Police search for evidence after hit and run kills former cop
By Charles Rushforth and Claire Simmonds

A former police officer has been killed in a hit and run while walking her dogs in Ulmarra on the New South Wales north coast.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-29/ex-police-officer-killed-hit-and-run-ulmarra-showground/105947000

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Former police officer killed in hit and run at Ulmarra showground

A former police officer has been killed in a hit and run while walking her dogs in Ulmarra on the New South Wales north coast.  

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Mother escapes as house fire claims the life of her daughter
By Charles Rushforth and Sophia McCaughan

A 78-year-old woman escapes a blaze on the NSW Mid North Coast, but the body of another woman — believed to be her daughter who lived with disability — is later found inside.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/coffs-house-fire-death-police/105887620

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Woman dies in house fire at Bellingen, west of Coffs Harbour

A 78-year-old woman has escaped the house fire that claimed the life of her daughter, who lived with disability. 

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Firefighter suffers serious injuries after being hit by falling tree
By Charles Rushforth

A volunteer firefighter is hospitalised with head and neck injuries after being hit by a falling tree on a fireground on the NSW north coast.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-09/firefighter-injured-by-falling-tree-at-coutts-crossing/105869728

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RFS firefighter seriously injured by falling tree at Coutts Crossing

A volunteer firefighter is hospitalised with head and neck injuries after being hit by a falling tree on a fireground on the NSW north coast.

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Tourists warned as fire burns near Pacific Highway
By Toby Hemmings and Charles Rushforth

Firefighters are able to bring a blaze on the NSW Mid North Coast under control after a Watch and Act alert was issued on Monday afternoon.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/collombatti-bushfire-extreme-fire-danger-pacific-highway/105855400

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Out-of-control bushfire near Kempsey burns close to Pacific Highway

A Watch and Act alert is in place for a bushfire burning on the NSW Mid North Coast around 3 kilometres from the Pacific Highway.

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Volunteers make sleep-bus dream come true after charity folds
By Charles Rushforth and James Taylor

After a flawed process that saw buses parked unused in depots for months, volunteers are pushing to launch independent sleep-bus services after the national charity Sleepbus folded last month.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-05/volunteers-make-sleep-bus-dream-come-true-after-charity-folds/105596826

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Volunteers work to launch independent service after national charity Sleepbus folds

After a flawed process that saw buses parked unused in depots for months, volunteers are pushing to launch independent sleep-bus services after the national charity Sleepbus folded last month.

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