FAIR PAY for NSW paramedics is the motive for the day of industrial action on 10 June. The Health Services Union (HSU) paramedics will take this historic, state-wide stand against New South Wales Treasurer, Dominic Perrottet’s proposal to cut…
ESTEEMED local Botanists, Dr Alex Flloyd (OA Medal) and Dr Gwen Harden (OAM) shared the job of cutting the red ribbon at the entrance to the newest attraction at the North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, known as The Botanist…
SUSAN Kerridge had plans for her family banana farm when she took it over. After studying Environmental Science, she decided to implement strategies that included wildlife refuges as part of a sustainable farming plan. When the initial plan for…
THE father of Australian actor and Coffs Coast local Russell Crowe was honoured with a memorial service in a uniquely beautiful chapel on his son’s Nana Glen property on Saturday 5 June. John Alexander Crowe, 85, unexpectedly passed away…
IN 1930, Mark Spencer’s grandfather began his dentistry practice in Sydney, and was followed by his son, Norman Spencer practicing in a dental surgery at Top Ryde, with Mark becoming the third generation of the family to become a…
MANGA Mania is an extraordinary art exhibition arriving at The National Cartoon Gallery on June 18 running until August 15, 2021. An influential Japanese art subculture, Manga is growing in popularity around the world. It’s a style many of…
THE first Kite Flying Festival for Coffs Harbour is coming to town on Sunday 27 June 2021. With a history of five years in Sydney and launched in Canberra in 2020, the big, bright Kite Festival will land at…
JENNY Barnier had an horrendous experience 25 years ago that has led to her regularly supplying baked goods for homeless people in Coffs Harbour. Her ten-year-old daughter was severely injured in a multi-vehicle car crash and was left unable…
HOPE for the Homeless have combined two of their stores, The Hope Shop and Trendy Treasures to create a new shop called Hope and Treasures which is on the Pacific Highway at 51 Grafton Street, Coffs Harbour. Home for…
WITH a week to go before the June 17 deadline, the Coffs Harbour Greens have thrown their support behind the artificial reef initiative that was announced by Member for Coffs Harbour, Gurmesh Singh, in April. Artificial reefs have become…