GUMBAYNGGIRR Elders and Coffs Coast conservationists are despairing at the latest logging by Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW). Newry State Forest west of Valla, between Urunga and Macksville, which Elders and conservationists say supports nationally-significant colonies of koalas and greater gliders,…
LIFELINE North Coast is addressing a price expectation from customers who believe all merchandise in op shops should be cheap. “We’ve had some customers sharing their feedback about prices at our retail stores over the past few months, and we’re…
MUSOS flocked and rocked at Open Mic l, playing a range of instruments from guitars to cowbells at the Coffs Hotel last weekend. The local music scene was devastated by Covid-19, but lead guitarist of the Shakers and Open Mic…
AN impassioned plea from builders, insurers and planners to stop homes being built on floodplains has landed with state government. An urgent statewide overhaul of planning laws is needed, representative bodies of each group say, and state government must not…
DEVELOPING and delivering Sandy Beach Youth Space and Community Hub, which officially opened on Sunday 23 July, is the result of teamwork. For the local community to have its say as one voice they formed the Sandy Beach Action Group…
ALMOST to the day of turning the first sod on the site of Coffs Harbour Ambulance Station one year ago, the state-of-the-art facility was officially opened on Tuesday 25 July 2023. NSW Ambulance paramedics were joined by Member for Coffs…
RELOCATION works for the Harry Bailey Memorial Library are about to begin, with books being packed into boxes starting the second week of August. The library in Rigby House in Coffs city centre is closing to the public at 2pm…
KORORA-based historian Robert Mill is releasing a work-in-progress version of his Northern Beaches EBook, telling the stories and lived experiences of past times along our coast, in an effort to inspire others to add their memories and recollections to build…
PRAISING the quality of the fish exhibits, judge Mark Robinson took his time admiring all entries in the Australian Koi Association (AKA) Mid North region chapter in its major show of the year in Coffs Harbour. A sanke koi owned…
LOCAL training provider Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) has been named as a finalist for the 2023 NSW Large Training Provider of the Year. Headquartered in Coffs Harbour, the not-for-profit, community-oriented company has operated for more than 30 years and…