COFFS Harbour nurses say there is a staffing crisis in local hospitals and are calling for urgent action. They say new hospital buildings are welcome, but the real need is for enough staff to do the job. Advertise with News…
THE Coffs Coast Science and Engineering Challenge (SEC) will take place in Woolgoolga on Tuesday 4 April 2023 and the organisers are seeking at least 30 volunteers to assist with a range of duties on the day. “The Woolgoolga Organising…
COFFS Harbour’s Tanya Johnson, the chair and co-founder of local charity Pink Silks Trust, has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the community through charitable organisations in the Australia Day Awards 2023. Pink Silks…
SALLY Townley has announced that she will contest the 2023 State Election as an Independent candidate for the seat of Coffs Harbour. She officially launched the campaign on Wednesday 8 February at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden. Advertise with…
MORE than $1.6 million from the Government’s Regional and Local Roads Repair Program is coming to the City of Coffs Harbour (CoCH) to help fix more potholes. Announced on Wednesday 1 February, Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and CoCH…
THE Rotary Club of Woolgoolga is calling for nominations for its 2023 Pride of Workmanship Awards. The Pride of Workmanship Awards have been run by the club since 1992, publicly recognising and thanking individuals who perform outstanding service in their…
WHEN Sawtell Catholic Care’s ‘The Link’ community gardens were named as the best in Australia at the Australian Institute of Horticulture’s (AIH) Awards Ceremony, held in Melbourne late last year, the local residents and Coffs Harbour community missed out on…
A DISTINGUISHED group of ecologists, botanists and environmentalists, with potentially a combined 600 years of professional experience in the realms of the environment, has sent a letter to Regional Roads Minister Sam Farraway MLC and Environment Minister James Griffin regarding…
GREENS Upper House member Cate Faehrmann was in Coffs Harbour last Monday to kick off the Greens campaign for the seat in the upcoming State election. She announced Tim Nott as the Greens candidate for Coffs Harbour, and also discussed…
FABULOUS FAKES, the first exhibition of 2023 at the Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery featuring the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) members, opened on Sunday 5 February. Members and visitors enjoyed light refreshments and contemplated the variety of works and…