THE NSW Upper House’s Education Committee commenced an inquiry into teacher shortages in New South Wales last week. The Chair of the Committee, Mark Latham said, “The committee will conduct a comprehensive examination of teacher shortages in the NSW school…
DORRIGO’S Rotary clock has finally made its way home to the high street. Having been blown off its pedestal in the ferocious westerlies of July 2021, on Tuesday it was placed back and is sitting in its rightful place. “Many…
NSW TREASURER Matt Kean and Minister for Environment James Griffin have announced the four-day Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk as part of a $56.4 million investment in the NSW Budget. The walk will allow tourists to experience ancient Gondwana Rainforests on…
50 DOCTORS, who have started training with GP Synergy this year to become specialist GPs in the North Coast region, got together in Coffs Harbour late last week. The fully qualified doctors will undertake another three to four years of…
IN celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Coffs Harbour City Council is once again getting involved with two events during NAIDOC Week (3-10 July 2022). Council and the Yandaarra Aboriginal Advisory Committee…
INDEPENDENT NSW MLC Justin Field has welcomed a significant fine against NSW Forestry Corporation in the Land and Environment Court. The fines of $285,600 are for destroying koala habitat in Wild Cattle Creek Forest near Coffs Harbour, dating back to…
THE ‘All One under the Sun’ event held at the Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens last Sunday, was advertised as a family-friendly, whole-of-community, cross-cultural event, and it was all of those. There was an amazing array of diverse cultures, music, dance…
LOCAL dancers from the Woolgoolga Performing Arts Studio (WPAS) provided the pre-match and half time entertainment at the blockbuster NRL match between the Cronulla Sharks and Gold Coast Titans last Saturday. The students wowed the crowd with vibrant high energy…
THE joy and power of art was discussed by Archibald Prize winner Wendy Sharpe, the guest speaker at a fundraising dinner held by The Friends of Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery on Friday 17 June at C.ex Coffs. Having one of…
VICKI Simpson from Urunga, a Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Service Reform, has been recognised with a Public Service Medal in the COVID-19 Honour Roll of the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours. As the…