DESPITE governments and courts recently cracking down on environmental protests, activists halted logging in two state forests in a week. Eighteen protesters stopped logging in Orara East State Forest for three hours before two police cars arrived on July 20.…
THE Block co-host Shelley Craft will visit Coffs Harbour next week as part of a Healthy Ageing Roadshow. The roadshow, presented by Glaxo Smith Kline Australia Pty Ltd (GSK) and the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW, aims to provide…
INSPIRED by Paris hosting the 2024 Olympics, Coffs Harbour City Orchestra will bring their new concert, Ooh La La, to Woolgoolga on 4 August. “We’ll be playing lots of sports music such as ‘Chariots of Fire’, ‘Eye of the Tiger’,…
RESTORATION of a storied steam locomotive is about to begin in Glenreagh. A grant from the Fires to Flourish program means Tallowood Ventures can fund the necessary repairs to this famous 146-year-old steam engine and carriage. Advertise with News of…
LOCAL small business owner Nikki Williams will run for mayor in the City of Coffs Harbour local government elections on 14 September. “I want what you want, a prosperous, safe and beautiful city for everyone to live, work, and play…
KIDS have a natural curiosity about the world around them, and space is no exception! Here are some interesting questions kids often ask in my school outreach programs: Why is the sky dark at night? Ah, the answer has to…
SCAMS come in many forms, and the latest to be spotlighted by major supermarkets is the ‘gift card scam’, prompting active awareness campaigns by Coles and Woolworths. Gift card scams involve an initial ‘phishing’ stage, in which victims receive a…
PAULA Flack and Lyn Orrego have been fighting to protect Mistake State Forest (SF), and other forests across the Nambucca Valley, for more than three decades. With the NSW Government committing in 2023 to a process to create a Great…
BELOVED children’s TV program Play School is hitting the road, bringing a live show to Sawtell on August 3. Kids Promotions, in collaboration with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, is behind the brand new show – Let’s Play Together. Step into…
THE MILESTONE of 110 years of the Australian Red Cross (ARC) is being celebrated by the Woolgoolga Branch with a birthday party on Tuesday 13 August at the Woolgoolga Seniors Centre from 2pm. Thirty-three years of continuous local service by…