MAY is Coffs Coast ECO Month and 6 Degrees, an initiative of Coffs Harbour City Council, will host a unique event to help businesses discover the ‘Small Green Steps’ needed to start (or boost) a sustainable business journey as part…
THE village of Mylestom might be small, but it always comes up big for a good cause. That was the case on Tuesday when most of the town turned out to support Maureen Heelis and her hard-working team who had…
KEITH Peterson plays in a local band, and wanted to hold a music festival last November at the Ulong Hall. He had bands booked, but found out at the last minute that Council was renovating the hall. Advertise with News…
INSPIRATION from our region’s natural beauty is the theme of ‘Groundswell: the art of landscape’ exhibition at Urunga Art Space. Groundswell shines the spotlight on the appreciation of nature for its own sake, and explores how we relate to…
GREENS lead Senate candidate for NSW David Shoebridge and Greens candidate for Cowper Timothy Nott met with Gumbaynggirr Elders at Muurrbay Language Centre this week to talk about the priorities of First Nations people in this upcoming Federal Election.…
AFTER two years of watching the South Solitary Island lighthouse cast its beam from across the sea, locals and history buffs will once again be able to see it first-hand as the island reopens to guided walking tours. As…
JOGINDER Kaur Arkan, a well-known, valued member of the Woolgoolga community, passed away on 2 May, 2022, aged 87. Her funeral was held on Wednesday 11 May at Karangi Lawn crematorium followed by a service and social gathering at…
THE Nationals have announced plans to invest $15 million to make up to $100,000 in matched funding available for small to medium-sized wineries, distilleries and beer producers for the construction or upgrade of cellar door or tourism-associated facilities such…
BIRDERS are feasting their eyes on a local family of Magpie Geese with their nine goslings this Autumn. The flourishing family was discovered by Chris Gillan and Merren Weaver at the Urunga Wetland on 23 April. Bellingen Birders group…
ARTIST Emma Coulter has unveiled the first concept images of a sculpture called, ‘Let them feel the light’, designed for Yarilla Place. Emma is the winning artist chosen after a national call out for artists to create a signature…