AS NSW battles a housing crisis the NSW Government is looking into changing planning permission for dwellers of caravans and small homes. Under proposed legislative changes, if someone is living in a caravan connected to power and water for longer…
WINNERS of the EJ Mantova Memorial Art Prize have been announced, following the official opening of the annual event on Saturday 6 April at the Bellingen Gallery and Framing Studio. The Art Prize attracted a record breaking 153 entries across…
A STATEWIDE search is underway for five bright young minds from rural communities as NSW Farmers opens applications for its 2024 Tertiary Scholarships. Each worth $4000 annually, the NSW Farmers 2024 Tertiary Scholarships will be awarded to members or their…
THE COFFS Harbour Show is on track for a bumper 110th birthday event, coming to the city’s Showground on the weekend of 26-28 April 2024. Organisers are aiming to integrate new ideas with traditional agricultural show favourites. Advertise with News…
HEFTY fines for supermarket misbehaviour could soon be on the cards, according to the initial findings of a review into the Food and Grocery Code released on Monday. The independent reviewer, Dr Craig Emerson, made eight firm recommendations, including that…
THE recent NSW Environment Awards 2024, held by the Nature Conservation Council NSW, recognised two conservationists from the Mid North and North Coasts. Sandy Greenwood and Susie Russell shared the Dunphy Award, given to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding…
“LIFE won’t come to you, you’ve got to go out and get it,” is a long-held mantra that motivates Coffs Harbour’s new Seniors Local Achievement Award winner, Phyllis Taylor. Recognised for her valuable contributions to our community, Phyllis received the…
THE Australia Institute has released a new video report critical of the NSW Government’s admission that it is delaying the protection of koala habitat in the state until a system is in place to utilise native forests for carbon offsets.…
THE Sea Shepherd ship, the ‘Allankay’, recently anchored off Coffs Harbour on a series of visits from Hobart to the Gold Coast. In between an Antarctic campaign to protect whales and a Pacific campaign to protect sharks from illegal fishing,…
MARKED with the traditional turning of the first sod, the start of construction work on a new creative arts facility for TAFE NSW at Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) took place on Tuesday 26 March. Minister for Skills, TAFE and…