DEAR News Of The Area, IN any study looking at changes in the Jetty precinct both specialist expertise and especially everyday knowledge and sentiments need to be considered. Any future development requires coalitions and interventions adapted to the unique situation…
SUNDAY saw Sawtell’s Mary Help of Christian’s Father Michael Alcock and his loyal whippet Zippy set off on their fundraising trike trip all the way to Adelaide. Leaving the carpark at the Catholic church in Sawtell on 5 June, the…
MONDAY 13 June is the closing date for registering your opinions on the Jetty Foreshore Draft Masterplan. The draft plan has been at the centre of much debate amongst the Coffs Harbour community, as witnessed in the impassioned submissions to…
BUSWAYS Depot Open Day in Coffs Harbour is all about coming along and finding out more about becoming a bus driver. Coffs Harbour Depot Open Day – on Thursday, 16 June 2022 – has four one-hour information sessions throughout the…
THE Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride 2022, raising funds and awareness for men’s health charity Movember, took off last weekend, 5 June, after rain had forced a postponement. Some 65 riders gathered in the Coffs Jetty car park area on what turned…
LOVINGLY crafted comforting quilts and doonas, hand made by Coffs Quilters (CQ) and Needlecraft Club members, were personally delivered to flood-devastated Lismore by club member Peggy Clarke and her husband Ted, who travelled north to hand over the beautiful bedding.…
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WORLD Environment Day, Sunday 5 June, saw community-led grassroots action group OzGREEN launch a Food Resilience Vision and Action Plan for Bellingen Shire at a community event in the old barn at Levenvale Farm in Valery. The event was attended…
DEAR News Of The Area, I FEEL excited for the vast array of options that the Jetty Foreshore revitalisation draft masterplan offers our growing regional city. We have a great opportunity to have tourist accommodation down there, to help support…
COFFS Harbour Open Water Swimming Champion, Lilly Geddes, competed in the Australian National Age Championships in Adelaide, finishing 8th in the 800m freestyle, 12th in the 400m Individual Medley and 29th in the 200m Individual Medley. Backing it up from…