The Latest Breaking News from Mid North Coast

Two Men Dead After Drowning In A River In NSW’s Mid North Coast

A pregnant woman was also treated in hospital for shock.

Pedestrian.tv · Jan 26

Social Media Content Creator Documents Australia's Bushfire While on a Floating Picnic Table — Shares Update on the Blaze

Michael Drake captured Australia's devastating bushfires on a floating picnic table as wildfires swept through New South Wales' Central and Mid North Coasts amid extreme heat and strong winds on 6 and 7 December 2025.

International Business Times UK · Dec 8, 2025

Koalas are running out of time. Will a $140 million national park save them?

In a historic move, the New South Wales government has announced a Great Koala National Park will be established on the state’s Mid North Coast, in a bid to protect vital koala habitat and stop the species’ sharp decline.

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2025

NSW is copping rain and flooding while parts of Australia are in drought. What’s going on?

Emergency crews were scrambling to rescue residents trapped by floodwaters on Wednesday as heavy rain pummelled the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.

The Conversation · May 21, 2025

‘Unprecedented rainfall’: NSW downpour leads to evacuation orders for towns and 24 flood rescues

Mid-north coast and Hunter region cops barrage of extreme weather, with more than 68 schools closed

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2025

Northern NSW braces for heavy rain as Queensland flooding forecast to move south

Emergency workers mobilise amid fears wild weather and swollen rivers could inundate parts of mid north coast, northern rivers and northern tablelands

The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2025

Wild weather lashes Hunter as volunteers field calls for help

Strong wind gusts tore part of a roof from a block of flats in Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 16, 2023

Dead humpback whale found on popular NSW Mid North Coast beach

Authorities have closed a beach on the NSW Mid North Coast as they work to remove the body of a 15-tonne whale.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Driver arrested on New South Wales Mid North Coast as police seize $30m worth of methylamphetamine

Police allege they found 20 kilograms of the drug in a car being driven by a 26-year-old man, who has been arrested.

ABC News · Apr 18, 2023

Police divers locate body of holiday-maker missing after paddleboarding at Crescent Head

The body of 61-year-old Steve Wood has been recovered after a combined emergency services search, after he was reported missing on Saturday near Crescent Head on the NSW Mid North Coast.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023