Casey Cowgill is one of a growing number of local women launching a career in the construction trades.
Coffs apprentice plumber among increasing number of women taking up trades
WOMEN in Construction Week in March revealed the number of women enrolling in construction trades courses in NSW more than doubled in the five years to 2025. One local example is 20-year-old Coffs Harbour apprentice plumber Casey Cowgill, a self-described “accidental plumber”. The daughter of a bricklayer, Casey is a proud Dunghutti woman who chose […]
Radiographer Cameron Hinshaw, Acting Macksville District Hospital Executive Officer Anna Pascoe, Dr Karly Field and Acting GM Regional and Rural Hospitals Lisa Slater with the new CT scanner. Photo: supplied.
Major health care boost for Nambucca Valley with new CT scanner
ACCESS to advanced medical imaging has taken a significant step forward in the Nambucca Valley, with a new state-of-the-art CT scanner now installed at Macksville District Hospital. The addition of the new equipment means local patients, particularly those undergoing cancer treatment, can now receive important scans closer to home, avoiding the need to travel to […]
The corner of Moonee Beach and Sullivans roads is a potential site for the Moonee Community Hub.
Fast DA assessment pays off with $1 million for Moonee Community Hub
CITY of Coffs Harbour’s quick assessment of development applications has opened the door for a million-dollar boost for the growing Moonee Beach community. The NSW Government’s Faster Assessment Incentive Program aims to encourage councils to shorten development assessment timeframes – an area where Coffs has been excelling. The upshot of that high performance means the […]
Paramedics Lauren Foster and Matt Chapman, CFR Chris Hanson, GCG President Elizabeth Shipman, paramedic Julie Whitton, GCG Moira Gibbons, CFR Barry Butler. Front: GCG Margaret Preshaw and CFR Jodie Williams.
Izzy dolls join local ambulance service
GLENREAGH Creative Group members have donated over 40 Izzy dolls to the NSW Ambulance Service, Coffs Harbour Station. The presentation on Thursday 26 March included the two voluntary Community First Responder (CFR) Units within the Orara Valley, Glenreagh and Nana Glen. President of the Glenreagh Creative Group Elizabeth Shipman said the Izzy Dolls started life […]
Glen James (Health Voyage Board Chairperson), Cecilia and Basia (hCH), Monika Wheeler, Cathie (Health Voyage), Emma McBride, Sharna (hCH Centre Manager), Dean, Cindy and (front) Sharleen (hCH).
Ministerial visit highlights youth mental health services in Coffs Harbour
HEADSPACE Coffs Harbour (hCH) recently welcomed a visit from Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Emma McBride, along with Healthy North Coast’s CEO Monika Wheeler, and Director of Integrated Community Wellbeing Aimee McNeill. The visit focused on the headspace Demand Management and Enhancement Program, which has recently supported the refurbishment of the waiting […]
New surveys probe childcare gaps on the Mid North Coast
IN March 2023, a Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast (RDAMNC) survey found that only 65 percent of childcare demand on the Mid North Coast was being met, a shortfall said to be costing local families an estimated $384 million in lost wages each year. The survey focused on the region covered by the MidCoast, […]
Pokies exemptions revoked and six-hour shutdown begins
GREENS MP and gambling harm minimisation spokesperson Cate Faehrmann, says that recently-released NSW gaming data shows a staggering $9.3 billion was lost to pokies in 2025 – the highest ever. “[This] is not just a statistic, it’s a full-blown social and economic crisis unfolding in plain sight. “The harm is being concentrated in the same […]
The fuel excise will be temporarily cut to ease the pain of high petrol prices for motorists. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS.
Relief for struggling motorists as fuel tax slashed
AUSTRALIANS under the pump from sky-high fuel prices will get some financial relief after the federal government succumbed to pressure to halve the tax on petrol and diesel. The decision to cut the fuel excise from the start of April will save motorists about $19 on a 65-litre tank, or 26.3 cents a litre, Prime […]
City of Coffs Harbour has updated its plans for the land it manages at the Jetty Foreshores. Photo: Andrew Vivian.
New Draft Management Plan for Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores
A NEW draft plan of management for the Jetty Foreshores, which prioritises community benefit, has been developed by the City of Coffs Harbour. The plan covers three Crown Reserves – the largely open green space Foreshores (including the Community Building), the Jetty pier and the Yacht Club/former Deep Sea Fishing Club sites. It also takes […]