PLEASED, impassioned and perhaps most of all proud of the Coffs Harbour community’s willingness to give in support of others, Doris (Cowan) and David Wake who organised the Community Christmas Luncheon are saying a huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone…
ALMOST 100 passengers boarded the ‘Rainforest Rattler’ for the first of two CANDO! Cancer Trust dinner trips last Friday, January 6. Guests wined, dined and chatted during a leisurely return trip to Grafton to support the Trust’s work in assisting…
THE National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) is urging people to have their say about the native vegetation provisions of the Local Land Services Act. The consultation period was originally set to expire on December 19, but according to the…
TUTORING maths to high-school students has provided retired maths head teacher, Drew Bogema, with a way to raise funds for a range of charities that are close to his heart. Raising some $13,000 during 2021 and 2022 from after-school-hours maths…
PAT Conaghan, the Member for Cowper, has suggested that looking to Canada might offer ideas to mitigate the housing crisis being experienced across the Mid North Coast. He said that the same shortages in supply and surging demands that are…
THE heart of Coffs’ community swelled to support the 2022 Community Christmas Luncheon held on December 25, and hosted for the second year running by Doris and David Rake. Donations, volunteers and a who’s who of local connections delivered a…
NEXUS Community Gallery, in the Old Buttery Factory at Bellingen, opens the year with its first of four Members Exhibitions for the Bellingen Community Arts Council (BCAC) on Sunday 15 January at 3pm, closing on 10 February 2023. This members’…
AUNTY Yvette Pacey, Chair of the Garlambirla Guuyu-Girrwaa (Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Elders group), provided Minister for Regional Transport and Roads the Hon Sam Farraway with an accompanied walk around the Mackays Road (Grandpa’s Scrub) site on Monday 9 January. Minister…
“EXTREMELY disappointing.” That is the response from Dave Wood, Advocates for Grandpa’s Scrub spokesperson, to an official statement from Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) noting its reasons for not taking necessary steps to avoid and protect a 0.5 ha…
NOW that the world is finally settling down after three difficult years, Razzle Dazzle Rockers rock ‘n’ roll school has an enormous teaching and social calendar in place for 2023. After completing 20 years of teaching rock n roll, lindy…