DORIS Cowan, well-known as a fundraiser for the homeless across Coffs Harbour, has just published her first book, ‘My Passion Became My Obsession’, an autobiographical account that she has wanted to share since her first three-month long admission to an…
COFFS Harbour Neighbourhood Centre (CHNC) has chosen Ageism Awareness Day on 7 October to launch a new program aimed at ensuring everyone can access important services online. A Digital Mentors training program will be held at CHNC beginning Wednesday, 26…
THE Coffs KTM (CKTM) team have upgraded a brand-new GASGAS MC450F to their ultimate standard all in the name of charity. After the devastating floods throughout the region, with a strong connection to their community, the Coffs KTM crew worked…
COFFS Harbour received an unwelcome national focus on Monday, September 3, after a Four Corners story about housing affordability and availability and homelessness was aired. The program highlighted issues in Bellingen and Coffs Harbour and pointed out that similar issues…
MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions from Wednesday on Waterfall Way to carry out essential safety improvement work west of Ebor. Work between Sandy Creek and Tanners Road is to start on Wednesday 5 October and will be carried…
CHRISTMAS decorations are arriving on shelves in store and this year BIG W and Woolies launch glitter free festive collections. Glitter is made of pieces of plastic so small that they are defined as microplastics, a single-use, and non-recyclable plastic…
LONG-HELD concerns about the impacts of agricultural practices on Coffs Coast waterways have been validated, with Dr Kirsten Benkendorff, a Professor of Marine Science at Southern Cross University, finding disturbing levels of agricultural chemicals in local waterways. She said that…
SCHOOL holidays often see tragedy on the roads, and according to author Noel O’Brien, September was heading for a five-year record high. Mr O’Brien has spent five years researching his book, ’Penalty Rip-Off’, which examines the effectiveness of sanctions to…
SEPTEMBER 30 was ‘Save the Koala Day’ and conservation organisations have called on the State and Federal Governments to do more to protect koalas. The North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) is appealing to the NSW Government to stop approving core…
BELLINGEN Shire Council passed a motion at its 28 September meeting, six votes to one, to advocate for an end to logging of native forests to protect soils, water supply and the natural beauty of the area. Bellingen Shire councillor…