July 23, 2026

Coffs Coast News Of The Area

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Fire and Rescue NSW urges winter fire safety after two deaths in one week The damaged home on the Sunshine Coast where a woman died from injuries after escaping a fire that gutted an apartment. Photo: Andrew Stafford, AAP.
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Fire and Rescue NSW urges winter fire safety after two deaths in one week

WINTER has claimed two more lives in separate house fires, prompting Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) to issue an urgent reminder for residents to check smoke alarms and take extra care with heating appliances. Two people, both believed to have been in their 70s, died in separate residential fires within five days of each other. […]

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Coffs Coast Pipes and Drums members join record-setting Ladies in Pipe Bands Pipers Sharon Ray and mum, Jeanette Baldwin, with Cathy Suley.
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Coffs Coast Pipes and Drums members join record-setting Ladies in Pipe Bands

Lining up for Mass Bands parade on Collins Street, Melbourne. Pipers Sharon Ray and mum, Jeanette Baldwin, with Cathy Suley. Tenor drummer Dale Rogers. COFFS Coast Pipes and Drums band members, pipers Cathy Suley and Jeanette Baldwin and tenor drummer Dale Rogers, participated in a successful world-record attempt celebrating women in pipe bands. The historic […]

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The keyboard calls at Coffs Men’s Shed Coffs Harbour Men’s Shed music coordinator Vern McAlpine.
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The keyboard calls at Coffs Men’s Shed

COFFS Harbour Men’s Shed music coordinator Vern McAlpine has been conducting an audit on the Shed’s numerous bands. While he has found most of the members happily pumping out their music, one of the bands is in keen need of a keyboard or saxophone player. They are confident of finding the required member and until […]

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Spicy success for Sawtell Chilli Festival Coffs Coast Rhythm’s Latin dancer. Photo: Robert Watkins.
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Spicy success for Sawtell Chilli Festival

THE Sawtell Chilli Festival has celebrated one of its most successful events in years, with almost 6,000 people enjoying the spice of life: food, culture, music, and community. Attendees on Saturday, 4 July enjoyed a packed program of live music, cultural performances, chilli competitions and culinary experiences. Festival organisers said stallholders reported strong support from […]

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