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 […]
Portrait Artist of the Year judge Robert Wellington chats with Coffs artist Seabastion Toast.
Portrait Artist of the Year judge Robert Wellington chats with Coffs artist Seabastion Toast. Courtney Act. The moment Courtney Act announced Seabastion Toast’s portrait as her favourite. COFFS Harbour artist Seabastion Toast has won the first stage of the new Portrait Artist of the Year (PAOTY) series. Aired on the ABC on 9 November (series […]
THE state government launched the $20 million Aquaculture Industry Development Program on Monday, aiming to strengthen and expand the seafood industry’s economic contribution to NSW. The program is designed to boost productivity and increase sustainability across farming operations for oysters, mussels, kelp, and algae, plus freshwater and marine fish hatcheries and bioproducts. “By investing in […]
Artist Janet Besançon. Je bulle librement (‘I bubble freely’) exhibition at Coffs Central Gallery. LIVING in Coffs Harbour, Australian/French artist Janet Besançon invites audiences into a world of colour, fragility, and reflection with her new exhibition Je bulle librement (‘I bubble freely’), presented at Coffs Central Gallery from 10 – 23 December 2025. Ms Besançon […]
