FIVE generations aged from one month to 96 years held a family get-together in Coffs Harbour recently. Baby Rohan Dwyer met his great-great-grandmother Doreen Goundry for the first time, accompanied by his mother Kahala Dwyer, 23, grandmother Samantha Dury, 43,…
BELLINGEN Shire’s 2024 Community Awards unfolded in a community ceremony at the Bellingen Memorial Hall on Thursday 25 January. The evening began with a Welcome to Country from Gumbaynggirr Elder Michael ‘Micklo’ Jarrett and an official Citizenship Ceremony hosted by…
THE Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division has been awarded posthumously to Mary Kell. A renowned giver of her time in service to others, Mary was recognised for service to the community through a range…
A MEDAL of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division has been awarded to Sawtell’s Kerry Clancy for her service to surf lifesaving. After being named the 2021 Coffs Harbour Electorate Local Woman of the Year, Member for…
HAVING grown up in the Blue Mountains and witnessed the devastation of burning bush, Keith Driver has taken fires seriously from a young age. “As a kid I saw fires on ridges, places where there were houses one day and…
JOYCE Marshall, now a resident in Nana Glen, has been teaching the art of bobbin lace making for almost 50 years. In honour of this work, Joyce has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the…
ONE has made a difference in the journey of cancer patients, another broken ground for hockey while a third is a community champion in the Coffs Harbour hinterland. All were crowned Australia Day Award winners by the City of Coffs…
CONCERN for the plight of the region’s precious native wildlife has motivated some of the Mid North Coast’s most loved singer/songwriters to join forces and donate their time and talent to present an evening of incredible music and song for…
THE Stringer Gallery’s feature artist for the months of February and March is Scotts Head’s Ali Tupper, who will present her work in an exhibition titled ‘From the Centre to the Sea’. A morning tea will be held at 10.00am…
NAMBUCCA Heads will step back in time from 9 to 11 February, when the Nambucca Let’s Dance Rock and Roll Social Club and the Nambucca Heads RSL Club host a weekend of rock and roll dance. Now a staple on…