CHILDREN hopped into the Botanic Gardens to participate in some Easter-inspired arts and crafts in a guided fun workshop on April 9. The event was a fundraiser for the Environmental Education Garden project – a collaboration between the Botanic…
HEAD down to the Harbourside Markets for an ANZAC Day Commemoration with special guests Coffs Harbour Brass Band and Coffs Coast Pipes & Drums. The bands will be performing traditional and wartime tunes from the era along with a…
AN investigation continues after a critical incident in Coffs Harbour last Thursday. About 10.25am on Thursday 14 April 2022, officers attached to Coffs Harbour Region Enforcement Squad (RES) stopped a northbound vehicle on the Pacific Highway, south of the…
SAWTELL Rotary and Bonville Boambee View Club have combined to answer a call from the Lismore Library to help restock after the floods have destroyed a large part of their collection. Many residents of Lismore and the surrounding flood…
JOHN and Marge Mills’ memorial paddle out at Coffs Harbour Jetty was a day of highs and lows, of happiness and heartfelt moments. The day of the paddle, Thursday 14 April, brought with it many obstacles. Advertise with News…
COFFS Harbour City Council is working with Orara Valley businesses to further develop the Orara Valley Tourist Trail and help visitors discover and explore the hinterland as part of ongoing bushfire recovery efforts. Following on from 2020’s successful ‘Shop…
THE 3Rs – rest, refuel, recover – Coffs Harbour overnight shelter for the homeless project, founded by Doris Cowan, is one or two steps further on after a fundraising day selling surplus donations of homewares and clothes at Harbourside…
WITH Earth Day 2022 (Friday 22 April) in mind, Landcare is focusing on why we need to spend time weeding and why weeds are unwanted. “What are weeds?” Barry Powells, President, Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare rhetorically posed to News…
LIBERAL Democrat candidate for Cowper, Simon Chaseling, and Page Liberal Democrat candidate, Thomas Searles, launched their Federal Election campaigns on Monday, 18 April. The pair were guest speakers at a community gathering at a filled Boambee Hall, along with…
COMMUNITY cuppas and chats are the unsung happy hours for many, who find the company and entertainment a real boost to their feelings of positivity and connection. Woolgoolga Red Cross Branch is good at getting a social event set…