COFFS Harbour Councillor, Tony Judge and Nambucca Valley Councillor, Ljubov Simson, joined a delegation of Mid North Coast Councillors and community leaders that accompanied Anti-slavery Commissioner, Dr James Cockayne, in a recent visit to NSW Parliament. They met with a Parliamentary Committee and MPs to argue for urgent legislation to regulate labour hire in NSW, […]
A FEMALE driver involved in a fatal multi-vehicle crash on The Bucketts Way on Sunday, 20 September, allegedly tested positive to a roadside breath test at the scene. During the crash, police say a utility pulling a horse float flipped and rolled, crashing into the two motorcycles, one ridden by a man in his 30s […]
Attendees at the tick allergy meetup. Photo: Marion Syratt.
Attendees at the tick allergy meetup. Photo: Marion Syratt. Most attendees had lived experience of Alpha-Gal/MMA. Photo: Marion Syratt. SIXTEEN people gathered at the Nambucca Valley Phoenix in Bowraville on Thursday 3 September for the first meeting of a new support group for people living with Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS)/Mammalian Meat Allergy (MMA), a potentially life-threatening […]
Lisa Nichols, Rod and local musician Brad – The Brad. Doris and Gabby. Kylie with Fluoro Friday fans Laurie and Joy. Mark, Tamily and Christine. Local R U OK? Day ambassador Lisa Nichols. R U OK? Day, Australia’s national day of action for suicide prevention, on Thursday 10 September was marked in Woolgoolga with a […]
The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW Police Force.
The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW Police Force. The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW Police Force. The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW […]
Work has already started on the project.
Minister Matt Keogh, turning the first sod, and Coffs Legacy President Jeremy Nash. Work has already started on the project. A $166,000 City of Coffs Harbour Council contribution is helping ensure 12 new homes for veteran families can be delivered as planned in Coffs Harbour. Council unanimously agreed to waive water and sewer developer charges […]
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 […]
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 […]
