Sawtell village under the soft glow of the newly installed festoon lights.
Sawtell village under the soft glow of the newly installed festoon lights. Sawtell’s business community is illuminated by the new lights and reenergising ideas. SAWTELL’S iconic First Avenue precinct is looking a little brighter, with new festoon lighting now stretching across the village CBD. The lighting upgrade has been welcomed by local businesses and community […]
Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams (back, centre) and JPC's Kirsten Binnie (back right) at the sister-city exchange visit lunch at Park Beach.
THREE Japanese schoolgirls are getting a first-hand taste of life on the Coffs Coast as part of an exchange program designed to strengthen a friendship between two cities thousands of kilometres apart. The Year 8 students from Sasebo are visiting Coffs Harbour for their first overseas trip, hosted by students and families from St John […]
Members of the Coffs Harbour CWA receive practical tips on producing competition-standard boiled fruit puddings, rich fruit cakes and jam sponge rolls. Photo: Supplied by Coffs Harbour CWA. THE secret to a prize-winning fruit cake isn’t just the recipe. According to Country Women’s Association (CWA) cooking judge Vicki Fletcher, it comes down to precision, patience […]
Cultural Tourism winner Yarrila Arts and Museum. Photo: Destination North Coast.
Outstanding Contribution to Regional Tourism award winner Tanya Watts with Destination North Coast General Manager Michael Thurston. Photo: Destination North Coast. Cultural Tourism winner Yarrila Arts and Museum. Photo: Destination North Coast. The Hoey Moey team, winner of the Festivals & Events category. Photo: Destination North Coast. Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services winners Spare Chef […]
COFFS Coast Pipes and Drums Pipe Major Geoff Rogers competed in the recent Merv McMillan Mini Band Competition, playing with the NSW Highlanders pipe band, held at Club Macquarie in Newcastle on Saturday, 26 July. The band achieved strong results across the competition, placing second in the Grade 4B Selection of Marches, third in the […]
Students use AI to suggest improvements to their work. (Photo: CHSC)
COFFS Harbour Senior College has been acknowledged for its outstanding achievements and contributions to public education at the 2026 Public Education Awards, held at Sydney Town Hall on Monday, 3 August, the opening day of Public Education Week, 2026. Public schools across the State are celebrating the week with this year’s theme, ‘Inspiring Excellence’, and the […]
Long-term Broughton Island resident Jim Karageorgis features on the front of Clarke’s book, ‘Broughton Islanders’. Photo: Supplied.
“I HAVE just returned from a fantastic overseas holiday where the weather was perfect and the fishing excellent. Magnificent scenery and a fascinating local history. Travel time by boat around about 40 minutes from the entrance to Port Stephens. “Broughton Island is an absolute wonderland with high peaks rolling down to long golden beaches. The […]
The State Government says locals value recreation and conservation in the GKNP. Photo: Environment NSW.
THE State Government has released a report that indicates recreation and conservation are significant priorities for the community for the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP). The ‘What We Heard’ report summarises feedback from members of the public about how they currently use the area, and what they envisage for the park in the future. […]
Arthur Hein, left, hopes to increase access to GPs in Coffs Harbour. Photo: Pacific Coffs Clinic.
THE pressure on medical services in Coffs Harbour will be lessened with the opening of a new GP clinic. The Pacific Coffs Clinic, at 193 Rose Avenue, Coffs Harbour, offers universal bulk-billing to all Medicare cardholders and is aimed to tackle local GP wait times head-on and take pressure off the Coffs Base hospital system. […]
The historic lighthouse and accommodation cottages. Photo: Penny Westman. FOSSIL volunteers at work. Photo: Penny Westman. FOSSIL volunteers at work. Photo: Penny Westman. VOLUNTEERS from Friends of South Solitary Island Lighthouse (FOSSIL) recently joined NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) staff for working bees focused on much-needed maintenance of the Coffs Coast island’s historic […]
