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Smart tech workshops support ageing in place

COFFS Harbour Older Women’s Network (CHOWN) has hosted a Smart Tech workshop to help people ageing in their own homes live safely and independently. Delivered by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) through the Trustworthy Digital Society Project, the sessions gave participants the opportunity to explore smart devices such as voice assistants, lighting controls, and […]

Sport

T20 Cup set to blast off

COFFS Coast cricketers will be out to have a bash and to smash as many boundaries as possible, when the latest T20 Cup competition gets underway next week. The T20 Cup gets underway with opening round matches on Thursday, 20 November. Defending champions the Nana Glen Lizards face Diggers Cricket Club at Fitzroy Oval. Last […]

Sport

Milla Adamson, 14, makes golf history winning Bonville Ladies Championship

Bonville Ladies Championship winner 2025 Milla Adamson with coach and mentor Natalie Titcume. Milla Adamson on the course. Milla Adamson with her parents Holly and Todd. FOURTEEN-year-old Bishop Druitt College (BCU) student Milla Adamson has made golf history, becoming the youngest ever Bonville Golf Club Champion. Ms Adamson produced two days of exceptional golf, carding […]

Property

6/18 Combine Street, Coffs Harbour is on the market with Unrealestate Coffs Coast

Address: 6/18 Combine Street, Coffs HarbourPrice: $495,000 – $515,000Beds: 2, Bath: 1, Car: 1 THIS two-bedroom brick and tile townhouse is only a short stroll to the Coffs Harbour CBD and has public transport right at the front door. Entry to the property is via the front gate into the fully fenced courtyard which adds […]

Opinion

Remembrance Day: Dorothy’s story

MY mum, Dorothy Smith, was born on 14 December 1919 in a small mining settlement in outback Queensland called Kuridala. She had three brothers – one older and two younger. Her father was a mine manager, and the family lived there several years before moving to Papua New Guinea when Mum was two. The family […]

Community, Health

Shearwater Lodge celebrates 20th anniversary

Shearwater Lodge at Coffs Harbour Health Campus. Representatives from Shearwater Lodge, Tour de Rocks and the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour with project lead Sarah Edwards (front right). SHEARWATER Lodge (SWL) will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Saturday 15 November. Established as a Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour initiative to provide low-cost accommodation to Coffs […]

School

Call for Coffs Harbour Schools to join free Rethink Waste program

Schools participate in ReThink Waste 2025. Schools participate in ReThink Waste 2025. Schools participate in ReThink Waste 2025. OzGREEN is calling on schools across the Coffs Harbour area to apply for a place in the Rethink Waste Schools 2026 Program – a free, hands-on initiative designed to inspire young people to […]

Event

Coffs quilters work their patch

People’s Choice winner ‘Joan of Arc’ quilt by Marge Wallen. Winner of the raffle quilt, Belinda Saxby. COFFS Quilters and Needlecraft (CQ&N) group is holding its Zone Day on 20 November from 9am-11.30am at Cavanbah Hall. “Zone Day is when our group invites like-minded groups and interested parties to join us to share ideas mainly […]

Sport

Coffs Triathlon Club’s Bring a Mate event attracts 80 competitors

Coffs Triathlon Club’s Bring a Mate triathlon. The Men’s Bring a Mate triathlon is all about guys supporting guys. Photo: Danni MacCue Photography. Coffs Harbour Triathlon Club member Michael Singleton heads out of the ocean. Photo: Danni MacCue Photography. Paradox Media CEO Chris Grieve, radio host Moffee and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh. The […]

Sport

The disturbing statistics behind Coffs Harbour’s Bring a Mate event

Co-founder of Sawtell Men Jamie Syme. Men’s mental health advocate Scott Seccombe. Nurse Nick Newling (right) who works across mental health, with his brother Jamie. WHEN “Sawtell Men” co-founder Jamie Syme spoke at the Coffs Harbour Triathlon Club’s Bring a Mate event, his words drew gasps of breath. “There are 80 men here today,” he […]