THE NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is investigating the destruction of rare native trees in a nature reserve south of Bellingen. Rangers found thirteen Newry Golden Wattle trees rammed and uprooted along a 1.2km span of fire trails…
NORTH Coast Nationals MPs are demanding answers on a State Government plan for public preschools they say ignores the needs of local families. The locations for 100 new public preschools to be delivered across the state were released this week…
CAMP Creek Road, up the mountain in Eastern Dorrigo, will have an automated external defibrillator (AED) installed thanks to a donation from the City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH). The AED is a medical device designed to analyse the heart rhythm…
MORE than 50 exhibitors will showcase the services and support available for older people, people with a disability or chronic conditions and their families and carers at this year’s Living Well Expo. The Expo celebrates carers, ageing and disability and…
WORLD Cholangiocarcinoma Day prompted the iconic Big Banana in Coffs Harbour to be lit up green last Thursday, drawing awareness to the under-researched cancer. Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare and aggressive cancer which originates from the bile ducts and has a…
THE Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) has opened submissions to its annual Fine Art Open Exhibition. Entries for the exhibition close on Friday 22 March, with the official opening and prize presentation on Sunday 14 April at 2:00pm. Advertise…
WITH National Eating Disorders Awareness Week being held nationally from 26 February to 3 March, Coffs Coast anorexia advocate Doris Cowan will speak out on the disease at local events. Ms Cowan, the International Women’s Day Coffs Coast Woman of…
HAVING served the community for more than 120 years, the Bellinger River District Hospital certainly has some stories to tell. Twelve decades of multitudinous medical services to the community was notched up at the end of 2023, providing an opportunity…
THE Environment Protection Authority (EPA) recently announced a change to the Coastal Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (CIFOA) protocol, which it says requires the retention of additional hollow bearing trees and will provide greater protection for greater gliders. EPA Chief Executive…
CONCERNS have been expressed by local residents that a Development Application (DA) for residential apartment buildings at 69-73 Ocean Parade, Coffs Harbour is unsuitable for the location, with issues cited in terms of density and build height. With plans…