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…
MIDCOAST Council has begun recovery work after last week’s storm event caused extensive damage to roads, infrastructure and outdoor areas across the region. At this stage, the total cost of damage is estimated to be between $5 and $10 million…
FLOODING has revealed a proposed development in Nelsons Plains would deliver a community that would effectively be cut off by rising floodwaters, say local farmers. The ongoing saga of the proposed development has farmers seeing red while Council is waiting…
A MASTERPLAN is in the works for a 1.373-hectare block of commercially zoned land at 1 Railway Road, Nambucca Heads, which developers believe will “assist the main street commercial precinct, which has restricted parking capability and is difficult to expand…
THE Coffs Harbour City Council is seeking public feedback about its draft Economic Development Strategy (EDS) through its ‘Have Your Say’ portal. The Council’s economic vision statement is “We nurture local people and places through sustainable economic activities – attracting…
A CATAMARAN moored at Shoal Bay has drifted across the water in the wild weather, finishing up in pieces at Winda Woppa. On the afternoon of Sunday 3 July, Marine Rescue was called to the vessel, which had made its…
THIS week’s flood emergency has seen local rescue agencies tap into seldom used skills as they have been called upon to rescue all creatures great and small, including a bull weighing in at one tonne at Hinton. The bull had…
THE doors were officially opened to the public on the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden’s new $1.4m Glasshouse on Wednesday 29 June. “The Botanic Garden is often referred to as Coffs Harbour’s best-kept secret, but the reality is that thousands…
EXOTIC plants that escape from people’s gardens continue to cause huge problems in the Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest area. Typical of these invasive species is the agave americana, a species native in the Americas that can be bought from…
AUTHORITIES have given approval to a high-rise residential apartment block in Port Stephens that was renamed after a horror Oatlands car crash in which four children were tragically killed. Port Stephens Councillors have approved building modifications to an eight-storey $35m…