COFFS Harbour swimmer Bella Teale has made two state finals while competing at the same event as some of Australia’s greatest swimmers. The fifteen-year-old competed in the NSW State Open Championships in Sydney, a three-day event which featured some…
SAWTELL’S surfing community are ready to hit the waves for a great cause during this year’s Barney Miller Charity Surf Classic. The annual event is set to feature three big days of surfing on 25-27 March at Sawtell Main…
FOUR North Coast Football clubs are still alive in this year’s Australia Cup, the nation-wide knockout tournament featuring clubs from across the country. Bellingen FC, Boambee Bombers, Coffs City United Lions, and the Coffs Coast Tigers have all progressed…
NESTLED amidst a tranquil and pristine native bushland setting, adjacent to a World Heritage listed national park ‘Yaraandoo’ is an award winning eco lodge and accommodation centre on the eastern edge of the Great Dividing Range and New England…
PORT Stephens Council is calling for the community to have its say on the future vision for Port Stephens, as part of community engagement on its Community Strategic Plan. Council’s Corporate Services Group Manager Tim Crosdale said ‘Our place,…
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THE Australian Labor Party has endorsed Alex Simpson as its candidate for Lyne in the upcoming election. Alex has a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and physics and has worked as a research assistant developing energy storage technology. Advertise…
AMONGST the flooding and wet weather of the past week, Stroud SES assisted in ensuring a local wedding could go ahead. On Saturday 5 March, members from Stroud SES assisted with getting the bride, groom and wedding party over…
SAVAGE rains and floods are impacting lives across NSW and Queensland, with seventeen local government areas (LGAs) declared as disaster areas Port Stephens and the Myall Coast have so far not reached disaster levels, however the wild weather conditions…
STROUD SES are urging residents to “prepare now” by getting ready for the possible impact of flooding to the area. “Local experience and history do indicate that very heavy rain falling into our local catchments, which are already saturated,…