LOCAL accountant Rodney Fox has announced his candidacy for Mayor of Coffs Harbour. With a focus on “bridging the growing disconnect between local government and its residents”, Mr Fox said he aims to restore core values of transparency, inclusivity, and…
CITY of Coffs Harbour will write to Transport for NSW requesting “consideration of a community-led mural” on the Pacific Highway southern exit sound wall at Park Beach. The motion, moved by councillor (Cr) Jonathan Cassell and seconded by Cr Sally…
HIGH suicide rates and increasing cases of domestic and family violence were top of the agenda when Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan met the Lifeline North Coast management team in Coffs Harbour. Mr Conaghan, who is the Assistant Shadow…
COFFS Harbour District Family History Society (CHDFHS) is celebrating 40 years of going down rabbit holes to find branches for family trees. Founded in 1984, the group was originally housed in the library next to the Civic Centre. Advertise with…
STATE MP Gurmesh Singh and City of Coffs Harbour councillor Tony Judge presented vastly different viewpoints on the future of the Jetty Foreshores at a packed Boambee East Community Centre last Tuesday night. Hosted by the Coffs Coast Residents and…
INSPIRED by Paris hosting the 2024 Olympics, Coffs Harbour City Orchestra will bring their new concert, Ooh La La, to Woolgoolga on 4 August. “We’ll be playing lots of sports music such as ‘Chariots of Fire’, ‘Eye of the Tiger’,…
A MOMENTOUS fashion movement making its way through the 1970s and just into the ’80s, centred around Sydney’s Flamingo Park Frock Salon, was the subject of ArtsNational Coffs Coast’s June presentation. It was the shop’s founding era, and the designers…
THE Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) recently celebrated its 35th anniversary by launching an initiative called ‘Community Quest’. This endeavour supported five local community organisations in Coffs Harbour with over $8,000 worth of much-needed supplies. Advertise with News of The…
A $250,000 grant will support an Indigenous arts organisation in Coffs Harbour to create economic and employment opportunities for First Nations artists. The project has been funded by a ‘Community and Place – Closing the Gap’ grant from Aboriginal Affairs…
THE future of the Bunker Cartoon Gallery is being driven by a focus on building the venue as a dedicated tourism destination. With a new Board elected at its Extraordinary General Meeting on 26 May, it was announced that a…