BOOSTING family relationships across the generations was a theme that blossomed at the recent school holiday activities at Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre. The volunteers running the program developed an array of activities that were inclusive and included creating gift ideas…
A POIGNANT mood pervaded the poolside atmosphere at Sawtell Swimming Pool as squad training finished on the last day before closing for the facility’s rebuild. Now, with nowhere to train, having not been granted training lanes at the space-pressured Coffs…
FUNK music and hippy culture are huge influences in local Sawtell artist Phil Simpson’s work, an exhibition of which is opening in Sawtell Gallery from Friday 6 May. The special exhibition is titled Love, Peace & Oneness Too. Advertise with…
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 with…
NEIGHBOURHOOD Centre Week, happening across Australia from 9 to 15 May 2022, is a nationwide initiative to celebrate the role of over one thousand neighbourhood and community centres. A common thread that runs through every one of the community…
COFFS Harbour City Council voted to apply for an additional special variation to rates in the ordinary general meeting held last Thursday. If approved by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), the rate increase will see the current rate…
LOCAL band Unison have released a new song named ‘Sunshine and Rain’, inspired by their life on the Coffs Coast. The pandemic hit local musicians hard as cancelled gigs became the new norm, but as one door closed another…
SICK of what is happening in Ukraine, and before that in Haiti and Sudan, locally in Coffs Harbour and any number of places in the world where people are suffering through wars and poverty, Drew Bogema is taking action…
COFFS Harbour Pink Ladies shone at the recent NSW North Eastern Region forum, winning both The Frances Gavel OAM Trophy for the most money raised net by a country auxiliary in 2020 and in 2021 and the prestigious Honor…
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