GURMESH Singh, the re-elected Member for Coffs Harbour, had a very mixed day on Saturday 25 March. He was, of course, very pleased to have won his seat comfortably, but less so about no longer being part of the NSW…
AUSTRALIAN conservation icon and the former Leader of the Australian Greens, Bob Brown, is coming to the Coffs Coast to connect with festivalgoers as part of the 2023 Screenwave International Film Festival (April 20 to May 5). Together with Tasmania’s…
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Ryan Hill-Smith has his sights set on competing on this year’s IBC Bodyboarding World Tour. A Coffs Coast Bodyboarding Association member, the first event Ryan hopes to enter is the Maldives Pro, taking place from 3 to 12 August…
STRUGGLING to fully staff her business, a Coffs Harbour salon and shop owner is thinking outside the box on filling employee vacancies, looking to the region’s older workforce for answers. Rhonda Locke, who opened Price Attack in Toormina Gardens Shopping…
THE OneMob Radio Going Walkabout project will provide opportunities for more young people in regional NSW to build audio broadcasting skills, made possible by a $25,000 grant through the State Government’s Regional Youth Radio Program. “This program will both promote…
OLYMPIC Gold and Silver medallist Brooke Hanson will be speaking at Coffs Harbour’s Orara High School and Toormina High School on Monday 27 March as part of her North Coast regional tour with the Olympics Unleashed program. Brooke will visit…
WISHING to spread a message on world peace and uniting religions, Moonee Beach artist and songwriter Melanie Ramsey Hale is entering the prestigious Art Gallery of NSW’s Sulman Prize with her painting ‘Velvet Rose’. The Sulman Prize is awarded for…
PROJECTS for seven local sports group projects have benefitted from NSW Government’s Local Sport Grants Program. Grants of between $2,000 and $10,000 per project were on offer with up to $50,000 available in each electorate. Advertise with News of The…
LOCAL food producers are uniting in a culinary collaboration organised by local food tour operator Awia Markey. Dedicated to shining the light on local food producers, Awia hopes the event will drive interest in the Coffs Coast as a destination…
COFFS Coast Jump Club’s (CCJC) successful application in the Sport Infrastructure Recovery Fund grant means the club can upgrade the amenities block in the Showground. The $273,088.00 funding comes from the Sport Infrastructure Recovery Fund, which supports the rebuild, repair…