THE Coffs Coast will be represented on the fourth Regional Youth Taskforce by Coffs Harbour’s John Palencia. Mr Palencia has been selected as one of the eighteen young leaders from across the State to represent their community on the Taskforce.…
ROD Cross and Rob Hoy want to drive a $1,500 car from Newcastle to Townsville, via Betoota. They are driving their green 1996 Holden Berlina in a seven-day ‘Box Rally’ to raise funds for the Cancer Council, leaving on May…
THE RAINFOREST Rattler, with its vintage train rides, has just completed a record season on the Coffs Coast and as a thank-you to the local community has made a donation of $20,629.00 to CanDo Cancer Trust. The opportunity to ride…
MICHAEL Kozok, an adventurous father from Poland currently living in Sydney, walked up Bongil Beach on Saturday evening on 21 January, swam across Bonville Creek, walked up onto South Head and saw the view. “The sun was setting, I could…
IT’S confirmed, Coffs Harbour Show Society and Off The Track have combined to put on a huge weekend horse show at the Coffs Harbour Showground with free spectator admission for both days, 25 and 26 February. Christopher Pearson, President, Coffs…
STOP. Explain. Open the books. This is the essence of a letter sent by Greens MP Sue Higginson to Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Sam Farraway on Monday 23 January urging the Minister to immediately stop planning works and…
TEN years of the seniors program at Boambee East Community Centre (BECC) will be celebrated on Monday 6 March, but the organisers are mindful that their database of names and contact details is out of date. Mindful that they don’t…
AUTHENTIC to his lovely nature and strength in perseverance, the late Alex Floyd,1926 – 2022, was remembered for the impact he made on others’ lives as his life was celebrated by family, friends and years of colleagues on Monday 23…
THE Magic Pools in the upper reaches of the Orara River have suffered a hit of human contamination over the school holidays as visitors spend time in the prime eco-tourism destination. Tom Rothsey is resident of the area, an ecologist…
AS the Coffs Coast community learns more about the endangered patch of land locally known as Grandpa’s Scrub on Mackays Road in Coffs Harbour, the last piece of Subtropical Lowland Rainforest of its kind on the planet, residents are seeking…