MUCH debate ensued over Coffs Harbour City Council’s rates and charges for the 2021/22 financial year, with councillors arguing over the inclusion of Recycled Water charges for agricultural users. The annual rates and charges incorporate an increase in Council’s…
SEARCHES for some of the Coffs Coast’s best-known but shy wildlife using water-borne DNA and Dog Detectives are among the 18 projects that will share a total of $366,149 from Council’s Environmental Levy (EL) funds for 2021 The Jaliigirr…
AFTER hosting a ‘virtual’ event across two sites last year, the Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) staged its annual Health Innovation Awards at an evening event in Coffs Harbour in mid-June. MNCLHD Chief Executive Stewart Dowrick told…
COFFS Harbour City Council has recommended approval of a proposed $44 million residential and retail highrise development slated for the Coffs CBD area in its assessment report for the approval authority, the Northern Regional Planning Panel. The development application…
ON Wednesday 16 June renowned actor and local resident Russell Crowe, along with Pacific Bay owner Peter Montgomery and film producer Keith Rodger, announced plans to build a bespoke film studio complex that will also house a boutique hotel,…
SUSAN Kerridge had plans for her family banana farm when she took it over. After studying Environmental Science, she decided to implement strategies that included wildlife refuges as part of a sustainable farming plan. When the initial plan for…
THE current Coffs Harbour Waste Management Facility debacle and the stench surrounding the facility in recent weeks caused much debate at Coffs Harbour City Council’s recent ordinary meeting. Long-time neighbour of the Englands Road Waste Management Facility Zeno Baston…
GRADUATES of the largest ever cohort of probationary Sheriff’s Officers are on their way to Coffs Harbour Courthouse. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh congratulated the new Probationary Sheriff’s Officers of Alpha Class 2021 who will put their skills…
AFTER a year’s absence because of COVID-19, the Dawn Service and ANZAC Day march in Sawtell and the combined service and march in Coffs Harbour drew large crowds on Sunday. Sawtell organisers estimated that more than 500 people attended…
THE reemergence of Woolgoolga’s historic Buster shipwreck on the town’s main beach over the Easter school holidays has become a major tourist attraction for the area, but has also sparked conservation concerns. Buster was wrecked on Woolgoolga Beach after…