BOAMBEE Bowerbird Quilt Group have donated over $3,000 to the Boambee East Community Centre following their hugely successful Quilt Show on 28 and 29 October. The Quilt Show had almost 500 visitors over the two days, with people travelling from…
RECOGNISING over 47 years of commitment to the Bellinger River District Poultry Club, three founding members have been celebrated and honoured. Des Taylor, Hilton Lovering and Ted Vaughan were lauded at a presentation attended by a small group of members…
FOLLOWING on from a recent sell-out concert at the Raleigh Hall, the Bellingen and Nambucca District Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) group will be putting on its final fundraiser for 2022 at Mylestom Hall, located on River Street, on Sunday…
DISREGARDING the damage they caused to the natural environment, party goers on the dunes at Hearnes Lake Beach on Saturday, 29 October left dozens of empty booze bottles and associated rubbish – destroying carefully restored vegetation. The recent damage to…
SHORELINE Luxury Retirement Living Monday officially opened on Monday, 31 October with some residents already settled in and bringing the place to life. Described as a state-of-art aged care and retirement village development in the heart of Coffs Harbour, The…
CITY of Coffs Harbour is to apply for a part-day Local Event Day, rather than a part-day Public Holiday, to mark the Coffs Harbour Gold Cup race in 2023 and 2024. A Local Event Day does not mean that employers…
THE Koala Family Picnic in the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden on Sunday, 30 October following The Vanishing conference on Saturday, saw people gather to hear more about how koalas live, what’s being done to protect local koala habitat and…
PART research study, part action plan, Fair Food Futures, a project by The University of Queensland (UQ), launched its visions for change at the end of October put forth by community food networks in Australia as a way to progress…
THE Dorrigo Show is set to return on 25 and 26 November, promising a bigger, better and brighter two-day show after an absence of three years. “We are all very excited to offer a fantastic program to suit all people,…
GARDEN Clubs of Australia Coffs and Woolgoolga members hosted a Zone Friendship Day on Thursday, 27 October, inviting their Garden Club zone neighbours from Bellingen, South West Rocks, Nambucca Valley and Talarm to participate. Planned as a day of conviviality,…