COFFS Harbour relatives of Mindat residents in Chin State, Myanmar, were distressed to learn the Burmese Military had taken over the township state this week. Like residents in some other towns, Mindat locals had risen up against the military…
THE final week of May is an action packed one at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden. From Saturday 22 to Sunday 30 May, a series of events will be held at the Garden, celebrating the Botanic Heritage of…
BELLINGEN Market on Saturday May 15 was going batty. With education at the centre of the ‘batty-ness’, the appearance of live Grey-headed flying-foxes was part of a two-week program visiting schools and meeting the public in the Coffs region.…
A LACK of affordable housing and social housing in the Coffs Harbour local government area has led Coffs Harbour City Council to investigate how it can help address the issue. Cr Sally Townley has called on Council to ‘“play…
DAVID Mann, the urbane and ever affable proprietor of the Olde Memories and Treasures antique store on the corner of Orlando and Collingwood streets has announced that the shop will be closing and that he will be moving on…
BUSH ‘n’ Beach Orienteering Club started their winter season with a successful event at Bom Bom State Forest earlier in May. Event organiser Bruce Meder said, “It was great to be back orienteering in the bush. “The forest was…
THERE’S a group of visionary movers and shakers setting their sights on reigniting Coffs Harbour CBD to a thriving town centre that locals want to work and socialise in, as well as attracting interesting, diverse and go-ahead entrepreneurs, businesses…
THE HUGEST thank you expressible is the message coming from Mylestom’s CPSA (Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association), for the support of their recent Biggest Morning Tea raising $18,053 for The Cancer Council. Maureen Heelis, Treasurer for the Mylestom CPSA,…
COFFS Harbour City councillors have voted to increase their annual wages by two percent for the 2021/22 financial year. The Local Government Remuneration Tribunal recently made its annual determination of categories of councils and the maximum and minimum fees…
TO increase community viewing of Coffs Harbour City Council meetings, live streams of recent meetings will be made available the day after a meeting via a direct link on Council’s website homepage. Cr Paul Amos called on Council to…