast will be affected by new staffing arrangements.[MORE]
Police investigate 6yo's bath death
Police are investigating the death of a six-year-old boy on the New South Wales north coast.[MORE]
Inmates 'trafficking ice interstate'
Two inmates from a jail in northern New South Wales have been charged with being part of a interstate syndicate that has been trafficking the drug 'ice'.[MORE]
Weevils to combat waterweed outbreak
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says the breeding of weevils at Grafton is helping to combat a serious outbreak of the waterweed salvinia in New South Wales rivers and dams.[MORE]
