DEAR News Of The Area, THE proposed gifting of Lot 1 Ferry Street, Urunga to the Waterfall Way Community Land Trust, (“Community invited to have a say on Urunga’s affordable housing proposal,” 27/3), if approved, would enable one of the most ill-conceived and destructive housing developments ever undertaken in Bellingen Shire. No mention was made […]
Coffs Harbour Kart Racing Club is hosting Easter racing this weekend.
KART drivers from across the North Coast will be putting their pedals to the metal this Saturday when Coffs Harbour Kart Racing Club hosts the 2026 East Coast Easter Titles. Held at the C.ex Raceway on Phil Hawthorn Drive, the titles have been revised to a single day format in response to a lower than […]
Coffs Harbour Cavaliers Mixed 20s team.
Coffs Harbour Cavaliers Men’s 40s team. Coffs Harbour Cavaliers Mixed 20s team. COFFS Harbour senior OzTag teams have taken on the state’s finest at home, during the 2026 NSW Senior State Oztag Championships in Coffs Harbour. Coffs Harbour Cavaliers senior representative teams took on visiting teams from across the state over three big days of […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE proposed Jetty Foreshore revitalisation plan continues to be a contentious impasse. Councillors lodged two separate Notices of Motion (NOM) at the Council Meeting held on Thursday, 19 March, seeking more public information and transparency and calling for Council to not support the proposed project. Predictably the motions were lost, […]
FINCH’S chemist was a well-known store in Coffs Harbour’s early days. Adopting his father’s profession, Charles Finch completed a two-year pharmacy course in 1886 at the Sydney Technical College, becoming a public analytical chemist for over seven years and lodging a patent for an acetyline gas generator. He opened a chemist and dentist shop in […]
The concept of a space elevator is simple but astonishing. Photo: supplied, Dave Reneke.
IMAGINE stepping into an elevator, pressing the “up” button, and eight days later stepping out into space. No rocket roar. No fiery launch. No crushing G-forces. Just a ride straight up. It sounds unbelievable, yet the idea of a space elevator is beginning to look surprisingly real. The concept is simple but astonishing. Picture a […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE lived in Coffs Harbour for 40 years and enjoyed the Jetty Foreshores both for family events as well as with visitors who drop in regularly. Following the last City of Coffs Harbour Council meeting, I congratulate Councillor Judge for being the voice of reason in enumerating all the […]
DEAR Jasminda, I PUT a collectible item on Facebook Marketplace. A man offered to buy it. He also paid a deposit, so I marked it as sold. He said he couldn’t attend the first pick up date, then said he was sick, and now he wants to meet me at a halfway point with cash. […]
IT WAS all about “thank yous” at a meeting of Club Urunga manager Troy Gale and members of Urunga VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education for Women). Throughout 2025, Club Urunga supported Urunga VIEW by inviting local and visiting patrons to chip in to various fundraisers. “In December, Club Urunga had a fabulous Christmas tree which […]
Shared Practice participant Tori Anne Donnelley. Photo: andthetreesphotography.
Shared Practice participant, Kelly Joy. Shared Practice participant Tori Anne Donnelley. Photo: andthetreesphotography. Shared Practice participant Kelly Finlay. THREE visual artists from the Coffs Coast are amongst 10 artists who have been selected to take part in the Mid North Coast Shared Practice, a new 18-month artist development program delivered by Arts Mid North Coast. […]
