MORE than 300 sandstone blocks have been installed along Atherton Drive Reserve at Urunga in a move to protect endangered shorebirds. Crown Lands in the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) commissioned the Soil Conservation Service to carry out…
KORORO School friends from the class of 1945 are on the cusp of celebrating 80 years of companionship. Adele Simmond (Berriman), Peggy Mavin (Hoy), Lorraine Partland (Taylor), Helen Bowen (Edwards) and Lesley Burling (Gillam) met as five-year-olds at Kororo School,…
THE grassroots creative culture of Coffs Harbour offers a rich and often clandestine life for aspiring artists. The burgeoning poetry scene for instance continues to thrive in the margins, fuelled by passion rather than driven by economics. Advertise with News…
BELLINGEN’S Wal Tyson, 89, has received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to the Bellingen Shire community. Mr Tyson was presented the OAM at the King’s Birthday 2024 Honours and Awards Ceremony at Government House, Sydney on Thursday,…
A PETITION initiated by local conservation group Friends of Pine Creek has been tabled in parliament. Presented to the Upper House on 18 September by Greens MLC Sue Higginson, it calls for the end of logging in primary koala habitat…
TWO recent koala deaths on the Pacific Highway near Bonville have the Friends of Pine Creek urging motorists to take even greater care to avoid animals. “Koalas are particularly active in spring because of breeding urges,” a spokesperson said. Advertise…
APPLICATIONS are open for funding under the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said applications for grants of up to $3000 will be accepted until Wednesday, 27 November, but the program could close…
THE Climate Council has launched plans to capitalise on Australia’s rooftop solar strengths. It has released a report in which it proposes doubling Australia’s solar power capacity and installing two million household batteries by the end of the decade. Advertise…
WITHOUT exaggeration friends, this week is one that I have been awaiting for more than a decade. Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather) sees the release of his magnum opus, Megalopolis, a film that has been more than 40 years in…
“WHAT Do You See?” is the new exhibition by members of the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG). Showcasing a diverse array of abstract art, the exhibition opened at Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery on Sunday afternoon, 22 September. Guests enjoyed…