MENTORS For Men have held their Annual General Meeting and presented Pete’s Place with a generous donation of $400. John Mandile, the Mentors for Men Coordinator said Pete’s Place holds a spot close to the group’s heart. Advertise with…
COFFS Harbour’s Big Banana will turn purple on Monday, 18 October to mark Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day, the world’s largest day of action shining a light on this ‘invisible’ communication disability that affects two children in the…
YOUNG women with digital literacy skills who want to pursue further training, leading to employment in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), are encouraged to apply for free digital skills workshops. Business Professional Women (BPW Coffs) Harbour is…
AN outdoor movie screen has been approved at NRMA Darlington Beach Resort at Arrawarra at a cost of $450,000. The new outdoor movie screen will be situated on the edge of the resort’s existing bowling green beside the cafe,…
“A HEART-FELT painting by Mary Abbott reminiscent of her long-time family Jack Russell, Tassie, has been announced as the winner of Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group’s (CHCAG) ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ art competition. In second place was Ivinnie…
100 apprentices across NSW have been awarded a Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarship worth a total of $1.5 million, funded by the NSW Government. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh has congratulated the three local scholarship recipients; Leigh Gimson, Melissa…
A JOINT venture by local blueberry producers Costa and Driscoll’s Offshore has won this year’s Impact category in the Asia Fruit Awards. The Costa Joint Venture (Costa JV) began in 2015 in the Yunnan Province of China in the…
SPRING has brought with it a happy event to the waterways near Urunga. Ian and Ulrieke Kethel of Bellinger Keys report that the Magpie Geese on the small lake near their home have successfully hatched a brood of seven…
LOCAL residents were horrified to discover a mass poisoning of native birds in the Moonee Nature Reserve behind Ironbark Ave, Sandy Beach last week. A native wonga pigeon (one of a local breeding pair) was discovered dead by a…
DAYLIGHT savings, rising temperatures and half-way through Spring, the Coffs Coast is opening up to its seasonal outdoor lifestyle. With the population planning its outdoor activities, Cancer Council NSW is sharing its sun-safe post-lockdown picnic guide to help protect…