EARLY in the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian healthcare and women’s safety professionals predicted an “impending increase” in domestic violence. A research team from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Centre for Justice conducted a nationwide survey on the impact of…
COFFS Harbour Neighbourhood Centre is running a series of fun, online art and craft workshops for anyone and everyone. Called Connect and Create, the workshops were inspired by the understanding of how art and craft can bring joy to…
CONSUMER group CHOICE welcomes the announcement by the Commonwealth Bank that it will no longer run the Dollarmites program in schools. The Commonwealth Bank announcement occurred after the New South Wales Government banned bank-run marketing schemes in classrooms, joining…
CLIMATE and weather have been in the forefront of the minds of Coffs Coast residents after the recent storms. It is of concern to many that reports keep being released warning of the effects of climate change and global…
THE Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock has congratulated Coffs Harbour City Council for achieving certification of its Coastal Management Program (CMP) for estuaries on the southern side of Sawtell. The certification enables the Council to apply for further…
OUR run of luck is over as COVID-19 has reached the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area with ten local cases recorded at time of publication. The Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) continues to urge the community to…
RED Rock is a sometimes overlooked or unknown part of the paradise that is the Coffs Coast. Located at the northern end of the region, the locality has recently benefited from the revamping of the Red Rock Reserve Walkway,…
STORYTELLING is the essence of the NSW Blue Plaques Program and you are encouraged to contribute to their stories reflecting the diversity and richness of our area’s history. It is a great opportunity to balance the books of history…
AN application will be made to hold the Coffs Harbour Gold Cup part day public holiday in 2022, despite calls by some Coffs Harbour councillors to change the public holiday to a Local Event Day. Council has applied for…
TOORMINA residents whose properties adjoin Lot 2 Sawtell Rd were alerted by machinery noise over their back fences last week. They were dismayed to find that a small, tracked machine was being used by a local contractor, in the…