AN orientation day for Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Rural Medicine was held last Friday at the university’s Macksville campus, with new students in third and fourth year of their medical studies welcomed to the area. Solving the issues…
THE Pines Canasta group are the delighted recipients of playing card holders handmade by members of the Woolgoolga Men’s Shed. Problem solver and star Canasta player Hannele Perho, resident at The Pines in Woolgoolga, knew she had to find a…
KEN and Una Howe are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, 8 February with a family brunch at Pacific Bay Resort in Coffs Harbour. Residents of Coffs for 50 years, the couple say there is no secret to their…
CWA Coffs Harbour branch has donated almost $1300 to the Love Your Sister foundation from its traditional Christmas Markets in December. The two-day sale was stacked with homemade produce and hand-crafted goods. “It was a busy time for events and…
SCHOOL maintenance and upgrades are underway at Macksville and Bellingen High Schools, as part of a “summer holiday works blitz” orchestrated by the NSW Government. The State Government is investing $698,000 to replace air conditioning and roofs at Bellingen High…
CITIZEN scientists are becoming increasingly frustrated with the disconnect between the animal surveys they conduct, and those carried out by Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW). North Coast Environment Council spokesperson Susie Russell, cited the case of two endangered Greater Gliders…
A LOCAL bike ride is being planned in memory of Alan Brighton, a member of Dorrigo Urunga Bellingen Bicycle Users Group (DUBBUG) who died last August aged 84. The memorial ride on 14 February will take in some of Alan’s…
ENDING controversial native forest logging would boost manufacturing and jobs in Australia as well as protecting the environment, one of the nation’s most influential economists argues. But the sector has hit back at claims native logging can be replaced, arguing…
*Warning: This article discusses suicide and self-harm. “DON’T hold back” was the resounding theme when around 80 people from over 25 services, government-funded programs, and the wider community, attended a suicide prevention event in Coffs Harbour. Advertise with News of…
A CHANGE in Crown land management of the Coffs Harbour racecourse has left some involved in the industry questioning the future of racing in Coffs Harbour and potentially facing big financial losses. Under the change, Racing NSW has taken over…