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Coffs art group opens ‘Anything Goes’ exhibition

Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group President Sue Roberts holding the winning People’s Choice painting with artist Marion Beer. Artists Alison Spagnolo and Sharon Ingersole. Artists Maxine Kohlhagen, Ivinnie Brown and Andrea Hitchcock. Artist Ken Pay’s ‘Trash Or Treasure’. THE “Anything Goes” exhibition was officially opened on Saturday 26 July at the Coffs Harbour Showground Gallery. […]

Local News

Bellingen Shire reaffirms GKNP Support

BELLINGEN Shire Council has reaffirmed its long-standing support for the establishment of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP), continuing a series of commitments made over the past eight years to protect koala habitat, safeguard biodiversity, and promote sustainable, nature-based tourism in the region. Since Council first resolved to support the GKNP in principle in August […]

Entertainment, Event

ArtsNational hears the story of the ‘Golden Road to Samarkand’

ArtsNational Coffs Coast Chair Annie Talvé with speaker Chris Aslan. A packed audience of 185 art lovers. A desert jewel: the avant-garde Russian art of the Savitsky Museum in Nukus. Thriving textile production in Bukhara. A WET midwinter’s night didn’t stop 185 people turning out for ArtsNational Coffs Coast’s most recent talk, “The Golden Road […]

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Community

Bellingen Men’s Shed accepts welcome donation from Coffs Harbour Freemasons

BELLINGEN Men’s Shed has wasted no time in putting a $5000 donation from the Coffs Harbour Freemasons to good use. The donation was made possible thanks to regular fundraising by Freemasons in the Coffs Harbour area, through activities such as barbecues, along with generous support from members. A sum of $2500 was raised by local […]

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Lions Club of Bellingen to host annual fireworks festival

The Lions Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is a family favourite. The Lions Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is a family favourite. The Lions Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is a family favourite. THE LIONS Club of Bellingen’s annual fireworks night is on Saturday 9 August at the Bellingen Showground. The fireworks […]

Community

Community unites to restore Tree Fern Creek for National Tree Day

Landcare’s National Tree Day planting team. Local volunteer Lorraine Davies. Tree Fern Creek gets some TLC on National Tree Day. Tree Fern Creek gets some TLC on National Tree Day. VOLUNTEERS from Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare (CHRL) and the wider community marked National Tree Day on Sunday 27 July by planting nearly 250 native trees, […]

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Death and Dying Expo features poetry session

Co-founder of the expo and End of Life doula, Rani Foreman. The Coffs Coast Death and Dying Expo is coming to Coffs Showground in August. The Coffs Coast Death and Dying Expo is coming to Coffs Showground in August. The Coffs Coast Death and Dying Expo is coming to Coffs Showground in August. THE Coffs […]

Community

Funding questions over Coffs strategy to tackle rough sleeping

COFFS Harbour City Council’s draft homelessness strategy is now open for public feedback, as debate grows over state and local funding responsibilities. The strategy outlines Council’s commitments for tackling rising rates of rough sleeping and housing insecurity in the region, in particular the unprecedented rise in people sleeping rough in public spaces. While the recent […]

Government

Council endorse ‘hybrid’ approach to Jetty renewal

COUNCIL will pursue a “hybrid” approach to the renewal of the Coffs Harbour Jetty structure, endorsing a preliminary design which consists of both structural timber and fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) components. The pier is the last surviving State Government-built jetty in NSW from the late 19th century. According to Council, the timber components of the structure […]