Image a world without a moon.
IMAGINE a world where the Moon never showed up for its nightly shift. No silver spotlight draped across oceans, no quiet companion hanging above late-night thinkers. Just a blazing Sun clocking out each evening and leaving us with… a blackout. Romantic? Not exactly. Mysterious? Maybe – but mostly inconvenient. Let’s start at the beach. Without […]
Karangi residents at the community information session at Upper Orara Hall. Photo: Kate Pye.
Karangi residents at the community information session at Upper Orara Hall. Photo: Kate Pye. Sharon Few at her property overlooking the proposed battery storage site. Photo: Kate Pye. A map of the proposed battery facility location in Karangi. SYDNEY-BASED developer Avenis Energy is proposing a 10-hectare lithium-ion battery storage facility in Karangi, with construction and […]
Casey Cowgill is one of a growing number of local women launching a career in the construction trades.
WOMEN in Construction Week in March revealed the number of women enrolling in construction trades courses in NSW more than doubled in the five years to 2025. One local example is 20-year-old Coffs Harbour apprentice plumber Casey Cowgill, a self-described “accidental plumber”. The daughter of a bricklayer, Casey is a proud Dunghutti woman who chose […]
Paramedics Lauren Foster and Matt Chapman, CFR Chris Hanson, GCG President Elizabeth Shipman, paramedic Julie Whitton, GCG Moira Gibbons, CFR Barry Butler. Front: GCG Margaret Preshaw and CFR Jodie Williams.
GLENREAGH Creative Group members have donated over 40 Izzy dolls to the NSW Ambulance Service, Coffs Harbour Station. The presentation on Thursday 26 March included the two voluntary Community First Responder (CFR) Units within the Orara Valley, Glenreagh and Nana Glen. President of the Glenreagh Creative Group Elizabeth Shipman said the Izzy Dolls started life […]
IN March 2023, a Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast (RDAMNC) survey found that only 65 percent of childcare demand on the Mid North Coast was being met, a shortfall said to be costing local families an estimated $384 million in lost wages each year. The survey focused on the region covered by the MidCoast, […]
GREENS MP and gambling harm minimisation spokesperson Cate Faehrmann, says that recently-released NSW gaming data shows a staggering $9.3 billion was lost to pokies in 2025 – the highest ever. “[This] is not just a statistic, it’s a full-blown social and economic crisis unfolding in plain sight. “The harm is being concentrated in the same […]
The fuel excise will be temporarily cut to ease the pain of high petrol prices for motorists. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS.
AUSTRALIANS under the pump from sky-high fuel prices will get some financial relief after the federal government succumbed to pressure to halve the tax on petrol and diesel. The decision to cut the fuel excise from the start of April will save motorists about $19 on a 65-litre tank, or 26.3 cents a litre, Prime […]
City of Coffs Harbour has updated its plans for the land it manages at the Jetty Foreshores. Photo: Andrew Vivian.
A NEW draft plan of management for the Jetty Foreshores, which prioritises community benefit, has been developed by the City of Coffs Harbour. The plan covers three Crown Reserves – the largely open green space Foreshores (including the Community Building), the Jetty pier and the Yacht Club/former Deep Sea Fishing Club sites. It also takes […]
Jon Ordon and Matt Bowden at the Coffs Harbour Record Fair. Photo: Kate Pye.
MUSIC lovers and collectors poured over rows of crates, hunting for rare records, hidden gems, and the thrill of the find during the Coffs Harbour Record Fair. Held 28–29 March at the showgrounds, the fair was organised by Jon Ordon from Bilpin and Matt Bowden from Byron Bay. Matt has been collecting records for over […]
THE Senate Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy recently released its report about the causes and effects of climate change disinformation. The report was welcomed by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), which warns that lies are already harming communities. The ACF wants tougher action to stop falsehoods derailing climate progress. ACF […]
