LAST year was a year like no other. Bushfires, floods, cyclones, severe weather events and we live in a world that is losing species fast. Locally the most iconic species under threat, but there are other species that we…
AS we near the end of 2020, a year like no other in living memory, we need to take a step back and marvel the achievements of our Year 12 graduates as they finish their academic year and start…
IF you are an advertising or marketing business, architect, graphic designer, visual or performance artist or an arts society or group, you’re invited to register for a free workshop in 2021. The workshop is led by creative practitioners with…
URUNGA’S Noela McCabe celebrated her 80th birthday on Monday 14 December. Noela is a tireless worker for many of Urunga’s clubs including the fishing club and ladies bowling club. Noela has always been the first to put her hand…
THEY’VE been the dominant force of North Coast Football’s premier competition in recent seasons. Now the Boambee Bombers are set to have a former Australian international guide them in 2021. The Bombers have appointed former A-League player Troy Hearfield…
THE establishment of a sea sanctuary at Coffs Harbour came a step closer last week after the Parliamentary Inquiry into The Use of Exotic Animals in Circuses and Exhibition of Cetaceans in New South Wales released its recommendations. At…
SIX Coffs Harbour swimmers have made a splash at the recent NSW Senior State Age Long Course Championships in Sydney. The six swimmers all made state finals in their various events at the NSW championships held at the Sydney…
HALFWAY through the disaster that has been 2020 I noticed a Facebook post seeking people to write for a proposed print newspaper to fill the void left by the move of the Coffs Coast Advocate to online only. I…
FOR the Gumbaynggirr, the coastline is a source of food and of special places, such Giidany Miirlarl (Muttonbird Island) which is a traditional site, used for holding ceremonies in connection with the moon. For the early colonial maritime community,…
A DEVELOPMENT application for a $5 million Women’s Group Home at Moonee Beach is to be determined by the Northern Regional Planning Panel, not Coffs Harbour City Council. The development proposes the demolition of existing structures on the Solitary…