ON Saturday January 27 2024 the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden will host an iconic event six months in the making. Local event promoters John Logan Entertainment (JLE) have managed to secure three Australian music icons – Glenn Shorrock, Russell…
NINETY-NINE-year-old dance student Lorraine celebrated her birthday afternoon happily engaged in her favoured tap dance class at the Julie Ross Dance Studio (JRDS) in North Boambee Valley. “It was such a special day at the studio celebrating Lorraine’s 99th birthday…
IN a significant step towards adopting accessibility and inclusion within the community, Bellingen Shire Council has announced the installation of Australian Sign Language (Auslan) signs at three prominent playground locations. The newly enhanced locations include Connell Park in Bellingen, Coronation…
NSW Home Support Services (HSS) are hosting a Christmas Lunch for the Coffs Harbour aged community on Wednesday 29 November, with local seniors invited to attend. “Bringing people together is such an important part of human life and we want…
BELLINGEN Shire Councillor Dominic King has been re-elected to the Board of Local Government NSW (LGNSW) for the third time at the recent Local Government Conference. LGNSW’s role is to support and advocate on behalf of member councils to help…
THE Coffs Harbour Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW will hold Christmas Markets over two days in late November and early December. The Markets will be held in the CWA rooms at 3 Dalley Street, Coffs Harbour…
A FACT-FILLED fifteen-minute workshop on how to use the iNaturalist app is being offered by the Friends of the Botanic Garden’s fauna team and Coffs by Nature program as the Great Southern BioBlitz (GSB) weekend gets into full swing. The…
AN intergenerational music-making program running in Toormina is generating a heartwarming outcome for oldies and youngsters alike. Toormina’s The Link venue has joined forces with Stephanie Sims from Uko Ono to bring together seniors from Marian Grove and young people…
CAUTION should be taken when entering the Boambee Creek Estuary area, according to Southern Cross University’s Professor Kirsten Benkendorff. “In particular, stay out of the dead mangrove areas where you can see pools of black mud,” she told News Of…
JUBILANT and exhausted, Oak Tree Retirement Village Coffs Harbour Manager Michelle Oxley emerged from the group’s first public event with a cheque for $1400 raised for its chosen charity, the Pink Silks Trust. Michelle made the presentation to Pink Silks…