Hot August Night comes to Coffs
ON a hot and balmy night, way back in August 1972, Neil Diamond celebrated one of his greatest triumphs when he performed ten sold out shows at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. He later released a double live album…
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Headspace hosts a day of all things skateboarding
YOUNG skateboarders enjoyed a day out at Coffs Harbour’s Koby Mitchell Memorial Skatepark on Friday 6 October, organised as a school holiday activity. The day began with a beautiful Acknowledgement of Country from Allison Wilson. Advertise with News of The…
Guy Fawkes National Park closed for repairs and upgrades
UPGRADES and repairs are taking place in and around Ebor Falls in Guy Fawkes National Park requiring the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to temporarily close the park. The Upper Falls visitor precinct is part of a $5…
Free professional development workshops for creatives
ARTS Mid North Coast are delivering a new series of free professional development workshops for artists and creatives in the region. First off, as part of NSW Small Business Month, is ‘Being Well – Maintaining Health And Wellbeing In The…
Pink Silks Trust High Tea raises funding for five defibs for Coffs hospital
FIVE medical-grade Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) have been donated to Coffs Harbour Health Campus thanks to monies raised at Coffs Harbour Pink Silks Trust event, High Tea by the Sea, at Latitude 30 earlier this year. Now deemed a life-saver,…
Community gardens merge to plot fresh ideas
MERGING to become one entity, Coffs Regional Community Gardens Association (CRCGA) and Community Use Permaculture Space Inc. (CUPS) members have agreed on a common set of goals which seed a bright future for the gardening group. The merged group will…
Course to help increase aged care staff in Coffs Harbour
A COURSE to run shortly in Coffs Harbour at NV College will aim to reduce staff shortages currently impacting the aged and community care sector. NV College Training Manager Enrico Fabian said the Care Ready course will introduce people to…
New outdoor music venue at Vitality Bloom Nursery offers chilled Sunday setting
CHILLED live acoustic guitar and vocals are coming to a new venue on the Coffs Coast, with the Vitality Bloom Nursery in Boambee East introducing Music in the Garden on Sundays. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Bob Crain, originally from Hawaii and now residing…
The Muddy Archeologist presents a talk on Greek and Roman art
DUBBED ‘The Muddy Archaeologist’, British digger-upper of ancient sites and passionate historian Gillian Hovell will present the next Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) Coffs Coast talk. The talk is titled ‘What Did the Greeks and Romans Ever Do…
Coffs Harbour Nurse Educator named a Staff Member of the Year finalist in NSW Health Awards
MID North Coast Local Health District has congratulated Clinical Nurse Educator Alison Taylor from Coffs Harbour, recently named among the 36 finalists of the NSW Health Awards, for her exceptional contribution to the public health system. Alison is a finalist…