A 53-YEAR-OLD man has been granted conditional bail after allegedly assaulting four people and a dog at Nambucca Heads. Police were told about 10.30am on Sunday 1 June, an 87-year-old man was walking along the boardwalk on Riverside Drive, Nambucca Heads, when he was approached by an unknown man who allegedly pushed him in the […]
teamLab’s ‘Flowers and People - A Whole Year per Hour’, 2020. Photo: Martin Browne Contemporary.
THREE blockbuster exhibitions – including a mesmerising installation from an international art collective, surreal sculptures and mind-bending video – are heading to Coffs Harbour. The suite of winter showstoppers at the City of Coffs Harbour’s Yarrila Arts and Museum (YAM) will add another golden layer to the gallery’s growing reputation as a venue which showcases […]
Last year’s North Coast Force women’s representative team.
AFL North Coast’s best women’s players have been selected to the initial North Coast Force women’s representative squad. The squad of 36 will contain the team that will take on the AFL North West and AFL Central West teams in a tri-series in Gunnedah on Saturday, 28 June. The winner of the tri-series receives the […]
The Northern Eagles senior mixed team who finished second in their division.
AUSTRALIA’s best touch footballers have played off for national titles in Coffs Harbour. The Coffs Coast hosted Touch Football Australia’s ‘The Championships’, with national champions crowned at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium. Originally scheduled for March earlier this year, The Championships were postponed due to severe weather conditions brought on by Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Property Development NSW webinar regarding the proposed Jetty Foreshores redevelopment was an eye-opener. With the presenters talking a great deal about the extensive community consultation process that has been undertaken to date, one would have expected that the City of Coffs Harbour poll from September 2024 would get a […]
AS someone who grew up in Coffs Harbour, I’ve seen our Jetty Foreshores precinct evolve. When I was a kid the playgrounds were new and there were businesses on the railway land – through to the recent additions that we see today. Now, we have the opportunity to shape the precinct’s thriving, safe and vibrant […]
THE first report of an inquiry into community safety has been tabled, highlighting an urgent need for early intervention to deal with the complex social drivers of youth crime in regional and rural NSW. Since adopting the inquiry on 20 March 2024, the Committee of Law and Safety received almost 200 submissions and conducted hearings […]
The flags of Australia, Afghanistan and the US at the Military Base at Tarin Kowt, Uruzghan Province, Afghanistan.
A POWERFUL new documentary titled Bravery & Betrayal was screened last week at C.ex Coffs Harbour. The film offers a raw and deeply personal insight into the experiences of the Australian Special Forces during their years of service in Afghanistan. It also examines the media scrutiny and personal toll of official investigations of these elite […]
Two of the six arrested protesters have avoided convictions. File photo: Brian Mahoney.
TWO forest activists have faced Coffs Harbour Local Court over their occupation of the roof of the Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) building on 23 April. They were among six women who unfurled banners next to the FCNSW logo that read “End Native Forest Logging Now”. Knitting Nanna Sharron Hodge, 65, and filmmaker Juliet Lamont, 54, […]
Action from the VW State Classic. Photo: Boskophoto_ and Surfing NSW.
THE COFFS Coast has hosted an historic surfing event which brought together five state titles for the first time. The inaugural VW State Classic was held across the breaks of the Coffs Coast, combining five NSW State Titles: Juniors, Masters Shortboard, Longboard, SUP, and High School. The VW State Classic provides a crucial platform for […]
