A FUN day of bowls hosted by Urunga Bowling Club has culminated in a grand total of $1,500 being raised for the Pink Silks Trust (PST). The Charity Gala Day of bowls on Thursday 30 May brought together 22 teams…
SCORES of young people gathered for the Naru Goori Groms NAIDOC Fun Day at Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Beach last Wednesday, participating in pursuits promoting healthy living and well-being. The day revolved around three core activities: learning to surf, touch football…
COMMUNITY Garden champions Peter Lewis and Linda Woodrow educated and entertained an enthusiastic group of budding gardeners at Northside Community Garden (NCG) in Bellingen on Sunday 14 July. The two-hour interactive workshop on resilient gardening demonstrated and discussed how to…
PLANS to build Sawtell Chilifest into a Coffs Coast tourism draw were boosted by the news the signature festival has received support from the NSW Regional Event Fund. “This funding is a significant milestone for Sawtell Chillifest, and we are…
A TREE planting ceremony by Jetty Dunecare volunteers at the site where one of their members discovered human remains has achieved a sense of closure for the group. In the course of tending the weeds in the dunes behind Jetty…
BARINGA Private Hospital nurses and midwives employed by Ramsay Health Care made history on Friday 12 July as they began industrial action for the first time in New South Wales. The members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA)…
DEDICATED work in the refugee community by two Coffs Harbour women has been recognised in the 2024 NSW Humanitarian Awards. Michele Greenwood, a clinical nurse consultant who works at Coffs Harbour Refugee/Multicultural Health North Coast Public Health Unit, was named…
A FREE weekly barbeque is doing its bit to support Coffs Coast families as living costs continue to rise. The current cost-of-living crisis, due to inflation and rising mortgage and rental costs, is impacting Coffs Harbour in numerous ways. Advertise…
‘FINDING the Magic’, an exhibition featuring the work of junior artists aged six to fifteen, opens this Sunday in Bellingen. The young artists, who attend the Drawn to Art school in Port Macquarie, will have their work displayed at the…
INDIGENOUS writer Mel Brown will discuss her memoir, ‘Shades of Me’, in Coffs Harbour later this month, sharing how the journey to understand her culture gave her the strength to find her place in the world. Growing up white, Mel…