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School

Coffs Harbour Christian Community School students take fundraising to new heights

Students at Coffs Harbour Christian Community School during the Run for Mambantu fundraiser. COFFS Harbour Christian Community School students have completed their sixteenth year of “Run for Membantu”, raising a record-breaking $90,375. More than just a race, “Run for Membantu” began as a traditional school Cross Country event and has grown into a powerful act […]

Community

Concern over new camping facilities proposed for Red Rock Bowling Club

Chairman of Maroubra Seals Wayne Clare with Seals Red Rock Manager, Marty Nigro. Red Rock Bowling Club and the adjacent vacant land. Image: Google Earth. A PROPOSAL by Maroubra Seals Sports and Community Club to establish a primitive camping ground adjacent to the Red Rock Bowling Club greens has stirred controversy in the village. Maroubra […]

Sport

Premier League season to get underway

THE WORLD game makes its return to the Coffs Coast this weekend, as North Coast Football’s Hit 105.5 Men’s Premier League season kicks off across the region. Coffs City United Lions begin their premiership defence by taking on the Coffs Coast Tigers in their local derby at Polwarth Drive Fields. Last season’s runners up and […]

Community

Sawtell surf lifesavers thanked 46 years after rescuing teens

WHEN Victorian Scott Arbuthnot was saved by two lifeguards off Sawtell Beach back in 1980, he was 15-years-old and sorely embarrassed that he had got himself into such a dangerous predicament. Once safely on dry sand, he simply walked off, angry with the younger brother he had gone in to help and angry with himself. […]

Sport

Coffs City vs Iona FC: Interclub Challenge played in ‘great spirit’

COFFS City came out on top in a strongly-contested Interclub Challenge played against Iona FC on Saturday, 28 March. The two Mid North Coast clubs played pre-season games across the following divisions: U12 Boys, U14 Boys, U16 Boys, U16 Girls, and Ladies and Men’s premier and reserve grades. Coffs won five games to two to […]

Regional

Port Stephens to Mid North Coast sees sustained migration as regional living remains in demand

A NEW wave of internal migration is reshaping regional Australia, with coastal communities from Port Stephens through to the Mid North Coast continuing to attract strong interest from city dwellers. While Queensland’s Sunshine Coast remains the top destination nationally, the NSW corridor spanning Port Stephens, the MidCoast, Port Macquarie, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour is maintaining […]

Sport

Table tennis clubs in Coffs Harbour receive a defibrillator

MEDICAL emergencies are usually a surprise, so it always helps to be prepared. With this in mind, members of the Coffs over 50s and Coffs Harbour Table Tennis clubs recently gathered to celebrate the donation of a new defibrillator to help ensure the safety and wellbeing of players and visitors. The machine was donated by […]

Sport

Talented Female Program enjoys unprecedented growth

Talented Female Program Under 13s players. Talented Female Program Under 14s players. Talented Female Program Under 16s players. NORTH Coast Football’s (NCF) Talented Female Program is benefiting from the surge in popularity of the women’s game, with 2026 participation numbers hitting record highs. NCF general manager Duncan Marchant says the growth is unprecedented. “So far […]

Sport

Suns to play first home game of season

THE COFFS Coast’s best junior basketballers will represent their region at home this weekend. The Coffs Harbour Suns Youth Men (Under 20s) team play their first home game of their representative season, when they host the Hills Hornets from 5pm on Saturday, 11 April, at Sportz Central. The game is part of Round 3 of […]

Local News

Stargazing: What if we had no Moon?

IMAGINE a world where the Moon never showed up for its nightly shift. No silver spotlight draped across oceans, no quiet companion hanging above late-night thinkers. Just a blazing Sun clocking out each evening and leaving us with… a blackout. Romantic? Not exactly. Mysterious? Maybe – but mostly inconvenient. Let’s start at the beach. Without […]