FOR me the battle against asbestos is personal. I lost my father to asbestos five years ago – 35 years after his exposure to the mineral in his workplace. Some of those he worked alongside have not been impacted. Working…
PORT Stephens and Nelson Bay Netball Associations will parade their emerging and senior talent at this year’s annual Netball NSW State Championship tournaments. They are two of sixteen Netball Associations in the Hunter and Central Coast region that will participate…
MONDAY 3 April: Well done to Sheila Rattray, Sheril Johnson, Robyn Beaumont and Dale Winter on their success at Kotara Invitation Fours Day after 2 games they had 2 wins and 21 points as did 2 other teams, on count…
MYALL Masters Swimming Club concluded another successful summer with the annual Awards Presentation and Dinner on 4 April. Amidst great hospitality and fine food and wine provided by Tillermans’ Kerry and Peter Hodges and staff, 41 members, partners and friends…
GUSTY winds and choppy seas could not sour spirits on Easter Sunday, 9 April, as the annual ‘Anything that Floats’ Race was held on South Pindimar beach by the Pindimar Bundabah Community Association (PBCA). At 10:30am, four teams of raft-racers…
SING-ALONGS have a fresh face at Woolgoolga Red Cross Friendship Afternoon Teas (FATS) with the launch of a new song book. On Friday March 30, the monthly Friendship Afternoon Tea attendees were handed the fresh song book, which received a…
A STRANGE feathered friend surprised local Coffs Coast birders last week, giving them a very unusual sighting for our area. On Wednesday 22 March Ellany Whelan and Cheryl Cooper were walking and peering as birders do, and suddenly saw the…
MICROLIGHT Milly, Amellia Formby, flew into South Grafton Airfield last week for speaking engagements on the Coffs Coast on her year-long circumnavigation of Australia’s coastline. Working for BirdLIfe Australia, the zoologist, children’s book illustrator and pilot is bringing awareness to…
ON WEDNESDAY April 12 from 9am to 3pm, the Boambee East Community Hall will be filled with the clicking of knitting needles powering away for a purpose. The community is invited to come along and do their bit at a…
LANDCARE has partnered with St John Paul College, Coffs Harbour in an educational project for Year 10 students centred around stewardship of our natural environment. Some 150 St John Paul College students, hosted onsite at Boambee Headland by Landcare and…