A NEW youth certificate program has been launched to reward community-minded students who volunteer within their local area. The Lions Young Leaders In Service award program was recently established by the Lions Club of Woolgoolga and Woolgoolga High School.…
EMBASSY of Japan in Australia’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr Shutaro Omura visited Coffs Harbour for The National Cartoon Gallery’s Opening Night of Manga Mania on June 18 and spent the day learning more about Coffs Harbour as a…
HOUSING supply and demand is a key issue of the Housing Strategy just released by the ‘Together We’ll Fix It’ team, headed by Coffs Harbour Mayoral candidate, Rodger Pryce. There is no better time than now, to get more…
CURRYFEST 2021 will see Spanish-born Australian celebrity chef Miguel Maestre entertaining the near-to 20,000 locals and visitors to the Woolgoolga foodie festival’s 16th edition in September. The annual celebration of Punjabi heritage, culture and cuisine is being helped back…
COFFS Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) hosted two one-day workshops at the Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery, on June 19 and 20, where participants discovered the mysteries of eco-dyeing, using foliage, natural dyes and heating processes to create complex and…
INTERNATIONAL Yoga Day on Monday June 21 was celebrated under the sun of the Summer solstice…in the other hemisphere, and for us Down Under, rugged up on the Mid North Coast, it was Winter Solstice. Embracing this year’s theme…
DONATIONS of $146,000 from Woopi Lions’ fund-raising events has gone to support patients at Coffs Harbour Health Campus. The Woolgoolga Lions Club is proof positive that you don’t need to be big to make massive changes in your community.…
THE Regional Seniors Travel Card program is to be extended for an additional two years in 2022 and 2023 at a cost of $246 million. First introduced as a trial in 2020, the program has issued cards to over…
ON Wednesday June 16, the NSW Deputy Premier Mr John Barilaro and Member for Coffs Harbour Mr Gurmesh Singh held a media conference at Sealy Lookout to announce a new State Government fund of $30m for tourism infrastructure in…
OFFENSIVE odours emanating from the Coffs Harbour Waste Management Facility will be addressed by Council under a series of new measures, including increasing the height of the landfill site by 4 metres in the interim. Much debate ensued on…