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A Coffs Harbour school was placed into lockdown today as police searched for an escaped prisoner.
Topics: crime, prisons-and-punishment, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444, tamworth-2340
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| UpdatedPolice are warning motorists to slow down after two separate crash deaths on north coast roads.
Topics: road, road-transport, death, woodburn-2472, valla-beach-2448, port-macquarie-2444, coffs-harbour-2450
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The Greens are calling for the NSW Government to make public a report into reforms to double-jeopardy laws
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, death, law-crime-and-justice, regional, bowraville-2449, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444
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First-time entrants in the annual Pittwater-Coffs Harbour yacht race are causing plenty of excitement
Topics: sailing, regional, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444
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| UpdatedHigh-tech drum lines and shark-tracking drones will be used to protect beachgoers on NSW's north coast this summer after a series of attacks this year.
Topics: shark, oceans-and-reefs, states-and-territories, coffs-harbour-2450, lismore-2480, port-macquarie-2444
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| UpdatedThe man coordinating the resettlement of Syrian refugees in NSW plays down the security risks they may pose.
Topics: refugees, defence-and-national-security, nsw, syrian-arab-republic, newcastle-2300, albury-2640, sydney-2000, wollongong-2500, coffs-harbour-2450, wagga-wagga-2650
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The CHCC is considering launching another detailed study into a proposed Performing Arts Centre.
Topics: performance-art, local-government, arts-and-entertainment, regional, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444
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Senior figures with the NSW Blues say they are impressed by the facilities Coffs Harbour has to offer, as the city prepares to host its first ever Sheffield Shield game.
Topics: cricket, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444
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A local vaccination support group is welcoming new legislation that will stop parents getting welfare payments if they don't get their children immunised.
Topics: vaccines-and-immunity, lismore-2480, coffs-harbour-2450
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NPWS is preparing a Coffs Coast kangaroo management plan
Topics: animal-attacks, environmental-management, conservation, regional, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444, lismore-2480
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New figures from the NSW Government reveal social-housing waiting times have barely improved.
Topics: housing, regional, lismore-2480, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444
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Oxley MP seeking safety improvements on Pacific Highway at Valla
Topics: road, death, regional, valla-beach-2448, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444
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| UpdatedNew study find high rate of ice use in Coffs-Clarence LAC
Topics: drug-use, drug-offences, regional, coffs-harbour-2450, grafton-2460, port-macquarie-2444, lismore-2480
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Gloucester Council says it will accept a forced amalgamation with its Great Lakes and Greater Taree neighbours.
Topics: local-government, programs-and-initiatives, regional, gloucester-2422, port-macquarie-2444, coffs-harbour-2450
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| UpdatedYai Atem was one of the 'lost boys of Sudan' who now lives in Australia and has published his story in a book. He is travelling to regional areas to share his words in between studying to become a lawyer.
Topics: books-literature, unrest-conflict-and-war, refugees, children, law-crime-and-justice, coffs-harbour-2450, byron-bay-2481
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| UpdatedTopics: books-literature, unrest-conflict-and-war, refugees, sudan, coffs-harbour-2450, byron-bay-2481
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| UpdatedTopics: books-literature, author, refugees, unrest-conflict-and-war, sudan, ethiopia, kenya, byron-bay-2481, coffs-harbour-2450
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Residents in northern NSW are being warned to expect a heatwave.
Topics: weather, lismore-2480, coffs-harbour-2450
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| UpdatedMayor John Rosenbaum stepping up pressure to have NSW Government buyback AGL licence
Topics: mining-environmental-issues, local-government, activism-and-lobbying, oil-and-gas, gloucester-2422, port-macquarie-2444, coffs-harbour-2450
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Greyhound Racing Inquiry told dogs in Kempsey were put down by a council rangers instead of vets.
Topics: animal-welfare, local-government, regional, kempsey-2440, port-macquarie-2444, coffs-harbour-2450
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Police are investigating possible links between two violent home invasions in Coffs Harbour and Sawtell last Sunday night.
Topics: crime, sawtell-2452, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444
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| UpdatedA team of scientists surveying the Bellinger River for healthy Georges Turtles think they may have found around 50 survivors.
Topics: animals-and-nature, reptiles, environmental-impact, human-interest, rivers, bellingen-2454, coffs-harbour-2450
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A proposal for a light rail service on the Coffs Coast is being weighed up
Topics: transport, regional, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, coffs-harbour-2450, port-macquarie-2444
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A leading youth employment agency says it is perplexed as to why Coffs Harbour and Grafton have been overlooked for a State Government youth employment initiative.
Topics: unemployment, coffs-harbour-2450, grafton-2460, port-macquarie-2444
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| UpdatedA New South Wales Nationals MP calls on the Prime Minister to "close the borders" and re-evaluate the country's refugee policy in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Topics: government-and-politics, refugees, coffs-harbour-2450