SURFING for the disabled is back with a Hands on Surf Day on Saturday 29 October, hosted by the Mid North Coast Branch for Disabled Surfers Association. “We offer a day of surfing for people living with a disability whether…
THE Coffs KTM (CKTM) team have upgraded a brand-new GASGAS MC450F to their ultimate standard all in the name of charity. After the devastating floods throughout the region, with a strong connection to their community, the Coffs KTM crew worked…
AFTER a year under wraps, Glenreagh residents will soon be able to see the results of a $2.2 million project that’s been ongoing in the village since November 2021. Transport for NSW North Region Director, Anna Zycki, likens it to…
SETTING up for success in the centre of town, North Bellingen Rural Fire Brigade teamed up with Bellingen Fire and Rescue for a big Get Ready day on Saturday 17 September. North Bellingen Captain Kev Doye explained that this wet…
DO you like being out in the bush at night? The National Parks and Wildlife Service is seeking volunteers to help conduct the 10th annual night-time koala surveys in Bongil Bongil National Park, south of Coffs Harbour. Advertise with News…
COFFS Coast nurses and midwives took strike action, along with colleagues across NSW, on September 1. Approximately 100 nurses and midwives attended a stop work rally in Coffs Harbour in support of nurse-to-patient ratios and better working conditions and to…
HAVE an emergency evacuation plan in place now, is the main message being shared by the Coffs Coast RFS Support Brigade at its Get Ready Day on Saturday 27 August at Bunnings Coffs Harbour. “While the Bureau of Meteorology has…
ABOUT 40 people, locals, staged what they termed ‘a peaceful and lawful walk-on’ into logging operations in Ellis State Forest by Forestry Corporation (FCNSW) contractors last week. The activists consider the logging illegal because they say it is in an…
An alliance of almost 50 local residents, concerned ecologists, forest lovers and advocates for the protection of the North Coast’s globally significant biodiversity gathered last week to celebrate the amazing Greater Glider and the Dunggirr (koala) in Clouds Creek State…
WOOPSTOCK, a new collaboration between CHCC and Alt Collective, is getting a keen thumbs-up from the Coffs Coast community since announcing the pop-up festival of music, film and festivities is coming to a yet-to-be-announced carpark location in the heart of…