NSW Police officers issued almost 1800 infringements in the Northern Region during Operation Remove All Impaired Drivers (RAID) across the weekend. Photos: NSW Police. NSW Police officers issued almost 1800 infringements in the Northern Region during Operation Remove All Impaired Drivers (RAID) across the weekend. Photos: NSW Police. NSW Police officers issued almost 1800 infringements […]
LOCAL Land Services is inviting farmers, landholders, industry, community members and stakeholders across New South Wales to have their say on draft Local Strategic Delivery Plans that will guide local priorities and on-ground action from 2027 to 2032. Public consultation is open until Tuesday 29 September 2026, providing an opportunity for communities to help shape […]
TAKING action is second nature to Peter Elzer. The 71-year-old Coffs Harbour-based conservationist, formerly known as ‘KoaLaMan’, has campaigned for many years for the protection of Pine Creek State Forest and the establishment of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). He has previously held a 12-day hunger strike outside Parliament House and, last year, walked […]
INTERNATIONAL Justice Mission (IJM), the world’s largest anti-slavery organisation, welcomes the Australian Government’s release of draft legislation regarding the proposed digital duty of care. The legislation includes provisions that would require tech companies to take reasonable steps to prevent their adult users from accessing illegal content including child sexual exploitation and abuse materials on their […]
Lifelong polio survivor Tina Demetri on the sand at Park Beach after skydiving 15,000 feet.
Lifelong polio survivor Tina Demetri on the sand at Park Beach after skydiving 15,000 feet. Celebrating her 80th birthday, Tina Demetri in a tandem skydive. Tina Demetri’s extended family and friends on Park Beach. Eddie Demetri watches as his wife’s skydive lands safely. SPEECHLESS for the first time ever, lifetime polio survivor Tina Demetri landed […]
The Hospital on Wheels is almost operational. Photo: CCWS.
The Hospital on Wheels is almost operational. Photo: CCWS. CCWS staff tend to an ill bird. Photo: CCWS. WITH a positive detection of the deadly H5 avian influenza virus confirmed in the area, the Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary (CCWS) has heightened biosecurity and monitoring to protect the animals currently in its care. “Our major concern […]
COFFS Harbour’s population could increase by 34 per cent, adding more than 27,000 people and significantly increasing the region’s scale and economic importance, according to a new report from the Regional Australia Institute (RAI). The ‘Regional Population Planning’ report claims that regional Australia could grow by 6.2 million people by 2050. This is more than […]
MORE than 15 local charities will benefit from the $101,000 raised through the 2026 C.ex Group Coffs Harbour Running Festival, organised by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour. This is the largest result for the Festival since it began in 2011. “The funds will be distributed through the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour to the […]
Allegra School staff at the Gala Awards: Front - Kylie Walters, Danielle Free and Erin Caceda. Back - Reggie Frost, Oliva Doyle, Dany Alarab and Kellie Green.
ALLEGRA School Coffs Harbour has won first place in the Best Workplace in Australia Micro Business category in Great Place to Work Australia 2026 Awards. Allegra School in City Square provides inclusive and individualised education for students who have experienced barriers to learning in mainstream educational settings. The school focuses on creating supportive and transformative […]
The Coffs Coast is now in its bushfire danger period.
SPRING has sprung and with it the Bushfire Danger Period (BFDP) on the Mid North Coast commences, from 1 September through until 31 March 2027, with the adjoining Clarence Valley already in the BFDP from 1 August 2026. Fire Permits are required all year round in Fire and Rescue NSW Fire Districts and in RFS […]
