A RECENT Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) blitz in Queensland’s Gatton region should serve as a wake-up call for New South Wales. Operation Topaz uncovered systemic labour rights breaches among labour hire firms, with every single provider investigated demonstrating some non-compliance. Contraventions included failure to pay minimum and overtime rates, withholding pay slips, and poor record-keeping. […]
Hayden Carl Skinner is on trial charged with sexually assaulting a 76-year-old woman. Photo: NSW Police.
A 76-YEAR-OLD aged-care resident seen half-naked after being allegedly raped by a man who broke into her room told her son she thought she was going to die. Hayden Carl Skinner, a 31-year-old drug user living in Coffs Harbour, has been accused of sexually assaulting the elderly woman on New Year’s Day. In the early […]
Annemieke, Gumbaynggirr elder Auntie Bea and Michel.
THE launch of Michel Vimal Du Monteil’s action/mystery thriller “Where to Now” on Friday 7 November at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club, was both informative and entertaining. A short promotional video set the tone for the intriguing tale of a jaded Australian investment banker with a cosmopolitan background flush with hijinks, subterfuge, double crossing and […]
Andy and his dog Scrubby encountered marauding medieval knights on their travels.
Andy and his dog Scrubby encountered marauding medieval knights on their travels. Crossing Sydney Harbour Bridge had its own challenges. They spent many nights like this at the side of a road or track. SEVENTY days and more than 2,000 kilometres into his bold walk around Australia to raise awareness of gambling harm, Andy Hope […]
This year’s Stars of the Coffs Coast.
This year’s Stars of the Coffs Coast. Committee members Joanne Vines, Vicky Bamford and Lauren Fraser. CANCER Council NSW’s annual fundraiser, Stars of Coffs Coast, has officially launched with an event attended by the dancing ‘stars’ and their partners. The local participants, prominent community members from across the Coffs Coast, will now step out of […]
Andrew Van Gaalen (Salvation Army), Dennis Pearce, Belinda Bastow (Mrs Santa), Justin Owens, Dominic Basilicata, Tracey Basilicata, Doc, Jim Skinner (Santa) Tracey Pearce, Wayne Brereton, Ash and Jill Beaton, Terry Milgate, Rick Green, Peter Engel, Brett Rogers and David Rogerson (Salvation Army).
Andrew Van Gaalen (Salvation Army), Dennis Pearce, Belinda Bastow (Mrs Santa), Justin Owens, Dominic Basilicata, Tracey Basilicata, Doc, Jim Skinner (Santa) Tracey Pearce, Wayne Brereton, Ash and Jill Beaton, Terry Milgate, Rick Green, Peter Engel, Brett Rogers and David Rogerson (Salvation Army). Santa Jim and Mrs Santa Belinda with their Harley-Davidsons tinselled up. THE 32nd […]
An estimated 10 million native animals are killed on Australian roads every year. Photo: Leanda Connor.
KOALA Azaliah and her joey Zali were hit by a car not long after 40 eucalyptus trees in their home were destroyed. Mother and baby recovered after intensive care at Northern Rivers Koala Hospital in Lismore, NSW, and were released back into the wild in October. But another joey, Guinevere, was not so fortunate, dying […]
THE “Red Rock Rummage: Fashion Meets Fundraising” event has been launched to raise money for new chairs for the community hall. Bookings for stalls close on 11 December and the Rummage takes place on Sunday 11 January. “Our goal is to purchase 80 new chairs so we can properly fit out our hall,” said Red […]
Marchers call for an end to violence against women and girls.
THE recent Reclaim the Night march in Coffs Harbour served as a harrowing reminder of the extent and impact of gender-based violence in the community. The statistics are wholly alarming. The Facebook page ‘Counting Dead Women’ has recorded 43 violent deaths of women so far this year in Australia and the NSW Rape Crisis Centre […]
The Reclaim the Night march in Coffs Harbour.
The Reclaim the Night march in Coffs Harbour. Community members came together to raise awareness of nighttime safety. THE Coffs Harbour “Reclaim the Night” march was well supported on Friday, 21 November, with more than 50 locals taking to the streets to demand an end to all forms of violence against women and children. The […]
