March 16, 2026
Glenreagh farewells Elisabeth ‘Bessie’ Webb Bessie and Les.
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Glenreagh farewells Elisabeth ‘Bessie’ Webb

Bessie proudly wearing her well-deserved OAM. Bessie and Les. Bessie working with other Lions members at the Glenreagh Return and Earn. GLENREAGH treasure Elizabeth “Bessie” Webb has passed away at the age of 103. The rural community is well-known for its active volunteering and common purpose, and Bessie epitomised that selfless ethic. Local Honi Reifler […]

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Coffs Water Polo Club hosts Banana Bowl
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Coffs Water Polo Club hosts Banana Bowl

COFFS Harbour Water Polo Club have held their annual Banana Bowl at the Coffs Harbour War Memorial Olympic Pool. The Banana Bowl is an Under 12s tournament which saw Coffs Harbour take on visiting clubs from Alstonville, Gosford, Tamworth, Lake Macquarie, Narrabri, and Newcastle. President of Coffs Harbour Water Polo Club, Kirsten Binnie, gave a […]

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Short term solutions confirmed for Waterfall Way, Summervilles Road Scaling of unstable boulders using airbags at the Gordonville Cutting Landslip site on Waterfall Way.
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Short term solutions confirmed for Waterfall Way, Summervilles Road

PROGRESS is being made on the short-term solutions for both the opening of Waterfall Way and the upgrade of Summervilles Road, with recent significant announcements from both state and federal governments. The state government, through Transport for NSW, recently announced that access to Waterfall Way will be restored to a controlled one lane access in […]

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Women underrepresented on councils across NSW
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Women underrepresented on councils across NSW

LOCAL Government NSW ((LGNSW) is calling for more female representation on elected councils in NSW. Council representatives from across the state gathered in Sydney on Friday for the peak body’s International Women’s Day event. Mayor Darcy Byrne, President of LGNSW, said the event was an excellent opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the role of women […]

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Coffs hosts National Championships City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams, Touch Football Australia CEO Marcus Ashcroft, and Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium.
Sport

Coffs hosts National Championships

COFFS Harbour has hosted the country’s best touch footballers for the fourteenth consecutive year. National Touch League’s The Championships were held over four big days of representative touch football at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and surrounding fields. Coffs Coast players were part of Northern Eagles teams who contested The Championships, representing a region encompassing […]

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Wigley squashes the competition on route to top national ranking Australia’s top-ranked under-15 girls squash player, Jaida Wigley. Photo: Orara High.
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Wigley squashes the competition on route to top national ranking

ORARA High School’s Jaida Wigley is now Australia’s top-ranked under-15 girls squash player. Her most recent success came at the Tasmanian Open Squash Championships in February, where she won the under 15 girls title and stepped up an age group to finish second in the under 17 division. Wigley attended the event with her training […]

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Pollard thrilled with Coffs Club Championship victory Cameron Pollard won his maiden Coffs Harbour Golf Club Club Championship in the club’s centenary year. Photo: Brad Greenshields.
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Pollard thrilled with Coffs Club Championship victory

IT’S taken a few attempts but Cameron Pollard can now say he’s won a Brown & Hurley Men’s Club Championship at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club. And in the club’s historic Centenary Year to boot. “I’ve been runner-up a few times so it’s nice to finally get one,” Pollard said. After four rounds, the right […]

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Surfing for a cause this weekend Barney Miller at last year’s event.
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Surfing for a cause this weekend

COFFS Coast surfers will once again hit the waves for a great cause during this weekend’s Barney Miller Surf Classic in Sawtell. The annual surfing competition will be held from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 March at Sawtell Main Beach. Established in 1999 as a fundraising event by Joel ‘Tubby’ Bath, the event was initially […]

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