Samantha Aishia
Samantha Aishia is a news reporter and producer at the ABC. She is currently reporting in Coffs Harbour and the Mid North Coast.
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Couple separated by bushfire furious over five-day mobile service outage during emergency
Annie and Allan were in the process of rebuilding the home they lost during the Black Summer bushfires when Allan had to defend it again without the support of RFS alerts or triple-0 calls.
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Akubra owners tip their hats to billionaire 'Twiggy' Forrest after selling him iconic brand
The family that's made the famed headwear for 147 years says a promise by mining magnates Andrew and Nicola Forrest to keep the brand in Australian hands convinced them to sell.
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When thieves stole her saddle and swag, Rachel's charity horse ride came to a halt. Then kind strangers reached out
The Coffs Harbour community bands together to help Rachel Hill on her charity horse ride from Sydney to Brisbane, after thieves strike twice.
Man charged with sexual assault of girl, 17, appears in court on NSW Mid North Coast
Police allege the 34-year-old Samoan man ambushed the teenager at Arawarra Headland, north of Coffs Harbour, on Friday evening.
Man charged with murder after alleged shooting spree in NSW Mid North Coast that left another man dead
Tyrone Russell, 32, is the second man to be charged over a series of alleged shootings across the region on Thursday that led to a 13-hour search and allegedly left a 30-year-old man dead.
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Jockey wakes from coma after mid-race horse collapse injures three riders
Jockey Lachlan Scorse remains in the ICU and two others were hospitalised following a mid-race collision at a racetrack in Taree.
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One man killed as Northern Rivers bushfire intensifies, heads for beach community
Residents of northern NSW are struggling through a second day of severe bushfires, with two blazes at Watch and Act level and a fire at Byron Bay inching closer to homes.
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At this debutante ball, there's no customary curtsy and you can walk to the stage in your own time
Christine Davis never thought she'd see her granddaughter Kaitlan make her debut at a debutante ball, until now.
5,000 koalas saved: Koala hospital celebrates 50 years of conservation and research
The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital, which began in the garage of its founders and went on to become a leading force in national research and conservation efforts, is celebrating 50 years.
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NSW government confirms archaeological search at notorious Aboriginal boys home
NSW Aboriginal Affairs Minister David Harris says he is working with survivors from the Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home about the next steps following an archaeological search at the site.
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Donkeys are 'natural protectors' and farmers are recruiting them to guard against wild dogs
Eliezer Robinson says demand for these guardians are on the rise after finding them to be fiercely defensive once bonded with a herd, saying "family means everything to them".
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