UPGRADING and beautification works at Woolgoolga Lakeside Reserve are planned following the long awaited announcement of $108,900 in State Government funding for the area. State Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh met with Woolgoolga Lake Working Group members on…
SCU Coffs Campus scholarship student Dylan Berger is encouraging Indigenous young people to apply to study at university. A Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge with Honours student, Dylan’s family has Gumbaynggirr, Dhanggati, Yuin and Biripai heritage. Advertise with News of…
THE Rural Fire Service (RFS) Solitary Brigade has moved into its new and improved home, marking a major milestone in the delivery of the Coffs Harbour bypass project. As part of early works, the RFS shed has been relocated…
IRENE Chesterman has been named Life Member of the United Hospital Auxiliaries (UHA) of NSW, the organisation’s highest honour, after serving as a hospital volunteer for 31 years. The award would have been presented to the humble 80-year-old at…
INTERNATIONAL Coffee Day takes place on Friday 1 October, with the theme this year of ‘Coffee’s Next Generation’, featuring an initiative targeting talented and motivated young people and entrepreneurs in the coffee sector. The International Coffee Organisation’s (ICO) initiative…
GLENREAGH Men’s Shed has opened with twenty men already signed up as members. Secretary Craig Hallam said the group’s main goal, in the spirit of the Australian Men’s Shed movement, is to “promote men’s mental, physical and emotional health,…
NOMINATIONS are now open across the Coffs Harbour LGA for the commemorative Pia Dollmann Conservation and Sustainability Community Award run by Landcare. Pia Dollmann, a long time Project Officer with Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare, passed away in late 2019…
NANA Glen’s First Responder Unit has a light at the end of its fundraising tunnel. The ambulance-style vehicle they have been working with the community to drum up dollars for is now on order. Advertise with News of The…
THE International Women’s Day Planning Committee is again seeking outstanding women from the Coffs Coast region who demonstrate innovation, commitment, and a significant contribution to empowering members of the local community. Since 2015, the initiative has acknowledged the positive…
COFFS Harbour’s Ezidi refugee community face many challenges as they adapt to Australian society, with one of the toughest being the language barrier. Health organisation HealthWISE have tackled this problem head on with a series of short videos designed…