TO support the future prosperity of Australian agriculture and rural communities, the 2024 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship, which aims to support the next generation of industry leaders, is now open for applications. Created in collaboration with industry sponsors, the highly sought…
ANNE and Michael Joyce of Valla Beach will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on 12 December 2023. They were born within fifteen miles of each other in Surrey, England but did not meet until 1962. They lived and survived in…
STUDENTS at Saint Mary’s Primary School in Bowraville have received a special gift in the form of a garden makeover by local helpers with donations from Bunnings Coffs Harbour and Kempsey and the Nambucca Heads Men’s Shed. St Mary’s Primary…
MORE than 100 years after the end of what was described as “the war to end all wars”, Remembrance Day remains a powerful reminder of the terrible cost of war. As tens of thousands of Australians around the country came…
DESPITE “some miserable weather”, the first weekend of the Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport (CCFMS) brought with it some high octane action. The first event, an Open Drift event at Raleigh Raceway on November 4, brought together a strong…
MARINE Rescue NSW volunteers across the state were involved in a record 386 search and rescue missions in October, making it the Service’s busiest ever start to a boating season, which runs from 1 October to 25 April. The previous…
ON FRIDAY 3 November, the Stuarts Point Workers Recreation and Bowls Club was the venue for the announcement and presentation of the latest funding round for the Coleman Smith Youth Sports Advancement Foundation. A subcommittee of Stuarts Point and District…
AS more electric vehicles (EVs) enter the market, the sparse network of fast car chargers along NSW’s east coast needs to be urgently increased or drivers of EVs will face even more extended wait times when charging on long trips.…
NSW FARMERS is strongly encouraging all fire-affected rural landholders to report damage through an official government survey. The Primary industries Natural Disaster Damage Assessment (PiNDDA) from the NSW Department of Primary Industries was critical to aid Government assessment and identify…
AFTER weeks of preparation the Stuarts Point Art House ‘Community Mural and Dance Project’ culminated in a fabulous night of food, film and footloose antics at the Stuarts Point Hall on the evening of 11 November 2023. The inexhaustible team…