FLOODS leave a track of destruction behind them and it isn’t over when the waters reside. They can pollute our water supplies and leave waterways hazardous, not only due to floating debris which has ranged from whole houses, to…
POLICE are appealing for public assistance following a suspected arson attack which injured a man on the state’s Mid North Coast. About 1am on Monday 22 March 2021) emergency services responded to reports of a fire on Ringwood Place,…
LOCAL residents, businesses and community groups can now apply for grants, through the Aboriginal Fishing Trust Fund, which are offered to help maintain and protect Aboriginal cultural fishing. The Fund is offering $500,000 in grants and loans to support…
COVID-19 restrictions eased across the State on Monday 29 March, following continued low numbers of COVID cases in NSW. There are now no caps on the number of people that can attend weddings and funerals, no restrictions on singing…
ST Vincent de Paul Society (SVDP) NSW has launched a flood appeal to help those affected by the heavy rains and flooding across the state and is asking Australians to give generously. Clare Van Doorn, SVDP North East Regional…
THE COFFS Agricultural Show, 30 April – 2 May 2021, our local county show, with a rich history of almost 100 years, needs you. Volunteers are the lifeblood of setting up and manning this annual event up. Calling on…
TOORMINA High School Student Ellena Cheers-Flavell has progressed to the District level of the Lions Youth of the Year competition. Ellena won her local Club Competition at the Bonville Sawtell Lions Club, which gave her entry into the Regional…
LOCAL band Phat Tracta entertained the crowd at Red-C events last Saturday with an array of 1980’s music covers and are hoping for a music revival on the Coffs Coast after their most challenging ever year as musicians. Lead…
THE NSW Government intends to undertake new reforms to the VET sector, as part of accepting and implementing all five recommendations from the Gonski-Shergold Review of the NSW Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. Following the review, the NSW…
DAD jokes are associated with rolling eyes and groans. But for one joking dad, his humorous art turned into an Instagram phenomenon and now an exhibition. The National Cartoon Gallery in Coffs Harbour is showing The Chronicles of Sandwich…