LOGGING protesters Ruby Oliver-King and Tiffany Daro were sentenced at Coffs Harbour Local District Courthouse last week for their actions to protect native forests by disrupting forestry operations over recent months. The pair faced charges for locking themselves to the…
KEEPING motor sport on professional tracks, not on our streets, the organisers of the 2023 Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport (CCFMS) are revving up to stage an action-packed range of live high-octane events for lovers of motor sport, every…
FIRE-AFFECTED primary producers and landholders in the Kempsey Shire can now access disaster assistance in response to recent bushfires. Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty said, “Natural disaster recovery grants and subsidies will provide immediate relief such clean-up, transport and restoration…
KEMPSEY Shire Mayor Leo Hauville and Council representatives joined a 40-strong crowd in Stuarts Point last week to discuss three key areas of local concern – sewage, drainage and the Special Rate Variation (SRV). Residents in attendance at the Stuarts…
THE Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) welcomed Lorraine Gordon from Southern Cross University at their 25 October meeting in her role as Director of the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance and the Institute of Ecological Agriculture. Her address shared her…
FIRST there’s the ‘trompe l’oeil’ medieval entrance with its imposing ‘stone walls’, and then comes the studio proper, filled with light and printing presses, canvases, sculptures, drawings, and all manner of artworks in progress. This is an artist never short…
THE Mid North Coast’s own community transport service, The Community Transport Company, has won the Community Transport Service of the Year Award for 2023 at the recent annual industry conference held in Port Macquarie. The Community Transport Company was recognised…
BUSINESSES from various industries across the Coffs Coast were elated to receive the news that they have been named finalists in the region’s prestigious Coffs Coast Business Awards. Proudly hosted by the Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce, with major sponsor…
THE Macksville Medical Centre is now partnering in a program to encourage nursing students to take clinical placements in regional areas. The Nurse Student Rural Placement (NSRP) program is a collaboration between the Australian Practice Nurse Association and the Rural…
THE Nambucca Youthie Cafe opened its van and its heart to the community last Friday evening, 20 October, to kick-off a special program that promised a hearty meal for everyone who came along. Officially labelled the ‘Friday Feed’, this initiative…