IN 1870 a young Finnish seaman named Carl Frederik Doepel jumped ship in Sydney and found his way to the Bellinger River. Fred, as he was generally known, met Mary Ann McNally and they married in 1886, with a family…
MEMBERS of Korora VIEW Club are calling on the community to give generously this Anti-Poverty Week, which runs from 15-21 October, and sponsor a child through national children’s education charity The Smith Family. The focus of this Anti-Poverty Week is…
ON Friday 27 October, the Bailey Centre Liberty Service Station in Coffs Harbour will contribute ten cents per litre of fuel sold to support the Parkinson’s Coffs Harbour Nurses Fund. Local delivery firm PK Express Transport has also committed to…
ON a hot and balmy night, way back in August 1972, Neil Diamond celebrated one of his greatest triumphs when he performed ten sold out shows at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. He later released a double live album…
YOUNG skateboarders enjoyed a day out at Coffs Harbour’s Koby Mitchell Memorial Skatepark on Friday 6 October, organised as a school holiday activity. The day began with a beautiful Acknowledgement of Country from Allison Wilson. Advertise with News of The…
ARTS Mid North Coast are delivering a new series of free professional development workshops for artists and creatives in the region. First off, as part of NSW Small Business Month, is ‘Being Well – Maintaining Health And Wellbeing In The…
MERGING to become one entity, Coffs Regional Community Gardens Association (CRCGA) and Community Use Permaculture Space Inc. (CUPS) members have agreed on a common set of goals which seed a bright future for the gardening group. The merged group will…
CHILLED live acoustic guitar and vocals are coming to a new venue on the Coffs Coast, with the Vitality Bloom Nursery in Boambee East introducing Music in the Garden on Sundays. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Bob Crain, originally from Hawaii and now residing…
MID North Coast Local Health District has congratulated Clinical Nurse Educator Alison Taylor from Coffs Harbour, recently named among the 36 finalists of the NSW Health Awards, for her exceptional contribution to the public health system. Alison is a finalist…
THE Sawtell Croquet Club recently hosted its annual charity day in support of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. The event brought together 45 enthusiastic participants who basked in the sunshine as they took part in social golf croquet, the fastest growing…