PUBLIC consultation has begun on a review of compulsory land acquisition processes for communities impacted by state infrastructure or other public projects. An in-person public consultation session will take place in Coffs Harbour on Wednesday 10 April from 10 am…
SAWTELL psychologist and Repton resident Jill Hely has penned a twelve-week guide to building lasting emotional wellbeing through adopting habits shown to improve mood. The paperback book, ‘Happiness Habits’, was launched at the Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club on Friday…
ACCESSIBILITY is the focus of upgrades to four railway stations on the Mid North Coast. The NSW Government has provided funding under the $800 million Safe Accessible Transport (SAT) program for design and investigation work for the upgrade of Sawtell,…
DIVESTING her treasures as she downsizes in home, Sister Yvonne Channells has celebrated the handing over of a specially valued item. The piece is a painting created by the late Keene Ballangarry, son of Uncle Martin Ballangarry, and is now…
ON FRIDAY 15 March, conservationists from across the Bellinger Valley and Coffs Coast gathered in Pine Creek State Forest, south of Coffs Harbour, in a compartment of forest recently subject to a Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) harvesting operation, to…
THE COFFS Harbour Branch of the Country Women’s Association of NSW (CWA) has repurposed a generous donation made to their club by the Coffs Harbour Golf Club’s Ladies Committee. In 2023, Coffs CWA was honoured to be chosen as the…
RESIDENTS who are worried about the cost and payment of their energy or water bills will have the opportunity to talk directly to the NSW Energy and Water Ombudsman (EWON) at an event in Coffs Harbour in April. A ‘Bring…
THE New South Wales Government has unveiled plans to bolster coastal safety measures with the installation of ten new Emergency Response Beacons (ERBs) in strategic coastal locations, a move set to potentially make Scotts Head Beach and surrounding areas safer…