FROM 11am on Tuesday 11 November, 11-year-old trumpet player Alannah Guselli performed the Last Post and Reveille at the Coffs Harbour Remembrance Day ceremony. It was her first public performance. The St Augustine Primary School Year 5 student had spent weeks preparing for that moment. “Standing beside the town’s Cenotaph, Alannah’s small hands trembled slightly […]
Coffs Harbour Women’s Shed members Rosemary Hansen, Alex Miller and Lexie Clark with Warrina CEO Charlotte Young (second from right).
THE Coffs Harbour Women’s Shed Project hosted a successful community BBQ fundraiser on Friday 7 November, raising $913 to support Warrina Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Services. A top-up donation made by Coffs Harbour Lions Club rounded it up to $1000. Held on the front lawn at their new headquarters, 41 Gordon Street, the event […]
Joint President of Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Trisha Herraman (second from left) presents a recognition certificate to Coffs Harbour Health Campus paediatricians Dr Stephanie White and Dr Clare Dunn and Paediatric Nurse Unit Manager Lisa Hammond.
CHILDREN receiving treatment at Coffs Harbour Health Campus will soon benefit from a new specialised chair thanks to a $7500 donation raised through the annual Coffs Harbour Running Festival. The funds, part of a broader community effort led by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour, will support the hospital’s new Paediatric Ambulatory Care Service (PACS), […]
Officials meet with residents to discuss the footbridge’s future.
Officials meet with residents to discuss the footbridge’s future. A 1954 photo of Moonee Creek Footbridge, Stingray Creek. The suspect: a fallen tree over Stingray Creek. THE tale of the lost Moonee Creek footbridge has gathered more notoriety than the structure ever did in its 70-odd years of service. First built in 1954 with community […]
BONVILLE-Boambee VIEW Club is calling on the community to embrace the festive season’s spirit of giving and help raise funds for The Smith Family’s Christmas Appeal, to ensure thousands of students experiencing disadvantage can be supported in their education in 2026. The charity aims to raise $4.9 million nationally through the appeal, which will provide […]
CHOWN coordinator Lorraine Penn with 2025 Young Citizen of the Year Nathan Armstrong, Mayor Nikki Williams, UTS Assoc. Prof. Bhuva Narayan and Dr Moira Scerri.
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 […]
Representatives from Shearwater Lodge, Tour de Rocks and the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour with project lead Sarah Edwards (front right).
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 […]
Australian Museum Lead Scientist for FrogID Dr Jodi Rowley.
THE Australian Museum’s FrogID Week is on, finishing at midnight on Sunday 16 November. Australia’s biggest citizen science project and the world’s biggest frog count, FrogID Week encourages the public to make a meaningful contribution to scientific understanding of the world. The free FrogID app enables anyone with a smartphone to record different frog species […]
2025 Pia Dollmann award winner Nick Lambert with Mayor Nikki Williams.
2025 Pia Dollmann award winner Nick Lambert with Mayor Nikki Williams. Mayor Nikki Williams with Dee Wallace Award winners, Green Bluff Landcare: Jan Allen, Deb Kelly, Craig Bellamy, Cathy Willis and Lindy Davis. Eileen Moody Award winner John Wackett with Mayor Nikki Williams and Cr Jonathan Cassell. COFFS Harbour Regional Landcare’s (CHRL) annual awards took […]
STUDYING the lived experience of children and young people living in kinship care is at the centre of a groundbreaking Australian Research Council-funded project, led by Southern Cross University (SCU). The research seeks to reimagine how to strengthen belonging, identity and wellbeing for those growing up in kinship care. Leading the project is SCU Professor […]
