JUNE 1 marks the beginning of The Push-Up Challenge 2021, a challenge designed to put the spotlight on suicide and mental health in Australia. Jump on to The Push-Up Challenge website and sign up to #pushforbetter mental health. This…
COUNCILLOR Tegan Swan has decided to run for Coffs Harbour Mayor, less than a week after Rodger Pryce announced his running for Mayor with Ms Swan listed at two on his ticket. With Mr Pryce’s earlier announcement, several news…
WEAR Orange Wednesday (WOW) Day on May 19 is the annual, national ‘fun’ day to acknowledge and thank our State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers. In Coffs, The Big Banana went orange while other cities around the country lit up…
BELLINGEN will host a new music festival River Sounds set for Friday August 13 and Saturday August 14. Festival Director Ben Lewis has been running events in Bellingen for the last seven years and said this event has been…
DETECTIVES are appealing for further public assistance following an attempted murder north of Coffs Harbour earlier this year. About 1.20am on Wednesday 7 April 2021, emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway at Moonee Beach, following reports a…
MULLAWAY Primary School students and staff have welcomed the official opening of their new Sensory Garden, thanks to the Rotary Club of Woolgoolga. The official opening of the Sensory Garden finally occurred on Friday 21 May, after being delayed…
BELLINGEN Shire Council, Coffs Harbour City Council and Nambucca Valley Council have teamed up to deliver a regional campaign to help educate residents about sustainable ways to dispose of food scraps and garden waste. The Let’s Get Composting campaign…
ON the morning of Tuesday May 18, four forest defenders, dressed as koalas, spent four hours on the Forestry Corporation roof in Coffs Harbour. The four were part of action to highlight their view that Forestry Corporation’s NSW (FCNSW)…
JENNY Valentish will talk about her latest book ‘Everything Harder Than Everyone Else’ on stage at the Bellingen Readers Writers Festival. It is her second book and takes an immersive look at why some people push their bodies to…
THIS year marks the 25th event for the Collectors Club, whose members are enthusiastic collectors of everything from egg cups and buttons to radios and even vintage cars. You will be able to see some of theirs and visitors’…