WITH Bellingen Shire Council recently declaring a housing crisis in the shire, local community members in the Bellingen’s Housing Matters Action Group (HMAG) are actively working to solve the problem. HMAG is launching a hosting and lodging initiative partnering…
FESTIVAL of New Thinking, an event run by 6 degrees, presents an evening symposium called Sustainability is (Im)Possible. Local entrepreneur, Sarah Poole from One Fine Day will moderate the sessions with speakers from Coffs Coast businesses: Kim Towner –…
A DIGITAL ‘Education Passport’ for students is being developed by the NSW Government to compile students academic, sporting and extra-curricular achievements to ease and verify the job and tertiary education application process. The digital learner profile will allow students…
A LOCAL community member and volunteer surf life saver, Steven Kitching, believes a man-made sand dune at Park Beach is placing people’s lives at risk and is calling for its relocation but the solution is not an easy one.…
DUMPING is an issue on the Coffs Coast; an issue that is pushing the patience of local fisho and amateur landscape photographer, Johno to frustration. Standing by the open tailgate of his vehicle, displaying seven needles, Johno told News…
RECENT regional COVID-19 restrictions will see the mandatory wearing of face masks at the upcoming Coffs Harbour City Council meeting on Thursday 8 July. Members of the public are still allowed to physically attend the Council meeting, however they…
THE waiving of fees on the use of public facilities and the development of a policy and direction for affordable housing in the region will be investigated by Coffs Harbour City Council. Much debate ensued over these two issues…
SUCCESS rarely comes easily, and women often face more than their fair share of challenges. Business and Professional Women (BPW) recognises this, and recently, the Coffs Harbour branch presented two awards at its annual scholarship dinner held at 63…
SEEING your child succeed is something that all of us would like. If they are learning to read, we would like to hear them reading as fluently as possible and understanding what they read. If they are taking on…
UKULELE players from the Coffs Coast were able to jam together again at 63 First Avenue for the first time in over a year since COVID restrictions deemed singing a ‘risk’ activity. Last Saturday (June 19) over 30 locals…