Faulty smoke alarms will not save you in the event of a fire in your home.
Faulty smoke alarms will not save you in the event of a fire in your home. Coffs Fire+Rescue offers free home safety visits. RECENT home fire deaths have prompted Fire+Rescue NSW to urge homeowners, tenants and landlords to be diligent in ensuring their dwellings have sufficient smoke alarms, and that they’re checked regularly. “Unfortunately, there […]
Emma and Sienna both study VET in at Toormina HS and at TAFE. Photo: Andrew Vivian.
AN increasing number of students are signing up in NSW public schools to vocational education and training courses, helping them to gain practical, job-ready skills for rewarding careers. This week is National Skills Week and new National Centre for Vocational Education Research figures show that NSW vocational education and training (VET) in-school commencements increased by […]
Bullying No Way Week has ended, however conversations can’t stop. Photo: Shutterstock.
FOR Port Stephens families, the end of Bullying No Way Week should not mean the end of conversations about bullying. Parents, schools, sporting clubs and community groups are being encouraged to keep checking in with young people after new Kids Helpline figures highlighted the seriousness of the issue. More than 627,000 students nationally took part […]
THE question of whether elderly Australians with serious, life-limiting illness are getting timely access to palliative care has been raised by Palliative Care Australia (PCA). The ABC’s Four Corners investigation The Waiting Game put the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), an automated decision-making system used to assess older Australians seeking government-funded aged care, under a spotlight. […]
Pastor Eroni Cakakaka leads the service at Nambucca Baptist Church.
Pastor Eroni Cakakaka leads the service at Nambucca Baptist Church. Lavenia Cakakaka with the Fijian singers. Worship singers Birgit Coote, Karra Thompson and Ray Budge. The children sing out. Garry Sambrook training Scott Cakakaka in the sound and media system. Church members Levi Madrid, Rodney Collins, Robbie Hay and Church Elder Grant Chislett. The Nambucca […]
Measles often manifests with a characteristic rash and a fever that often peaks when the rash is at its worst. Photo: Physicians Premier.
PORT Stephens residents are being advised to check their immunity to measles. An estimated 1.7 million Australians are not protected against measles, putting individuals and communities at risk of more outbreaks, according to new analysis from the peak immunisation research organisation. National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) data shows more than 80,000 Australian […]
South Coffs Community Garden President John Higgins and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh cut the ribbon to officially open the new glasshouse. Photo: Supplied.
South Coffs Community Garden President John Higgins and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh cut the ribbon to officially open the new glasshouse. Photo: Supplied. Mr Singh with South Coffs Community Garden volunteers at the opening of the new glasshouse. Photo: Supplied. THE South Coffs Community Garden has officially installed its new “glasshouse”, built with […]
Additional funding will allow the RFDS to do more for regional, rural and remote communities. Photo: RFDS.
THE NSW government is investing $15 million to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) to continue providing its lifesaving services across NSW. Part of the 2026-27 State Budget, the funding will enable the RFDS to deliver primary health care, dental and mental health services, retrievals, and patient and clinician transport in regional, rural and […]
WATER will undergo testing after alarmed locals discovered dead eels on the surface of an irrigation pond off Stadium Drive last week. A council spokesperson said the NSW Environment Protection Authority has been notified of the incident but had advised the kill was a council issue. Initial water testing by the council on Wednesday indicated […]
Attending the International Planned Parenthood Federation conference in the Philippines in 1971. Dr Nolan – known as Celia – now lives in Coffs Harbour with her daughter. Dressed up for Graduation Day from medical school in 1953. Learning newborn care during obstetrics rotation. Posing with fellow obstetrics students at Rachel Foster Women’s Hospital. WHEN Dr […]
