AUSTRALIA’S first regional Tresillian Residential Unit for new mothers and their babies has opened at Macksville Hospital. Minister for Women Bronnie Taylor and Minister for Water, Property and Housing Melinda Pavey officially opened the unit on Friday 19 February. The Tresillian unit is the first regional residential service model of its kind
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SWIFF Launches New Food And Wine Degustation Event
FABULOUS film and screen experiences are, of course, the ‘bread and butter’ of the Coffs Coast’s Screenwave International Film Festival. This year, SWIFF, presented by Ashton Designs, is adding a new program about savouring new food experiences. The inaugural SWIFF Food & Wine program is a wine degustation event, run in collaboration
Rock legend and Medal of the Order of Australia, John ‘Swanee’ Swan wows audience in Coffs Harbour
AUSTRALIAN rock legend and Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the community, John Swan from Coffs Harbour, known as ‘Swanee’, graced the stage at Red-C Events on Sunday afternoon with Lead Guitarist Tony Harvey. Swanee wowed the audience with a combination of classics and originals from a back
Advertising feature: What’s on at the Gallery?
THE National Cartoon Gallery is a world class gallery showing the work of many of Australia’s best cartoonists. The two current exhibitions give visitors a feast of talent. In the original Bunker Gallery, we have the finalists of the 32nd National Rotary Cartoon Awards. This is the biggest cartooning competition in Australia, and
Advertising feature: What the National Cartoon Gallery will do for our city
THE new National Cartoon Gallery adds significantly to the cultural life of our residents, as well as giving our tourist industry a unique new product to sell. Cultural benefits: Locals can enjoy viewing regular exhibitions featuring works from the leading cartoonists in the country. Their art will make you laugh as well
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Lahey Constructions awarded tender for Wiigulga Sports Complex at Woolgoolga
SOUTH Kempsey construction company Lahey Constructions Pty. Ltd has been named as the successful builder for the highly anticipated and newly named Wiigulga Sports Complex at Woolgoolga. Construction work on the $23.1 million multipurpose sporting facility, located on Solitary Islands Way opposite the entrance to Woolgoolga High School, will commence next
Ingenious Retirement Village Reduces Waste
SOME results are in for a food waste reduction program for businesses in the Coffs region, ‘Your Business Is Food’. Ingenia Gardens Coffs Harbour, a retirement living provider, took part in the free ‘Your Business Is Food’ program for Residential Aged Care facilities and have put steps in place to reduce
Graeme McLean’s beard goes teal to fundraise for Ovarian Cancer
WHO says Residential Aged Care residents can't make a difference in the world? Definitely not Mater Christi resident Graeme McLean, who has died his beard teal for Ovarian Cancer Australia month. Graeme lost his wife to Ovarian Cancer and donates every year, but this year he's asking you to donate too. On February
Economic Security For Women Roundtable discusses women’s economic well-being
PACIFIC Bay Resort was the venue for the first regional roundtable for 2021 held by ‘economic Security 4 Women’ (eS4W), which is a National Women’s Alliance, funded by the Australian Government through the Office for Women. Locally, Business Professional Women (BPW) and Zonta are members of the eS4W alliance. The event was