New laws permit pets in strata accommodation
PET lovers who live in strata accommodation or who may own a holiday apartment away from home can now rejoice, with new laws in place to allow them to have their beloved pet stay with them. The new laws…
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BOM predicts wet and warm Spring season
SPRING is most definitely in the air and as we say goodbye to Winter what can we expect for the coming season? According to Bureau of Meteorology climatologists, Spring in Australia may see more rain than usual in the…
Grants for tourism website makeovers to revitalise the industry
APPLICATIONS are now open to local tourism operators seeking to refresh, revamp and positively perk-up their website thanks to Destination North Coast’s Digital Refresh Grant Program. The Digital Refresh Grant Program offers financial support to tourism businesses on the…
Vinnies Bellingen voted Volunteer Team of the Year
BELLINGEN Vinnies’ team of volunteers has been named as Volunteer Team of the Year in the annual recognition awards run by The Centre for Volunteering. “For the volunteer team at Bellingen Vinnies it is all about helping not only…
Police issue warning over fake AFP phone scam
THE Australian Federal Police (AFP) is warning community members about a scam involving fake police representatives attempting to con money from the public. AFP switchboard operators have received hundreds of calls in the past couple of months from people…
Lockdown Movie Night raises $12,000 to get Afghan filmmakers to safety
IN the midst of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, Coffs Harbour local Olivia Jamison received an alarming email from her friend and filmmaker Max Walker. Having produced a hugely successful film, ‘Shereen’, about women in Kabul several years ago,…
Coffs Harbour school kids: design a T-shirt or promo artwork in AECG Design Competition
COFFS Harbour’s AECG (Aboriginal Education Consultative Group) is encouraging youngsters to get arty with its Design Competition. The kids are being invited to create a design for a T-shirt or promotional material, depending on the age category they are…
Jaliigirr Biodiversity Alliance rallies to restore Lowland Rainforest with Bushfire Recovery Funding
A CONSORTIUM of local community organisations and government agencies is working together to protect and improve the condition of Lowland Rainforest located in the Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Local Government Areas. Called The Jaliigirr Biodiversity Alliance, the consortium was…
Maritime Safety is surveying life jacket wearing to lessen the number of lives lost in the water
THE community is invited to have its say on two options to simplify and expand life jacket wearing requirements on NSW waterways, as part of the draft Maritime Safety Plan 2026. Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said…
Council’s achievements and challenges revealed in Six-Monthly Progress Report
COFFS Harbour City Council will soon publicly release its Six-Monthly Progress Report detailing its achievements and challenges from January to June 2021. The Six-Monthly Progress Report identifies achievements and challenges recorded during the reporting period against its 2020/21 Operational…