FOUR teams from Coffs Harbour will compete in the 11th Lottery Office Outback Air Race, which takes off from Darwin on 29 August, with 40 aircraft and 100 people from all around Australia heading for Coffs Harbour Airport. The aircraft…
NAIDOC Week is nearly here, happening on the Coffs Coast and across Australia on Sunday 3 July to Sunday 10 July. Nationally NAIDOC Week celebrates and recognises the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Advertise…
RESTORATION of an endangered frog habitat in the Ulong/Lowanna area is to be restored with the help of members of the Glenreagh Mountain Railway group and nearly $24,000 in the latest round of Council’s Environmental Levy grant funding. The Great…
BELLINGEN, Dorrigo and Urunga libraries are set to host another round of exciting activities based on the theme of wintertime. In these coming school holidays, it’s time for the kids to get creative whilst making an item they can take…
LONGTIME fisherman Dr Benjamin Mos, a marine biologist based at Southern Cross University’s National Marine Science Centre in Coffs Harbour, made a catch that puzzled him and is now the centrepiece of a scientific paper. Dr Mos, who lives in…
MISSION accomplished for Doris Cowan, the Coffs Harbour volunteer who is organising the city’s Christmas In July fundraiser, the Christmas Community Luncheon and is pioneering the creation of an overnight shelter in Coffs Harbour for the homeless – the 3Rs.…
NSW MINISTER for Environment James Griffin has announced $600,000 to support an Aboriginal koala habitat conservation project as one of the first actions in the NSW Koala Strategy. The Government says the $193.3 million NSW Koala Strategy is the largest…
F45 COFFS Harbour celebrated the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, sistergirl and brotherboy (LGBTQI+SB) community with an all-inclusive Coffs Fitness Pride Event on Saturday 25 June. “Before the sun rose, F45 Coffs Harbour was pumping Lady GaGa’s ‘Born this…
COUNTRY rock artist Benn Gunn is helping raise money for 100 regional charities across Australia with his Great Australian Show: a rocking tribute to Aussie “kulcha”. On Saturday 9 July, hosted by the Park Beach Bowls Club, Benn Gunn will…
SAWTELL ART Gallery’s 34th Annual Art Show Opening Night is this Saturday, 25 June at the gallery. This is an open competition with ten categories this year including the newly introduced 3D section and a print section. Advertise with News…