BELLINGEN Shire Council has begun its third year of water quality testing under the NSW Government’s Beachwatch Program. The Beachwatch program provides high-quality data and information on water quality at the Shire’s most popular recreational water sites. Advertise with News…
COFFS Harbour Daybreak Rotary Club’s Rymarine 2024 program is now at capacity with 23 students participating. For four days at the end of October the teenagers will be immersed in marine science activities with a view to whetting their appetites…
PARK Beach Bowls Club was a fitting venue last Sunday to celebrate the 100th birthday of Life Member and long serving past coach, Henk Schenkel. Family, friends and bowlers, many who were introduced to the game by Henk, joined in…
RETIREE Simon from Sawtell reckons he’s got another year of providing free food to the hungry of Coffs Harbour. For the past nine months he’s been giving away hot sausage snacks from a table he sets up on the pavement…
TO mark Breast Cancer Awareness month this October local breast cancer survivor paddling club, Dragons Abreast Coffs Coast, is holding a Field of Women event. It is a visual display of pink lady and blue men silhouettes symbolising the over…
INDIGENOUS knowledge and ties to land that have survived despite colonisation will be key to supporting fundamental shifts that reverse the destruction of nature, a global summit has been told. The three-day event began in Sydney on Tuesday to explore…
FEW coercive control offenders are being brought before the NSW courts, months after the offence was written into law. New data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research found that since coercive control legislation was introduced in July,…
A SERIES of coinciding events will celebrate Comboyne’s unique history and current charm on Sunday, 13 October. Gardens across Comboyne will open for a ‘Spring Garden Walk’ from 9am to 4pm, featuring “local food, produce, flowers, plants, art and history”.…
MICHELLE Freeman and Chan Ansell are extending a heartfelt invitation to the community to join them on Sunday, 13 October for the Bears of Hope Walk. The event, which will begin near the water by the Laurieton United Services Club…
IN an emergency, particularly a shark attack, every second can mean the difference between life and death. For born and bred Bonny Hills local Danny Schouten, this truth hit home after a recent shark attack involving his friend, Kai McKenzie.…