LIFE Membership has been bestowed upon Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) Treasurer and long-time member Maxine Kohlhagen. “Maxine has been an integral part of the group for many, many years, and is an accomplished artist, calligrapher and porcelain painter…
BIRDERS at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs are rejoicing with the tally of feathered friends already spotted this year on ‘their patch’. “Over 70 already this year,” Friends of the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden volunteer…
A BRAND spanking new rail footbridge across Boambee Creek will be in place by July 2024. Requiring major repairs, the ageing infrastructure provides much-used pedestrian access from Sawtell to the southern end of Boambee Beach. Advertise with News of The…
A CHILDCARE crisis is gripping the Mid North Coast, with just 65 percent of early childhood education and care demand being met. According to research from Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast (RDAMNC), parents across the region are struggling to…
SINGER, songwriter and keyboardist River Williams will headline Music Mania’s Sunday session on 27 February. Held regularly on the last Sunday of the month, Music Mania is a free, live music performance at Garden Mania Lifestyle Centre, a new venue…
COFFS Harbour Regional Landcare is one of six successful Landcare groups in NSW to receive funding for coordinators and support staff. Across the state, the NSW Government has funding for 83 full-time equivalent local and regional Landcare coordinators and support…
APPLICATIONS are invited to the second annual Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship’, also known as the ‘Djuyalgal’ Scholarship, run by Façon Australia and supported by the Greater Bank. In the Gathang language, ‘Djuyalgal’ means ‘the one who is telling the story’. Advertise…
THE third and final session of the Ignite Mini’s series hosted by Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast (RDAMNC) was held at Bellingen Golf Course on Thursday 8 February, after earlier sessions in Taree and Kempsey. Attracting a full house…
SIXTY years of service to the Coffs Coast community is being celebrated by the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Coffs Harbour Unit. The Coffs Harbour Unit, formed in 1964, has supported the community through several major natural disasters, including multiple…
CITY Of Coffs Harbour Councillors voted to pursue the compulsory acquisition of two state-owned blocks of land at the Jetty Foreshores at the Council meeting on February 8. “We have decided to take this path as the City believes it…