GENDER equality continues to be an issue, despite progress in some areas. Business Professional Women Coffs Coast (BPW) says equality is not simply about legislation or the opportunities women have gained over the years. It is also about workplace culture, fair treatment, economic security and the attitudes that shape our expectations of women and men. […]

Rotary clubs united at the BBQ: Sawtell Rotary’s John Turner and Bruce Hall, Coffs Harbour Rotary’s Glen James, Woolgoolga Rotary’s Alison Ratliff, and Sawtell Rotary’s Peter Paff. Coffs Harbour Rotary Club member Tony James and, from Sawtell Rotary, Gerry DeGabrielle. Woolgoolga Rotary Club members Michelle and Peter McIntosh. The Rotary Men’s Health Education Rural Van […]

NOW is the time for locals to consider who they would like to see recognised for having made a significant contribution to the Sawtell community. Nominations have opened for the two categories in 2027 – Sawtellian, and Young Sawtellian, of the Year. Sawtellian of the Year has been running for many years and at noon […]

Brett Sutherland cornering during a lap of round two of the Coffs Coast Bush Khanacross Series. Photo: Stormes Art & Photography. Kai Hancock was just pipped at the post during round two of the Coffs Coast Bush Khanacross Series. Photo: Stormes Art & Photography. Paul Mountford. Photo: Stormes Art & Photography. Tony Lynch tackles the […]

Past Section Champion winner. Soft Canes on display. THE Woolgoolga District Orchid Society (WDOS) is holding its Annual Spring Orchid Show on Saturday, 3 October and Sunday, 4 October in the Sangeet Rooms, Wiigulga Sports Complex, Woolgoolga. Free to attend, the show is open to the public at 9.00am until 3.00pm both days. A magnificent […]

RUNNING for an incredible 13 years, the annual Bongil Bongil citizen science survey is the ultimate chance to see why koalas are putting Coffs Harbour on the map, and everyone is invited to take part. The community-based koala surveys monitor koala presence and health year to year, using a scientifically valid and consistent methodology. The […]

MORE than 90 kilograms of rubbish has been removed from Coffs Creek during a three-hour community clean-up. The Coffs Harbour Bluewater Freedivers, in partnership with Coffs Harbour Surf Club and the City of Coffs Harbour, collected predominantly single-use plastics, shopping trolleys and styrofoam, but volunteers also recovered an extraordinary range of household items including clothing, […]

FOLLOWING its Tidy Town success in 2024, Bellingen Shire Council has again been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2026 Tidy Towns Sustainability Awards. Four local projects have been recognised across four individual categories, and Bellingen has also been named as a finalist for the 2026 Overall Award. Bellingen Shire Council Mayor, Cr Steve Allan, […]

THE long-standing exemption for forestry operations between the Commonwealth and NSW across large areas of NSW forests, known as the Regional Forest Agreements (RFA), will cease in July, 2027, following the introduction of new environment legislation by the Commonwealth in November last year. The NSW Natural Resources Commission (NRC) has been tasked by the State […]

Local SES, SLSC and RFS members will be at the Get Ready Day with some of their crew. Repton RFS mascot, Toby the dog, will be ready to receive any pats or sausages that may come his way. REPTON Rural Fire Service (RFS) is urging the community not to put off their fire preparation plans […]