MARINE Rescue teams on the Mid North Coast experienced their busiest January on record, according to figures released earlier this week. There were 61 search and rescue missions, including 28 emergency responses, across the nine units stretching from Woolgoolga to…
THE major banks will be banned from closing regional branches for the next two years to arrest the decline of face-to-face services outside major cities. The federal government has imposed a moratorium on branch closures until the end of July,…
THE City of Coffs Harbour is now accepting feedback on the concept design for the West Coffs Shared Path project. The project aims to establish a convenient network of pathways throughout West Coffs Harbour and improve access to the City…
ASSESSMENTS of the economic and employment impacts of the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP) have been based on grossly inflated claims, according to the North East Forest Alliance (NEFA). It follows confirmation that Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) has been…
MEMBER for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh has decried the planned closure of Community Justice Centres in NSW by 30 June 2025, arguing that the “cost to resolve small disputes is about to skyrocket”. “There was no consultation or explanation for…
COFFS Harbour Older Women’s Network (CH OWN) committee has developed a busy calendar of diverse events for its members for 2025. The increase in organised group activities for the group is in line with OWN NSW’s belief in a society…
A DIRE shortage of childcare places is causing children on the Mid North Coast to be excluded from early learning. Sector experts say the shortage is spilling into other sectors as nurses, aged care workers, teachers and other essential workers…
A NEWLY-WED couple and a local woman who has returned to her hometown to take up an internship are among the cohort of new junior doctors joining Coffs Harbour Health Campus. Doctors Isra Karem and Mostafa Abasseri recently tied the…
HUNTER and Mid North Coast fire specialists from Forestry Corporation have deployed to Victorian firefronts as part of an interstate NSW firefighting contingency. Victoria has experienced significant bushfire activity near Horsham with large fires burning in the Grampians and Little…
AUSTRALIAN households could knock more than $1500 off their energy bills with some basic home upgrades – and almost twice as much by investing in renewable energy technology. But the potential savings identified in a study – which add up…