OVER 220 Southern Cross University graduates celebrated the culmination of their studies at a ceremony on Coffs Campus on Friday, 25 June. Among these graduates was a cohort of higher degree researchers whose work is already contributing to a smarter, healthier and more sustainable world. Doctor of Philosophy graduate Mohammad Rastegari was awarded the Chancellor’s […]

EMERGENCY services personnel involved in the rescue of John ‘Stinker’ Clarke have reunited with the 77-year-old fisherman following his remarkable survival at sea. About 6pm on Wednesday 24 June 2026, emergency services were alerted after Mr Clarke failed to return home from a fishing trip. A coordinated marine search and rescue operation was launched involving […]

  Robyn Dever, Guy Grey and Johnny Dawson were among those at the event. Photo: Jessica Miller   Farley, Hal and Crinkle at the Rainbow Coffs Harbour Pride Walk. Photo: Jessica Miller.   Participants walked from the South Breakwall to the Coffs Harbour Jetty. Photo: Jessica Miller.   A visitor from Port Macquarie shows their […]

VISIBLE: Art, Story, and Self-Expression for Women 50+ is a free creative journey for women over 50 to connect back to their body, confidence, and community. “The project was born from conversations with many women navigating post-menopause, particularly around their relationship with their bodies and identity after such a significant transition,” Project Coordinator, Claire Craven […]

Board Chair Rodney van der Vliet outside the station’s famous mud brick premises. Photo: Jessica Miller. Regular presenter Bundah, of Bundah and the Bees. Photo: Jessica Miller. BELLINGEN Shire residents have been left with reduced access to their local community radio station after their Dorrigo plateau transmission tower was closed down. 2 Triple B FM […]

THE National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) has released a major new report into NSW’s Solitary Islands Marine Park (NSW SIMP). The report, Solitary Islands Marine Park: Safeguarding a Unique Marine Protected Area, authored by marine scientist Iain Watt, has been prepared under a grant from the City of Coffs Harbour. It confirms the national […]

MAKING the most of life after the Coffs Harbour Bypass is the focus of a new co-ordination program designed to help the city navigate one of the most significant periods of change in its history. With the Coffs Harbour Bypass due to open later this year and major developments planned for the city centre, City […]