Coffs Coast Advocate

Farmer calls on authorities to act on fence over river

A FARMER has called on authorities to act after a neighbour strung a barbed wire and electric fence over the Bellinger...

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03rd Aug. 2018 6:08 PM

Authorities have been urged to act on a new fence that's been erected over the Bellinger River.

Flood warnings issued for river catchments

OVERNIGHT rain has seen a warning of minor to moderate flooding for the Bellinger and Kalang Rivers issued.

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23rd March 2018 6:03 AM

A warning of minor to moderate flooding has been issued for the Bellinger River.

Fish habitats to improve through DPI project funding

Three projects to improve conditions for fishing have been funded on the Coffs Coast by the NSW Department of Primary...

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05th March 2018 4:03 PM

RIVERBANK REPAIRS: Work in the Kalang River at Urunga will clear up an erosion site.

Get out of the gym and onto the water

The Coffs Coast Dragon Boat Club has a dynamic men's crew that trains and competes regularly and they're seeking new...

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08th Feb. 2018 8:02 AM

MEN IN BOATS: Team spirit and exhilarating, intense exercise are just some of the advantages drawing men to this sport.

Holding the future of a species' survival

THEY may look like any ordinary freshwater turtles, but these hatchlings are among the last of their kind.

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08th March 2017 3:03 PM

Taronga Zoo is helping to save a species by raising 19 of the critically endangered Bellinger River Snapping Turtles.
The species was decimated by a virus that killed off a large number of the turtles in 2015.

Back from the brink of extinction

Bellinger River snapping turtles are fighting back from the brink of extinction, with the State Government announcing new...

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06th March 2017 5:03 AM

News tonight from the State Government that 21 critically endangered Bellinger River Snapping Turtles have hatched at Taronga Zoo under a breeding project to save the species.

Big bull shark swims into Bellingen

A 2.9-metre female bull shark tagged near Bellingen will give researchers an insight into the shark species' breeding...

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21st Dec. 2016 5:12 PM

Two bull sharks tagged and released in the Bellinger River this week will give researchers an insight into their breeding and migratory patterns in the river.

Shark strategy trials under way on Coffs Coast

SMART bouy technology trials and shark tagging are under way in the Bellinger River as part of the State Government’s...

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05th Dec. 2015 9:12 AM

Bellinger river just east of Bellingen. 9 SEPT 2015 Photo Trevor Veale / Coffs Coast Advocate

Virus breakthrough in snapping turtles mystery

DEPARTMENT of Primary Industry scientists have made a significant breakthrough and detected a new virus which has affected...

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20th Nov. 2015 4:11 AM

Answers on turtle plague

THE Department of Primary Industries has published a report into the death of hundreds of Bellinger River Snapping Turtles...

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20th Oct. 2015 12:10 PM

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