The ingredients for making dolmas. Yazidi ladies cooking up in the Raleigh Winery kitchen. Picking the vine leaves. Raleigh Public School children at the Raleigh Winery. Everyone enjoying the fruits of the dolma making project. THE Narranga Public School Community Hub recently learned that many of its culturally diverse women members enjoy cooking but find […]
Bonville Sawtell Lions host seniors Christmas lunch
BONVILLE Sawtell Lions Club hosted their 31st Seniors Christmas lunch on Sunday 7 December in the Bonville Hall. It started in the early 1990s, when service clubs and charities held a large, combined senior’s Christmas lunch for Coffs Harbour and Sawtell seniors at the racecourse. “Seniors from the Bonville area were not invited and were […]
Coffs student works backstage at Schools SpecFest
Coffs Harbour Senior School student Grace Sutherland operates the gear. Coffs Harbour Senior School student Grace Sutherland operates the gear. COFFS Harbour Senior College Year 12 student Grace Sutherland, was among 6000 students participating in the world’s largest amateur variety show, the Schools Spectacular at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on 29-30 November. Grace is studying […]
Women of all ages and stages of fitness took up the challenge of the Women’s Triathlon Open Race 2025. Photo: Phoenix Nash.
Coffs Coast women step up to triathlon challenge
Women of all ages and stages of fitness took up the challenge of the Women’s Triathlon Open Race 2025. Photo: Phoenix Nash. Supportive spirit at the Women’s Triathlon. Photo: Elize Strydom. Pete’s Place Manager Gai Newman. Photo: Phoenix Nash. First time triathletes Shelley Larner and Alisha Collis from Grafton. One of the official photographers, BDC […]
Barnaby Joyce announces defection to One Nation
MAVERICK MP Barnaby Joyce will join Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party. After weeks of speculation, the New England MP and former deputy prime minister has confirmed he would move to the far-right party, after previously representing the Nationals. He will sit in the House of Representatives for the rest of the parliamentary term as a […]
5/32 Victoria Street, Coffs Harbour is on the market with Unrealestate Coffs Coast
Address: 5/32 Victoria Street, Coffs HarbourPrice: $449,000Beds: 2, Bath: 1, Car: 1 NESTLED in a prime spot between the lively Coffs Harbour CBD and the vibrant Jetty precinct, 5/32 Victoria Street offers a superb lifestyle opportunity. This single-level, two-bedroom unit is one of only six in a neat and tidy complex, giving it a sense […]
Big step as restored boiler gets certified in Glenreagh steam train project
A milestone for the Tallowood Mountain Rail Trail project. ‘1919’ steams into a new era. The ‘1919’ steam engine at Glenreagh. THE Tallowood Mountain Rail Trail restoration project has reached a significant milestone, with the boiler of the 148-year-old steam engine ‘1919’ officially inspected and certified for operation. Over the past year, a dedicated volunteer […]
Oxley MP Michael Kemp returns for 2027 election tilt
MICHAEL Kemp has been unanimously re-endorsed as the National Party’s candidate for the Oxley electorate in the 2027 state election. The incumbent MP again received the support of his party at the Nationals’ Oxley division State Electorate Council meeting on Saturday, 6 December. Mr Kemp said he was humbled by the confidence placed in him […]
Bellingen student named Aboriginal Employment Strategy’s School-Based Trainee of the Year
AES School-Based Trainee of the Year, Della Byrnes (left). Della Byrnes (front) on the land. Della Byrnes takes part in a trainee discussion panel. DELLA Byrnes,17, has been named Aboriginal Employment Strategy’s (AES) School-Based Trainee of the Year, receiving her award at a special awards ceremony in Sydney. Della has just completed Year 12 at […]
Veteran-owned business leads grandstand upgrade at Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary
THE Little Upholstery Shop, a veteran-owned business in Coffs Harbour, has partnered with two major national suppliers to fully fund and fulfill the job of refurbishing the worn grandstand seating at Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary. A Veteran Business Community-certified business, the Little Upholstery Shop initiated the upgrade after learning that the Sanctuary’s grandstand, used daily […]
