A night crusade inside the Tent of Promise.
A night crusade inside the Tent of Promise. A team member explains the tent’s Bible Panorama. THE Tent of Promise is an old-time revival experience currently travelling the length and breadth of Australia. It will be at the Bellingen Showground from 13-16 November, where visitors can view a 30 metre-long Bible panorama showing the chronology […]
MP Gurmesh Singh, Mayor Nikki Williams and Orchid Society President Neville Anderson with members and volunteers. The winning floor display by Coffs Harbour Orchid Society. ORGANISERS say the 23rd Australian Orchid Council International Conference and Show, hosted by the Woolgoolga District Orchid Society (WDOS) in October, was a “magnificent success”. Combining a mammoth orchid show […]
Last year’s Coffs Coast Woodworker’s exhibition.
Last year’s Coffs Coast Woodworker’s exhibition. This turned lidded bowl is a competition prize. THE Coffs Coast Woodworker’s (CCW) annual exhibition will be held at the North Coast Botanic Garden in the Display Conference Room from 28-30 November. A diverse range of crafted items will be on show. “Whether it be charcuterie boards, turned bowls, […]
RENTAL vacancy rates across NSW remain critically low, deepening the housing crisis and leaving tenants competing for limited homes. New analysis from the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) shows that in September, many regions recorded vacancy rates below two percent. The Mid-North Coast sat at 1.6 percent, while Coffs Harbour was at 1.5 percent. […]
THE City of Coffs Harbour, together with the Australian and NSW governments, have combined their funding resources to improve the resilience of O’Keefe Drive in the south Coffs Harbour industrial area. A Transport for NSW spokesperson said through combined disaster recovery funding from the Australian and NSW Governments, O’Keefe Drive is now much better able […]
A drone shot of the upgraded Short Cut Road.
AN UPGRADE to Short Cut Road, which serves as a key freight route linking the Raleigh Industrial Estate to surrounding local roads and the Pacific Highway, is now complete. The $1.6 million project was delivered through a partnership between the NSW Government’s Fixing Country Roads Program, which contributed $1.4 million, and Bellingen Shire Council, which […]
Maintenance Coordinator North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, Rick Ackland. Photo: Cheryl Cooper.
NORTH Coast Regional Botanic Garden manager Rick Ackland will speak at the next meeting of the Coffs Harbour branch of the Australian Plants Society (APS). Just back from the Botanic Gardens of Australia and New Zealand (BGANZ) annual congress in Canberra, Mr Ackland will share highlights and “lightbulb” moments from the three-day event. The meeting […]
Members of the Coffs Coast Neuroendocrine Cancer Support Group.
WORLD Neuroendocrine Cancer Day on 10 November will see the Big Banana and Macksville Bridge lit up blue to provide a global voice for patients with neuroendocrine cancer and hereditary neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). Held annually, the awareness campaign draws global attention to this little known, often misunderstood cancer. It is designed to spark conversations among […]
Pink lights promote foster caring campaign.
LOCAL landmarks The Big Banana and Macksville Bridge glowed pink last week as eye-openers for Life Without Barriers’ “Sharing is Caring” campaign. It was part of a local push to encourage more people to consider becoming a foster carer, said Benn Anderson, Regional Director for NSW Family Base Care North. Life Without Barriers hopes the […]
Bielsdown River Footbridge currently scheduled for replacement.
BELLINGEN Shire Council is in the process of upgrading Dorrigo’s Bielsdown River footbridge, integrating student-led artwork. The project grew from a vision to create a piece of public infrastructure that celebrates local identity, honours Gumbaynggirr culture, and gives young people a voice in shaping the place they live. The concept was initiated by a local […]
