Endangered species conservation rests on carbon credits. Photo: Paul Hilton.
THERE is an old adage that, if you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no-one. This might be the case with the Great Koala National Park (GKNP). Legislation to create it has been introduced to NSW Parliament and the Labor Government says it reveals “new details about how the park will protect koalas […]
A VETERINARY report and an autopsy report, written by Port Macquarie Koala Hospital and released through a freedom of information request, have raised concerns for the Friends of Pine Creek (FOPC) about the koala that was euthanised after being found in an active logging compartment. According to FOPC, Ben, as the koala was named by […]
WHEN tough health challenges led to medical retirement from her 30-year career in nursing and midwifery, Coffs Harbour’s Donna Houghton turned to thinking about her bucket list. Leaping out from the list was to write and publish a children’s book. So, she did. Today it is written, illustrated and published and Ms Houghton is happy […]
COFFS City Council has affirmed its commitment – and alignment with community mood – to relieving the inhumane conditions facing temporary farm workers in the region. Last week Council unanimously supported a motion, moved by Councillor Tony Judge, to work with Nambucca Valley Council to submit a motion on addressing modern slavery to the upcoming […]
Participants in the 2026 Aboriginal Pathways to Water Operations program visited MidCoast Council's Bootawa Dam. Photo: MidCoast Council.
ABORIGINAL Pathways to Water Operations is a two-week, culturally safe program supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to build practical skills, explore career opportunities and prepare for work in water operations. Participants were selected from across the Mid North Coast to complete the program in Port Macquarie throughout September, with training delivered by Fusion […]
LOOK AGAIN: Brian Beesley in his distinctive Jo Rider vest,encouraging motorists to actively look for motorcycles. Photo: Sonja Duncan. LOOK AGAIN: Brian Beesley in his distinctive Jo Rider vest,encouraging motorists to actively look for motorcycles. Photo: Sonja Duncan. GLOUCESTER motorcyclist Brian Beesley is asking local drivers to look – and then look again – as […]
The first ‘Aurora’ - the original commercial, powered fishing boat in Port Stephens. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke.
MY records show that commercial fishing commenced in Port Stephens in the early 1880s. The industry, in its infancy, was very much restricted by the unavailability of ice. Not having ice meant that the fishermen could only sell their catch locally to the very few residents and to the Chinese who had gathered on the […]
In it together: ShoreTrack, ETC and program participants.
In it together: ShoreTrack, ETC and program participants. Bright futures for young participants. Members of ShoreTrack and ETC celebrate the grant. NOT-FOR-PROFIT provider ShoreTrack, in Macksville, celebrated being awarded a 2026 Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) Community Support Fund grant worth $45,000 with a morning tea on 17 September. Young participants currently attending work readiness […]
The Mind Your Mates community BBQ welcomes men and their friends.
LIFELINE North Coast is launching the inaugural Mind Your Mates community BBQ in Brelsford Park, Coffs Harbour on Wednesday 7 October. Lifeline North Coast, Welcome Hospitality and BCU Bank have teamed up for the free community breakfast open to all from 7am to 8.30am at Brelsford Park in the heart of Coffs Harbour. The motivation […]
Enjoying a game of croquet in the sunshine. Photo: Submitted.
SAWTELL Croquet club will host a Charity Day on Labour Day, Monday 5 October, with all proceeds going to the local CanDo Cancer Trust. A $20 donation per adult will be all it will cost to enjoy a fun day on the croquet courts. A family ticket, which admits two adults and two children, can […]
