LOGGING operations were halted for two days last week when protestors took action in Wild Cattle Creek State Forest. A tree sitter prevented logging on one day and, on the second, a protester locked themselves on to machinery. The…
RED CROSS Volunteer Emergency Service Teams in Bellingen, Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga have each received an Australian Red Cross Distinguished Team Award. The awards originally presented in Sydney (World Red Cross Day) by Mr John MacLennan, Chairman of NSW…
THE ‘Bellingen: The Promised Land’ film documentary by Mid North Coast veteran talents, Peter Geddes, former journalist and Bellingen resident in the 1970s, and Pete Gailey, life-time film editor, continues its emergence into wider availability with a showing in…
EMERGING from flood damage, New Life Farm market garden in Sapphire Beach has reopened after eight weeks repairing, reworking and future-proofing the farm. “Drought, bushfires, floods in February and December 2020 and then the third flood in March 2021…
A NEW youth certificate program has been launched to reward community-minded students who volunteer within their local area. The Lions Young Leaders In Service award program was recently established by the Lions Club of Woolgoolga and Woolgoolga High School.…
EMBASSY of Japan in Australia’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr Shutaro Omura visited Coffs Harbour for The National Cartoon Gallery’s Opening Night of Manga Mania on June 18 and spent the day learning more about Coffs Harbour as a…
HOUSING supply and demand is a key issue of the Housing Strategy just released by the ‘Together We’ll Fix It’ team, headed by Coffs Harbour Mayoral candidate, Rodger Pryce. There is no better time than now, to get more…
CURRYFEST 2021 will see Spanish-born Australian celebrity chef Miguel Maestre entertaining the near-to 20,000 locals and visitors to the Woolgoolga foodie festival’s 16th edition in September. The annual celebration of Punjabi heritage, culture and cuisine is being helped back…
COFFS Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) hosted two one-day workshops at the Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery, on June 19 and 20, where participants discovered the mysteries of eco-dyeing, using foliage, natural dyes and heating processes to create complex and…
INTERNATIONAL Yoga Day on Monday June 21 was celebrated under the sun of the Summer solstice…in the other hemisphere, and for us Down Under, rugged up on the Mid North Coast, it was Winter Solstice. Embracing this year’s theme…