INTERNATIONAL Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was on 25 November, which also marked the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The rate of Domestic and Family Violence experienced in Australia is devastating.…
FREYA Paton celebrated her 80th birthday on Saturday 11 December with an Artisan’s Exhibition she curated at her home in Farringdon Village, Nambucca Heads. Freya has tutored workshops in the Macleay, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour regions for many years,…
‘GINGER Meggs turns 100’, the National Cartoon Gallery’s latest exhibition, has just opened. “Over Christmas and the New Year the gallery will be packed with vintage Ginger Meggs cartoons, memorabilia, comic books, stamps, coins and fun activities for kids…
NANA GLEN’S Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), the official new name of the former Nana Glen Community First Responders, now has a dedicated response vehicle provided and maintained by NSW Ambulance. An official handover will take place at Nana…
LOCAL Landcare held its Annual Awards and Volunteer Appreciation presentations at its Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare (CHRL) Nursery in Woolgoolga. Officiated by Barry Powells, President CHRL and Mel Craig, Landcare coordinator, fifty-plus members from all over the region cheered…
HELEN Mears, the well-loved Coffs Coast volunteer of 41 years, has been named the overall NSW Senior Volunteer of the Year 2021 joint winner, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Coffs Harbour community. “I’m flummoxed,” Helen told…
MEMBERS of the Hearnes Lake Catchment Management Group, under the auspices of the Sandy Beach Action Group (SANDBAG), have found evidence of toxic chemicals at unsafe levels in waterways leading into Hearnes Lake, Woolgoolga. The Group used a $9,000…
THE Mid North Coast NSW Harley Owners Group (MNCHOG) will ride out on Sunday 12 December 2021 for the 28th year, hosting the Coffs Harbour Salvation Army Toy Run ‘Open to All Motorcycles & Riders’ event. Justin Owens, MNHOG…
THANKS to citizen scientists around the country, the fourth annual FrogID Week was a massive success. Now a leading citizen science project run by the Australian Museum, this year’s FrogID Week, which ran from 12-21 November, received over 20,200…
COFFS Harbour author Bruce Meder officially launched his debut historical novel, Ironic Cross, at Old John’s Café on Wednesday 1 December. With 31 people in attendance, Bruce’s friend Harvey Ward acted as MC and highlighted some of the themes…