The Latest Breaking News from Mid North Coast

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.

Once again, large parts of New South Wales have been devastated by floods. It’s estimated 10,000 homes and businesses may have been damaged or destroyed and the Insurance Council of Australia reports more than 6,000 insurance claims have been received for the Mid North Coast and Hunter region.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The arrival of spring in India and the triumph of good over evil are being celebrated by Hindus around the world, including on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.