CINEMA Under the Stars, a favourite community event, returns to Coffs Harbour Showground on Saturday 21 January 2023. The outdoor cinema event takes the format of an evening of family-friendly activities starting at 5.30pm, and a night-time film once the…
ALMOST 50 people gathered in Sawtell recently for the first meeting of Sawtell 2030, an inclusive, grassroots network to connect, share knowledge and inspire local actions on major issues. The initial focus area for the group is ‘Small Steps Together…
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is issuing a reminder to passengers of commercial vessels ahead of the busy summer tourism period. “You jump, you pay,” AMSA A/g Executive Director of Operations, Evan Boyle, said. Advertise with News of The…
NOT to be content with the summer line-up already announced by John Logan Entertainment (JLE), a swag of quality shows have been scheduled for the coming months on the North Coast. On January 21, a group of ten international musicians…
THE state’s farmers have rolled up their sleeves before Christmas and thanked the community for their support during a tough year of rain and floods. NSW Farmers, along with Australian Pork Limited, donated 400kg of pork products to the Salvation…
Dr HANNAH Tonkin has been appointed the state’s first Women’s Safety Commissioner. Dr Tonkin is a Rhodes Scholar and former United Nations Lawyer, and was the Director for Disability Rights at the Australian Human Rights Commission in Sydney from 2019…
AFTER twelve months of careful preparation, the day arrived on Friday 23 December for Peter Elzer from Coffs Harbour to step out on his big walk, Melbourne to Seventeen Seventy, north of Bundaberg, covering the specifically relevant number of 2022…
ITS rapidly rotting condition has required the Moonee Beach Pedestrian Bridge, which links Moonee Beach to Green Bluff, to be closed for repairs since 11 November 2022. Having deteriorated in parts, the decision was made to close the bridge for…
MOFFEE, the Coffs Coast Triple M morning radio host, celebrated his 40th birthday morning outside Harvey Norman Park Beach Home Base on Saturday 17 December, presenting his show and chatting with members of the community emergency services. “The police, firies,…
THE Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak members have upscaled their annual Christmas hamper gifting to inpatients at the Coffs Harbour Acute Mental Health Unit. Being mindful that Christmas can be very lonely for people on their own, especially if…