THE COFFS Harbour Suns Youth Men’s (Under 20s) team represented the region in Sydney during the recent round, playing a Basketball NSW Waratah Basketball League double-header. The Suns opened their trip against the Blacktown Storm on Saturday afternoon, going down 101-57. Noah Light top-scored for the Suns with a game-high 20 points. The Suns backed […]
Winter’s the season for stories
WINTER is here and so is the rain. While staying inside until spring is certainly one option, a far better one is settling in for the upcoming film season at Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Memorial Theatre. Bringing together a rich and wide-ranging program across Jetty Flicks, special event screenings and National Theatre Live, the season celebrates […]
Future stars shine at SAP Gala Day on the Coffs Coast
MORE than 300 of the region’s most promising young footballers converged on the Coffs Coast Synthetics on Sunday 31 May for a massive Skill Acquisition Phase (SAP) Gala Day. A total of 26 teams from across Northern NSW, stretching from Newcastle to Coffs Harbour, took part in the event, with players aged from under-10s to […]
Town Team Movement Ltd received an FRRR grant funded by the Future Drought Fund to build community resilience to drought in WA’s Wheatbelt Central region.
Rural grant project seeking projects which build social resilience ahead of drought
MORE than $3,000,000 in grants is now available to empower eligible agriculture-dependent communities to prepare for drought by building and maintaining their social resilience. This is the second round of funding to be delivered by the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) through the Future Drought Fund’s (FDF) Communities Program, which is funded by […]
Swans to play in Coffs for a third time
COFFS Harbour will host its third ever AFLW match later this year. The City’s long association with the Sydney Swans continues when they take on the St Kilda Saints at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Saturday, 29 August. The Round 3 fixture is part of Indigenous Round, and pits two evenly matched sides based […]
The 30% rule of thumb locking people out of the rental market
JUDY Harrison is worried that renters are being unfairly disadvantaged by the application of an un-mandated housing affordability metric by property managers. She moderates the Housing Rentals Coffs Coast social media group, which has more than 20,000 members, and she has seen a worrying trend. Ms Harrison says more single mothers, and other vulnerable groups, […]
Coffs club to host Australian Kart Masters
COFFS Harbour Kart Racing Club is set to honour one of their most beloved former members with a long weekend of racing. The club is hosting its annual Australian Kart Masters Honouring Ian Brown, from Friday, 5 June to Sunday, 7 June. The event honours the legacy of Ian Brown, one of the club’s longest-serving […]
$30m for upgrade of critical Bellingen roads
A $30 MILLION NSW Government investment will deliver long-awaited upgrades to Summervilles and Gordonville roads in the Bellingen Shire. These roads serve as alternate routes when Waterfall Way is closed between Bellingen and Dorrigo, as was the case when Waterfall Way was closed for nine weeks earlier this year. Transport for NSW will work alongside […]
Legal Hypothetical: family frozen in funeral feud
MATTHEW passes away in hospital at the age of 80 years after a short battle with an aggressive form of cancer. He is survived by his wife, Wendy, and their daughter, Penny. The medical practitioner responsible for Matthew’s medical care completes the form required to notify the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages of the […]
Coffs Coast community collaborates for birthing kit project
Volunteers who contributed to the birthing kit project. Zonta Area 3 Director Kate Magee. Bellingen High School students Hannah, Laura and Mollie. Community members assembling the birthing kits. COFFS Coast community organisations have come together to assemble hundreds of “birthing kits” for women having home births in remote regions of the developing world. Members of […]
