Manning River Times

2 days ago | manningrivertimes.com.au | Mardi Borg |Liz Langdale

Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperDavid Tunstead is a fifth-generation oyster farmer and calling on the government to do more to support people in agriculture. "The costs to repair and rebuild is in the hundreds of thousands," he said. "Farmers never ask for much, we just want a fair go and I feel that $25,000 isn't a fair go. "It's not even going to cover 10 per cent of what I lost.

2 days ago | manningrivertimes.com.au | Helen Kempton

The owner of the company that supplied and erected the jumping castle at the centre of a tragedy at Hillcrest Primary School in 2021 says she understands the anger the families of the children who died feel toward her. Subscribe now for unlimited access.

3 days ago | manningrivertimes.com.au | Julia Driscoll

Black mould - it's everywhere. It plagued us after the 2021 floods and now it's back to blight us again. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperAfter the flooding and the enormous rain event that caused it in the Mid North Coast and Hunter, people are posting tips on local noticeboards on how to get rid of the foul fungus. But, Peter Ross from Sydney says none of those tips will help.

3 days ago | manningrivertimes.com.au | Shayne Hope

The budget for the new Macquarie Point stadium has already blown out to $945 million. Photo: HANDOUT/TASMANIAN GOVERNMENTTasmania Devils chief executive Brendon Gale hopes "sanity and cool heads" prevail as the AFL's expansion into the island state hangs in the balance amid political uncertainty. Subscribe now for unlimited access.

4 days ago | manningrivertimes.com.au | Julia Driscoll

Helen Kemp and Lee Murray, owners of Brush Turkey Books in Bent Street, Wingham. Picture by Julia Driscoll. It's a cosy book lover's paradise. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperA green velvet lounge suite that invites you to settle in and read (indeed, they're nearly impossible to get out of). A coffee table with a scrabble game in progress begging for you to take the next turn.