IN 1983, Richard made a Will in which he gave the whole of his estate to his brother James. Richard did not have any children at the time, but he wanted to make a Will that he wouldn’t have to…
NEAR perfect conditions for rugby league greeted Group 2 heavyweights, the Coffs Harbour Comets and the Nambucca Roosters, on Saturday at Coronation Park Nambucca Heads for an elimination semi-final. Coffs Harbour came south with a near full roster however there…
DEAR Jasminda, Since the final game with the Matildas, I’m feeling a bit blah. The game was something to look forward to and now life has gone back to its dreary everyday slog. What now? Narelle G. Dear Narelle, It…
HOUSEHOLD habits are a major contributing factor to sewer system distress, and MidCoast Council is asking residents to reconsider what they flush. While many ‘wet-wipe’ products will declare ‘flushable’, made from ‘water-soluble fibres’, consumers must penetrate the misleading marketing rhetoric.…
TASTY morsels gave a hint of future culinary delights as the new management of Tea Gardens Country Club’s The Garden Eatery hosted a ‘Taste of Japan’ on Sunday, 20 August. The latest in a series of ‘Taste of Asia’ outings…
IT was early last week when I had run out of things to do. The wind had been blowing from the west or northwest for close to a month and the sea was as flat as a flounder. The worst…
IT would be fair to say that one man in the history of Broughton Island reached legendary status – the Greek fisherman Dimitrios Georgis Karageorgis. Known to all as ‘Kerosine Tin Jim’, the gentle giant lived on the island for…
BOXING mentor and former local policeman Rob Wylie will float like a butterfly, sting like a bee at the NSW Police Boxing Competition, held at Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL on Friday, 13 October. The Police Boxing competition is a one-two punch…
R U OK? research has underscored the impact a genuine conversation can have on someone who is struggling with life. The research found more than four in five people who engaged in a meaningful conversation felt better about managing their…
VOLUNTEERS from the Australian Resilience Corps will muster at Pindimar North and South for three days, 19-21 September, aiming to mitigate future bushfire disasters in the area. The ‘Muster’ is a specifically organised, on-site project under the Minderoo Foundation’s Fire…