AFTER two postponements, the long awaited Coffs Harbour Local Government election will take place around the region on Saturday 4 December. The election was originally scheduled for September 2020 but was postponed to 4 September 2021 due to the…
NOMINATIONS are now open across the state to recognise remarkable women in sport so get your entries in to inspire more women and girls to participate in sport. The annual Her Sport Her Way Awards celebrates the achievements of…
SUPPORTING the ‘Soupy’ – Coffs Harbour Uniting Church’s Soup Place – is especially close to the hearts of Sawtell RSL’s charitable team this year with the region’s rise in homelessness. Homelessness has a new face, and it’s not what…
IF you are at a loose end on Christmas Day, for whatever reason, head along to the Community Lunch in central Coffs and enjoy the company and chat over a meal. “If you’re lonely or maybe you have no…
THREE St Augustine’s Year Six students have proudly won the top prize at the STEM Make A Difference (MAD) Competition in the Wellbeing Primary School Category. The national competition encourages Catholic School students to address real-world problems and to…
COFFS Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) will have their last exhibition for 2021 at the Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery with two themes: Friday Social Painters and Sergio’s Challenge. The exhibition officially opens on Sunday 5 December at 2pm, in…
THE Coffs Coast Climate Action Group held a mayoral forum last Tuesday night at C.ex Coffs Harbour. Sally Townley, Tegan Swan, Jonathan Cassell, Tony Judge and Donna Pike (all mayoral candidates) plus Htun Htun Oo, who represented John Arkan’s…
COFFS Coast Carols is returning this year on 11 December with an extravaganza of local musicians and performers including members of the cast of Mamma Mia, Mak & Shad from Brothers 3, Jen Aarts, Imogen Daymond, local act ‘Looking…
BERRIES Australia welcomed the Australian government announcement of reforms to the current Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) to create a single streamlined program. The two existing PALM initiatives – the Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) and the Pacific Labour Scheme…
THE Bellingen Labor Team has announced its opposition to the proposed Heartwood housing development in Bellingen due to safety concerns and a lack of support from local residents. The development would have provided for 80 lots at the top…