REFRESHED education in the responsible service of alcohol for booze retailers is being doubled down on in the lead-up to Schoolies. Coffs Harbour has been selected as a popular Schoolies area, where the local Dan Murphy’s and BWS stores’…
THE homelessness issue across the Coffs Coast must sit front and centre with our local politicians because it’s only getting worse and now affects working people – that’s the driving inspiration for local HIT 105.5FM Coffs Coast broadcaster Ben…
THE Bellingen Artisan Market is joining the Growers Market for the second time this year on Saturday 4 December, from 7.30am until 1.30pm, at the Bellingen Showground. The market will showcase over 80 talented and diverse artisans and growers…
LOCAL author and international best-seller Annie Seaton has launched her latest adventure story ‘Osprey Reef’ and it’s available in bookstores around Coffs. A mysterious reef, a town filled with intrigue and family secrets are the backdrop for Annie’s latest…
LAST week, almost 100 hundred NDIS participants and providers shared their stories with Bill Shorten, the Shadow Minister for the NDIS and Government Services. Mr Shorten spent two days in Coffs Harbour, with sessions at the Chill ‘n’ Chat…
THE State Government has released new English and Mathematics syllabuses for kindergarten, year 1 and year 2. The Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, Sarah Mitchell, said that for the first time the curriculum is completely online and…
COFFS Harbour public transport customers are the first in the world to travel on a fully automated bus in a public setting on the BusBot and have provided valuable feedback to keep the driverless trial going. The trialling of…
MORE than 60 local community volunteers recently gave up their night time leisure to take part in the 2021 Bongil Community Koala Surveys (CKS) program, which entailed 3km walks along National Park tracks looking and listening for koalas after…
MOONEE Beach marriage celebrant and humanitarian Donna Pike has thrown her hat in the ring for the role of Coffs Harbour Mayor at next week’s Local Government Election. Donna hopes to be a voice for the community on Council…
TWO self-confessed golfing ‘tragics’, Adam Crotty and Rick McKinnon have taken up Cancer Council’s The Longest Day golf challenge, attempting to play 72 holes in one go. Rained off this Sunday 21 November, the lads have deferred until Sunday…