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Friday, 17 April 2026
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Community Encouraged to Commemorate Anzac Day
Valla Beach rallies for Langsford Way MORE than 100 local residents gathered for a picnic at Anderson Park,
Valla Beach, on Sunday, 12 April, in a show of opposition to the pending development
of adjacent land at Lot 1 Langsford Way. Valla Beach resident
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Georgette Allen said the community will continue the fight to protect the Langsford
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Way site, which goes to auction next week and is touted for the development of 60 residential dwellings to ease the region’s housing shortage.
“We continue to work together in a range of ways, including gathering data on the flora and fauna
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q A crowd of local residents gather to protest the NSW Government’s decision to sell land on Langsford Way, Valla Beach. Photo: Chris Hewgill.
TRAINS RETURN Sydney to Grafton XPT service to resume this month
Friday, 17 April 2026
THE Sydney to Grafton XPT train service is set to return from 28 April, after a year of coach replacements during
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fleet upgrades. Sydney to Grafton train services - travelling through the Central Coast, Hunter and
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