Moonee Creek.
A COMPREHENSIVE Moonee Creek Flood Study was adopted by City of Coffs Harbour Council at its meeting on 25 September following a public exhibition period. The report incorporates changes to the floodplain since the last study (1998) and extends the researched area to capture all of the tributaries and developed parts of the catchment. It […]
The government says the addition of these vehicles to the NSW SES fleet across regional parts of the state will increase volunteers’ ability to access isolated communities and perform critical rescues during flooding.
DISASTER response and recovery operations will be strengthened as the NSW Government delivers new emergency vehicles across the state. The vehicles are part of the Government’s fleet replacement program, ensuring NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers have the latest, purpose-built equipment. Included in this year’s flood rescue fleet upgrades are 10 new High Clearance Vehicles […]
City of Coffs Harbour City Infrastructure Acting Director Daniel Noble, Planning Engineer Aaron Stoja and WHS and Wellbeing Business Partner Kalinda Gosewisch.
THE City of Coffs Harbour is calling on the community to roll up their sleeves and donate as part of the 2025 Local Government Blood Drive. This year, the campaign carries special meaning locally. The City is proudly dedicating its participation in this year’s drive to Jared Amies, a former Council employee who sadly passed […]
THE Premier and Minister for Regional NSW will convene an advisory group to address the challenges faced by people living and working in regional, rural and remote areas of the state. Announced at the 2025 Bush Summit, the NSW Premier’s “Rural, Remote & Regional Advisory Council” (PRRRAC) will meet twice annually with Premier Chris Minns […]
Regional businesses continue to suffer. Photo: stock image, Canva.
THE Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates by 0.25 percent on Tuesday 13 August, has been welcomed as a positive step for households across the nation, particularly the three million families managing mortgages. The reduction equates to a saving of $74 per month on a $500,000 mortgage. Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan, who is […]
Solar panels on Bellingen Shire Council roof.
BELLINGEN Shire Council has exceeded its goal of a 45 percent reduction in fuel and electricity emissions, five years earlier than the target of 2030. Council has been implementing energy efficiency actions and installing solar panels since 2010, and in 2019 declared a climate emergency, setting a target of a 45 percent reduction in fuel […]
Lawnmowing at Brelsford Park.
RESIDENTS can now access an online map which shows when a City of Coffs Harbour-managed grassed area was last mown – and when the cutting blades are scheduled to return. “The digital mowing maps are easy to navigate and you can see how a parcel of land will be mown – like whether it’s a […]
The original pedestrian bridge at Moonee Beach was closed in November 2022 due to public safety concerns.
THE State Government will partner with the Coffs Coast Regional Park Trust and Reflections Holidays to collectively fund $500,000 to undertake detailed design work and obtain planning approvals on a replacement pedestrian bridge at Moonee Beach. Crown Lands will contribute $350,000, the Coffs Coast Regional Park Trust – representing City of Coffs Harbour and the […]
CITY of Coffs Harbour is now working to “digitise and align” its legacy planning maps. Two years ago the NSW Government implemented a new suite of land use zones (known as Employment Zones) which replaced the existing business and industrial categories in all local environmental plans in NSW, including the Coffs Harbour Local Environmental Plan […]
Council is seeking expressions of interest from community groups who may have an interest in utilising a former banana farm.
COMMUNITY groups who may be able to make short term use of part of Morgans Farm at Sandy Beach are encouraged to lodge an expression of interest with the City of Coffs Harbour. At its meeting on 22 May, Council resolved to break up the 80.5 hectare City-owned property which in the past had been […]
