ON the evening of Thursday 8 September 2022 emergency services swiftly reacted to a reported fire threat at Eungai Reserve, but were unable to save a much-used storage shed from the flames. In daylight the storage shed was revealed as…
YOUNG people and their communities will celebrate Youth Week across Australia from 11 – 21 April. Youth Week is an opportunity for young people to get involved in the planning, development and management of a whole range of activities. Advertise…
NOMINATIONS for the Yandaarra Aunty Grace Roberts Community Awards are now open, offering recognition to outstanding members of the Aboriginal community. The awards – presented by City of Coffs Harbour and the Yandaarra Aboriginal Advisory Committee – showcase the amazing…
BIG River Group’s Grafton timber factory has opened the doors to a major upgrade that will boost the supply of high-quality timber products to the construction industry across the state. The Australian and NSW Governments jointly-funded $10 million under the…
A LOCAL artists group which has been meeting for 24 years will present an exhibition and sale at the Sawtell Art Gallery from 13-23 April. The Coffs Coast Artists group began with several artists with like minds and interests meeting…
NOVICE snare drummer Kayleigh Ellington, aged fifteen, won the ‘scholarship’ prize in the solo drumming competition at the Maclean Highland Gathering over the Easter weekend. A band member of Coffs Coast Pipes and Drums and student at St John Paul…
IMPORTANT training and equipment has been donated to the Coffs Harbour Women’s Health Centre (CHWHC) by the Pink Silks Trust. The Centre is run by women, for women, monitoring and responding to changing needs and demands in the community throughout…
COMBINE Street Community Garden (CSCG) ran the fourth of its free sustainability workshops on Sunday 7 April despite the 150 mm of rain that fell the day before. Presenter Pete Green discussed the theory of seed and plant propagation and…
THE burgeoning careers of past Coffs Harbour & District Eisteddfod performers provide ongoing inspiration to the current crop of young students. With all applications in for this year’s local Eisteddfod, participants are busy practicing for their performances, which begin in…