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Andrew Forrest's plans for Akubra after buying iconic brand

Forrest flew in to meet workers and their families at the Kempsey factory.

Newcastle Herald

Man dead as bushfire scorches NSW mid-north coast

The body of a man has been found at a property near Kempsey on the NSW mid-north coast, after a bushfire swept through the area.

AAP

Man dies and homes feared lost in bushfire near Kempsey as almost 80 fires burn across NSW

RFS commissioner says death due to Willi Willi fire a ‘tragic reminder of how deadly some of these fires are’

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Beaten, abused, bullied, starved: stories of survival of Kinchela Aboriginal boys’ home

For more than four decades, hundreds of children were incarcerated under Stolen Generations policies in the notorious institution near Kempsey. Only 56 are still alive. Here, six survivors tell their stories

The Guardian - AU

Revealed: multiple sites of possible secret graves discovered at Stolen Generations institution for children

Exclusive: former residents of Kinchela, near Kempsey, call on NSW government to excavate site after ground-penetrating radar picked up at least nine suspicious anomalies

The Guardian - AU

Varroa declared in Riverina and Sunraysia - linked to Kempsey

NSW DPI has detected Varroa is Riverina and Sunraysia regions.

Newcastle Herald

'We knew they were dead': The toughest job in the world

'The funerals are the part that hit people most.'

Newcastle Herald

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‘The help is there’: what it’s like to survive a bus crash

For people who have witnessed deadly crashes, Hunter Valley has brought back memories – and prompted reflection on how tragedy affected their lives

The Guardian - AU

Kempsey students walk down Reconciliation Week to confront town's Indigenous trauma

Once home to the notorious Kinchela Boys Home, Kempsey's Dunghutti community continue to grapple with the region's traumatic history, but it is hoped the next generation will continue taking steps towards reconciliation.

ABC News

Man charged with murder following stabbing at South Kempsey on NSW mid north coast

Conrad Lardner, 48, is charged with murder over a stabbing death at South Kempsey in March, with 31-year-old Leearna Davis charged with accessory after the fact.

ABC News

Three-truck crash closes part of the Pacific Highway near Kempsey, NSW

Two trucks caught fire when three collided at Verges Creek, 10 kilometres north of Kempsey in New South Wales, this morning, closing the highway.

ABC News

Glenn Murcutt's 1970s 'environmentally responsive' farmhouse added to NSW Heritage Register

Architect Glenn Murcutt's "environmentally responsive" home in Kempsey is the second house designed by him to be included on the NSW Heritage Register.

ABC News

Man charged in Hunter over shooting near Kempsey

A man charged in the Hunter over an alleged shooting near Port Macquarie last month will remain in custody until his next court appearance in April.

Newcastle Herald

Sisters in Chains project pays tribute to Kempsey's convict women ancestors

Previously untold stories of convict women and the harsh life they faced in New South Wales have been unearthed and honoured with a public display.

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Railway veteran Bernie Keast calls it a day nearly 50 years after starting at Kempsey station

When Bernie Keast sat his NSW Railways exam in 1975, he didn't expect to start his lifelong career a few days later. Nearly five decades later, he's decided to call it a day.

ABC News

Macleay Vocational College, Kempsey, helps teenage mothers complete year 12 and HSC exams

While students around the country are sitting long-awaited HSC exams, sisters Neisha and Sharleen from NSW have the added pressure of juggling text books with motherhood.

Newcastle Herald

Taken too young: Dungog memorial honours legacy of world-class boxer Dave Sands 70 years on

Sands held the Australia middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight as well as Australasian and British Empire titles.

Daily Mirror

Pig farmer thought he'd got away with killing wife but one foolish mistake caught him

David Venables, 89, killed his wife Brenda and then dumped her body in a septic tank at their farm in Kempsey, Worcestershire, where her bones remained for 37 years

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Daily Record

Pig farmer found guilty of murdering wife and hiding body in septic tank for 37 years

David Venables, 89, murdered his wife Brenda, 48, so that he could run away with his secret lover.

Daily Mirror

Pig farmer guilty of murdering wife and hiding body in septic tank to run off with lover

Brenda Venables' remains lay for 37 years in an underground cesspit in the grounds of their marital home on Quaking House Farm, in Kempsey, Worcs.

The Independent UK

Farmer accused of wife’s septic tank murder tells jury he ‘regretted’ affair (cloned)

David Venables is accused of murdering his wife Brenda, who went missing in 1982. Her body was found in 2019.

The Independent UK

Farmer accused of murdering wife ‘showed more affection to the family dog,’ court told

David Venables, 89, is alleged by prosecutors to have ‘got away with murder’ for nearly 40 years by disposing of Brenda Venables in septic tank at their home

The Independent UK

Farmer accused of wife’s septic tank murder tells jury he ‘regretted’ affair

David Venables is accused of murdering his wife Brenda, who went missing in 1982. Her body was found in 2019.

ABC News

iVote failure election re-runs in Kempsey, Singleton, Shellharbour to be held July 30 despite efforts to postpone

The NSW Electoral Commission has confirmed Kempsey, Singleton, and Shellharbour Ward A local government areas will return to the polls in late July despite efforts to postpone new elections until 2024.

ABC News

Crumbling Kempsey Road was destroying livelihoods, endangering lives long before landslip

Kate Buckman's home is cut off from town by a road damaged by floods earlier this year. She needs to access the town's services, so she's set up camp on the other side of a landslip.

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