DREDGING of the Myall River estuary is yet to take place, despite recent pledges from Government representatives, and ferry services now regularly hitting the sandy bottom. Frustrated by the apparent bureaucratic lethargy, Myall River Action Group’s (MRAG) Gordon Grainger has…
THE NSW Government last week introduced a bill to parliament to ban LGBTQ+ conversion practices, fulfilling a key election commitment. Conversion practices, which can include so-called ‘conversion therapy’ and suppression practices, are formal or informal practices based on the ideology…
LONGTIME members and valiant volunteers of the Stroud State Emergency Service (SES) unit were recognised with several Long Service Awards on Saturday 16 March, at the soon-to-be-replaced SES headquarters in Booral. Multiple volunteers, who between them have given 150 years…
TWO bystanders were hit by a car doing burnouts at the North Arm Cove turnoff of the Pacific Highway at 11:40pm on Friday 15 March, proving the already-clear dangers residents have complained about for months. “Emergency services were called to…
SAWTELL’S croquet courts last week welcomed players from a number of clubs, including Ballina Cherry Street, Hurstville, Toronto, Newcastle, Urunga, Coutts Crossing and Sawtell, to compete in three days of Ricochet competition. Fiercely-contested doubles matches set the tone for the…
NORTH Coast Football teams kicked off round one of the Premier Youth League with two wins, two draws and a loss against Newcastle powerhouse Edgeworth Eagles on Saturday at the Coffs Coast Synthetics. The under 16s set the tone with…
THE Urunga Raiders clinched the 2024 Challenge Cup title with a commanding 4-0 victory over defending champions Coffs City United in a thrilling final showdown. Entering the tournament on the heels of a victorious campaign at the Viking Challenge six-a-side…
THE COFFS Coast’s surfers have once again hit the waves for a good cause during the 24th annual Barney Miller Surf Classic at Sawtell Main Beach. The annual fundraiser helps to raise money for people who have suffered spinal cord…
COFFS cricket champions have been crowned after winning Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s grand finals. Sawtell Cricket Club won the second-grade premiership beating the Coffs Colts in their season decider at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park. Sawtell successfully defended…
BEACHES Hockey Club have been busy preparing for the new Hockey Coffs Coast season, which gets underway on Saturday, 6 April. Beaches Hockey Club are coming off a successful year in 2023. The club’s Beaches Seahorses side won the Women’s…