MORE than 1500 Coffs Coast teachers rallied at the Coffs Harbour Showgrounds on Wednesday the 4 May in protest at what they say is an unwillingness by the NSW Government to negotiate with the NSW Teachers’ Federation. Ian Watson, the…
ENVIRONMENTAL scientist Dr Sally Townley addressed the May meeting of the recently formed Save Nambucca River group. Dr Townley is also the Deputy Mayor of Coffs Harbour City Council, having been elected to this position in 2022, and has been…
SALTWATER Freshwater Festival (SWFW) 2022 is being held for the first time during Reconciliation Week – on Saturday 28 May, in the Nambucca Valley. The festival is a colourful, joyful sharing of music, dance, crafts, “culture, language and family getting…
FIFTY years ago today – Friday 13 May, 1972 – Nambucca Heads settlers Paul and Gwen Maxwell were married at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Temora. The couple will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary joined by their family and…
NATIONAL Simultaneous Storytime is back on Wednesday, 25 May 2022, with the event now reaching around the world from its Australian roots. For the Coffs Coast that means heading to the Harry Bailey Memorial Library in Coffs Harbour from 11am…
WHAT is your view on how far Australia has come in eradicating racism? That is the question motivating Peter Elzer, a Coffs Harbour local since 1974, to take some big steps to raise awareness of racism in Australia. Advertise…
LIFEWALK is a fundraising effort created by LifeHouse Care to boost the not-for-profit’s depleted funds in order to continue to support homeless people across the Coffs community. “We have been hit really hard the past two years with Covid,…
A UNIQUE foodie discovery event is on offer during the Coffs Coast Food and Wine Festival at the privately owned Levenvale Farm in Valery, hosted by owners Sam and Georgina Baker. The Cooking with Fire workshop sees Toni Swain instructing…
EMMA Macey-Storch was announced as the winner of the inaugural Ferguson Film Prize at the Closing Night of the Screenwave International Film Festival (SWIFF). The director of the documentary ‘Geeta’ will receive a $3000 personal cash prize, a trophy, and…
DAPPERLY dressed and on their prized motorcycles, the men and women supporting The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride will motor out on Sunday 22 May, 2022 to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer and men’s mental health. Big numbers are expected,…