SELF-ACCLAIMED 80’s tragic Dr Kirsten Krauth will be taking to the stage at the Bellingen Readers Writers Festival with iconic comedian Paul McDermott and musician Michael Simic exploring and dissecting her new book, ‘Almost a Mirror’. The book explores…
ONE HUNDRED-year-old Florence Evelyn Cummings celebrated reaching her century on May 27 at a family birthday lunch in the café at her residential home, Mater Christi in Toormina. And what a century it’s been. Born in 1921 and married…
2AIRFM Coffs Coast Community Radio Station team rallied their fans and followers for a Biggest Morning Tea in aid of The Cancer Council last Thursday May 27. Kaye Hamilton, Sponsorship Coordinator, co-organiser with colleague, Garry Costa, told News Of…
CELEBRATING the growth of local artisanal brewing, fine wine making and craft distilling in Coffs Harbour, Brewers At The Bunker, a fundraiser for the CanDo Cancer Trust, was an overwhelming success according to its organisers, the charity and the…
HOPE for the Homeless hosted their third Annual Coffs Coast Motor Show followed by a rock concert that left the sell out crowd asking for more at Red-C Events last Saturday. Hundreds of locals and tourists enjoyed the broad…
ON Monday May 31 local Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh and Deputy Mayor George Cecato visited a notorious local blackspot at Karangi to announce $898,000 in funding to deal with road safety issues. The stretch of Coramba Road…
JORDON Peterson is working as a second-year heavy diesel vehicle mechanic apprentice at Midcoast Trucks in Coffs Harbour, and has been recognised by the Education Department for his outstanding achievements. His story is made even more remarkable by the…
‘GET Trikafta on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in Australia’ is the heartfelt campaign created by Kristy Hodges, a 42-year-old Toormina mother with life-long Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Trikafta is a medication designed to treat CF patients, a drug which…
ACCORDING to Healthy North Coast, COVID-19 vaccinations have passed over seventy five thousand this week. This is an increase of around eighteen thousand on the previous fortnight. And vaccine availability is set to increase in a bid to push…
WITH the dream of becoming the national Triple Zero call line for wildlife, the founding members of Wildlife Rescue Australia (WRA) reckon they’re nearly there. From humble beginnings in Coffs Harbour ten years ago, WRA is now an Australia-wide…