THE NSW Government has introduced a new $1,500 Small Business Fees and Charges Rebate to help small businesses, sole traders and not-for-profit organisations with the cost of government fees and charges, supporting their recovery from the impact of COVID-19.…
LAST week the Naru Indigenous Corporation, operating the Naru Surf Gathering programme, took out the Indigenous Surfing Community Celebration Award at the 2021 Australian Surfing Awards. The annual Naru Surf Gathering has been underway since its inception at NAIDOC…
THE myLocal Coffs Harbour business awards were held on Friday 7 May in what is described as an “outstanding success” by Simon Fabian, the founder of MyLocal, and the creator of myLocal Coffs Harbour App. The three local Coffs…
CALLING all Coffs Coast businesses. Time is running out to enter the 2021 Coffs Coast Business Awards. With the awards now in their eighteenth year, member of the Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce Cath Fowler said, “The Coffs Coast…
THE Berry Plant Protection Fair, was held on Wednesday 28 April at Bucca and was a collaboration between NSW DPI, OzGroup Co-Op Ltd. and Berries Australia. The purpose of the event was to provide an opportunity for local growers…
RENOWNED for having the Big Banana tourist attraction, the Coffs Coast region has long been associated with supplying top-quality bananas to the area and markets beyond. However, over the last few decades the number of banana farms and farmers…
LOCAL bards get your stories ready for the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival (BRWF) Writing Competition. You must live in the Coffs Harbour, Bellingen or Nambucca council areas to enter the competition which is a highly anticipated feature of…
BUDDING scientists at Woolgoolga High School will benefit from $595,000 in State Government funding to upgrade three of the school’s science labs. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh visited the school last Wednesday to announce the new $595,000 Science…
A COOL Change, The Urunga Art Space Autumn members’ exhibition celebrated opening night on May 1. “After a year of restrictions, we were at last able to welcome art lovers to the gallery for opening night with finger food…
HIGH school students from across the region enjoyed competing in the annual Coffs Coast Science and Engineering Challenge at Woolgoolga High School last Tuesday. A total of 240 students from seven local high schools participated in the full-day event,…