DONATIONS amounting to almost $60,000 have been raised so far by the C.ex Community Crew Sleep Out for two local charities caring for the homeless. Bedding down in cardboard boxes (donated by Jarod Jones from Coffs’ The Good Guys)…
ONGOING and emerging COVID safety measures have affected the university sector and Southern Cross University has been responding with careful consideration. This has included the announcement to welcome international students back on campus, the recent return to graduation ceremonies…
SAWTELL Art Gallery’s 33rd Exhibition Opening Night was an enthusiastically attended event where prizes were presented to winning entrants with local sponsors in attendance. Pene Charles, the Gallery’s President, MC-ed the prize-giving, welcoming Mayor Denise Knight to start the…
THE community is invited to comment on the draft concept plan for the Sandy Beach Reserve Community Hub and Active Youth Space, one of the key components of the Sandy Beach Reserve Masterplan developed with the community in 2017.…
SURF rescue tubes that members of the public can use in an emergency are to be rolled out at ten local beaches over the next 12 months in the first stage of a three-year program to install them at…
A PUBLIC Realm Strategy for the region is being developed by Coffs Harbour City Council, and Council is shouting the community a free coffee for their comments on our public open spaces. The public realm is all public land…
MANY teachers and schools have known for a long time that learning outdoors has a range of benefits for nearly every child. A recent University of South Australia study has found growing evidence that taking the classroom outdoors may…
FOR the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, the wearing of face masks has become mandatory at all indoor non-residential venues in regional areas of NSW. The current Public Health Orders came into force on Saturday 26 June and…
SV MYSTIC was officially launched in Coffs Marina by the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation, whose grant funded the refit work required for its new purpose. The 50-foot sailing boat is officially supported by Legacy for the express purpose of…
THE JETTY at Coffs Harbour has been listed by The NSW Government on the State Heritage Register. This means that the Jetty has been recognised as having particular significance to the people of NSW and enriches an understanding of…