IT WAS a ‘craic’-ing St Patrick;s Day for patrons at the Coffs Hotel last Thursday, who immersed themselves in everything green whilst downing pints of Guinness and Kilkenny, basking to Irish music. Local band Unison smashed out Irish classics…
LAST week OneMob Radio and the newly announced OneMob Media Aboriginal Corporation hosted the Supporting Aboriginal Community Services Catch Up for organisations and services who support the local Indigenous community. Held on Tuesday 15 March, the day started with…
SENIORS Week wouldn’t be Seniors Week without the joyful sounds and sights of the Sawtell Ukulele Group. After rave reviews in 2021 during Seniors Week, the Sawtell Ukulele Group have been asked to return for Seniors Week 2022. Advertise…
FUTURE-PROOFING ourselves as we age is a key component of the exercises and information that will be shared in sessions at the Boambee East Community Centre on 30 March, as part of the NSW Seniors Week Festival. The festival…
AFTER hours dumping out the back of Coffs Harbour Salvation Army Family Store is getting out of hand. Some days the staff come in to work finding old mattresses, mouldy furniture and piles of clothes strewn around the back…
FEMALE students in Year 9 at Woolgoolga High School interested in a career in a trade enjoyed participating in a free SALT (Supporting and Linking Tradeswomen) Try-A-Trade Workshop at the school this month. The students learnt how to use…
THE rained-off Clean Up Australia Day planned for earlier in March was reinstated on Sunday 20 March, with Prosper Coffs Harbour and Coffs City Rotary volunteers rallying together in support at Sawtell Beach. The event was a huge success,…
IN the 1800’s places of worship were central to the social fabric of communities all over the world. The role of churches in the establishment and development of towns and cities in the early days of Australia was significant,…
ON TUESDAY 22 March the Federal Government announced plans to extend the National Ice Action Strategy (NIAS), with a promise to invest more than $343 million over four years to reduce the impact of ice, other drugs and alcohol…
FUNDING for local not-for-profit and charity organisations on the Coffs Coast which are working to overcome disadvantage or create opportunities for marginalised or isolated people, is available in a new round of funding from the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation.…