HAVE an emergency evacuation plan in place now, is the main message being shared by the Coffs Coast RFS Support Brigade at its Get Ready Day on Saturday 27 August at Bunnings Coffs Harbour. “While the Bureau of Meteorology has…
THE Bellingen Community Art Council’s (BCAC) Spring Members’ Exhibition at the Nexus Community Gallery from 11 September – 7 October will showcase a diversity of work in medium, style and subject matter. These Members’ Exhibitions are a celebration of the…
COMPELLING new storyboards that share the stories and culture of Coffs Harbour’s The Old Camp Yaam Nguura Jalumgal and the Aboriginal families who lived there, have been unveiled at Fitzroy Oval where The Old Camp stood. The updated storyboards are…
BEEKEEPERS, both recreational and commercial, are sensing a return to normality as their diligence to the Varroa mite infection emergency protocols and the DPI’s surveillance are paying off. Locally the 50km yellow Varroa mite notification zone, located outside the emergency…
ON 7 September 1997, Jean Hicks, Paul Searle, Dorothy Knight, Brian Myles and Tony Comyn completed a forest circuit on the slopes of Mt Yarrahapinni, the first under the banner of the ‘Kyeewa Bushwalkers’. Today, Kyeewa Bushwalkers conduct two walks…
IT’S all happening on Saturday, September 10, under the majestic old trees in beautiful Bellingen Park. The Bellingen Environment Centre Inc, is presenting a big day of celebrating love of plants, the environment and community. Advertise with News of The…
AFTER two long years of the Covid pandemic affecting just every aspect of the live music and entertainment industry, the folks at the Coffs Harbour International Buskers and Comedy Festival are very excited getting ready to launch their first event…
WINGHAM Music Festival welcomes audiences from far and wide with a leading line-up of international artists and local bands performing. The three-day festival – Friday 14 October to Sunday 16 October 2022 – has three headliners: one for each day.…
DELICIOUS delights sold at the volunteer-operated Mary’s Tea House* at Bellingen Hospital are largely responsible for raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit the hospital’s staff with much-needed equipment. The United Hospital Pink Auxiliary volunteers, numbering just 35 members,…
BEYOND the ‘no entry’ sign is one of the most biodiverse and productive tall eucalypt forests on Earth. The sign, fastened to a tree by Forestry Corporation workers to keep the public away from its logging operations, is within Bagawa…